tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000Sun, 09 May 2010 22:20:02 +0000http://www.jakoinc.com/ffw.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)Blogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-8731911000733193261Sun, 09 May 2010 22:19:00 +00002010-05-09T17:20:02.392-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Chicken available soon! On May 24, we will be butchering chickens.  They will be available fresh that day from 3-6 pm.  After that they will be available frozen in the sales room.  Please help yourself, but if you want to fill your freezer, please wait until a following butchering date so that everyone can share in the first batch.  We will be butchering again on June 7 and http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/05/farm-fresh-weekly-9-may-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-413862285537640431Mon, 03 May 2010 03:14:00 +00002010-05-02T22:14:32.234-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly BridgesThis week they opened the Haven road so if you are coming from the southeast, resume your normal route.  Beginning tomorrow morning, the bridge 1/2 mile west of us will be closed for repair.  If you are coming from Hutchinson, the best route is to take Hwy 50 two miles east of the Yoder Road and then three miles south on Mayfield.SauerkrautThis week Kaydee made some http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/05/farm-fresh-weekly-2-may-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-7472310191504036600Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:34:00 +00002010-04-24T21:34:14.325-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Apple trees in full bloomWhen I went to the orchard this week to check on the calves we have grazing there, I peeked at the trees.  They were in full bloom and very pretty with lots of potential for a big apple crop.  I know they say to never count your apples before they are picked, but it is fun to dream of picking 500-700 bushels this fall.Wild edible plant specialistAre you http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/04/farm-fresh-weekly-18-april-2010_24.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-3055863344338463733Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:21:00 +00002010-04-18T21:21:35.411-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Strawberry plants a big hitThe strawberry plants went fast!  May all of you who picked some up have success in your plantings.More babiesOne day this week Daniel found baby kittens.  We knew that Snowflake had birthed a litter, but she was keeping the nest a secret.  So we add them to our list of babies along with chicks, calves, lambs and all the garden produce.Butter and http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/04/farm-fresh-weekly-18-april-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-6346399830673326689Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:31:00 +00002010-04-14T21:31:43.379-05:00Farm Fresh Special Strawberry plantsDaniel is about done planting strawberries and has some plants left over that we are offering to our customers.  These are organic ever bearing berry plants.  We are willing to give these away if you can use them.Let us know if you are interested. Healthy food for healthy living. The King FamilyJaKo, Inc.6003 E. Eales RdHutchinson, KS  http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/04/farm-fresh-special-14-april-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-4256989602688505873Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:26:00 +00002010-04-11T13:26:31.244-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Fresh dairy productsWow, how delicious fresh products are!  The vanilla yogurt is delectable and fresh whipped cream on fruit is hard to beat.  Enjoy!Garden garnishesThe garden really started to spring forth this week.  Spinach, lettuce and sugar peas growing like "weeds", strawberries putting on new leaves and the fruit trees blooming.  Ah, spring...Suggestions for spring http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/04/farm-fresh-weekly-11-april-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-1122881605011302961Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:17:00 +00002010-04-04T12:17:44.940-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Baby calves and milkThanks for all your name suggestions.  They have come in handy since we had nine fresh cows this week.  That means by Monday we will have fresh milk in the sales room and soon thereafter yogurt and fresh cream.Pet food made from beefThis week we had a cow that was paralyzed during delivery and was never able to get back up.  On Saturday, we butchered the cow http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/04/farm-fresh-weekly-4-april-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-1330220445157131624Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:50:00 +00002010-03-29T07:50:12.292-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Spring has comeThis week we had an influx of spring.  3000 strawberry plants arrived, 400 day old chicks were put in the brooder house and a heifer calf was born.  All were very welcome but they did put a end to more leisurely winter days.Help us think of calf names!You've helped us in the past... are you feeling creative again?  This year we are in need of names that start withhttp://www.jakoinc.com/2010/03/farm-fresh-weekly-28-march-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-1916219470813251507Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:21:00 +00002010-03-21T15:21:44.905-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Cream cheese honey glazeKendra:  In a move to make the cinnamon rolls more healthy, I made a cream cheese honey glaze.  Daniel took 10 gallons of milk and made cream cheese this week, and then we started to experiment.  We developed a glaze that we all like using our JaKo cream cheese, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.  As soon as the current supply in the sales room is gone, http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/03/farm-fresh-weekly-21-march-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-3505884161606144827Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:47:00 +00002010-03-14T16:47:39.135-05:00Farm Fresh Weekly Slow fermentation of doughKendra:  I've been reading up about the concept of "slow fermentation" as perfected by Peter Reinhart, a bread guru.  This process includes soaking flour in multiple ways for 24+ hours before mixing, kneading, and baking.  Slow fermentation allows enzymes in the flour to break down starches into sugars before the yeast activates the flour, thus greatlyhttp://www.jakoinc.com/2010/03/farm-fresh-weekly-14-march-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-2595679140005177929Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:16:00 +00002010-03-07T22:16:59.213-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Road closingStarting March 15, the Haven Road north of Haven will be closed to replace a bridge.  For those of you coming from the southeast on Hwy 96, continue on Hwy 96 to Yoder.  Go three miles north on the Yoder Road to the Arkansas River bridge.  Immediately after the bridge, turn right onto Eales Road.  We are two miles east on Eales Road. The Silent Epidemic that’s http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/03/farm-fresh-weekly-7-march-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-2172408464415669654Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:38:00 +00002010-02-28T21:38:45.286-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Spring partyI hope that you are getting excited about our spring party on Memorial Day, May 31st.   We definitely are.  We have some new products to introduce to you that we know you will love!  Plan on spending the day here on the farm eating, playing, observing, climbing, learning, and more.Only for the braveAs you know, we are out of yogurt.  So as an experiment, we tried http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/02/farm-fresh-weekly-28-february-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-6599716183133040888Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:58:00 +00002010-02-21T20:58:37.357-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Order sides of beef early for a discount There is only one week left to order a side of beef at a discount.  As a reminder, we will give you a five cents per pound discount for a $100 deposit, a ten cent discount for a $200 deposit, a fifteen cent discount for a $300 deposit or a twenty cent discount for a $400 deposit.  All orders must be in by March 1, 2010 to take advantage http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/02/farm-fresh-weekly-21-february-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-59784227457068001Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:23:00 +00002010-02-14T16:23:05.160-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Order sides of beef early for a discount In the past we have given a discount if you ordered your side of beef early.  This year we are doing that again, but have decided to let you determine how big of discount you would like based on the size of your deposit.  If you place an order, we will give you a five cents per pound discount for a $100 deposit, a ten cent discount for a http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/02/farm-fresh-weekly-14-february-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-4141606602807627094Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:14:00 +00002010-02-07T17:15:00.954-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Anyone interested in rabbit?Last week we had a request for dressed rabbit.  Is there interest from others of you for rabbit fryers? Please let us know if this has wider interest. Ground beefWe have discovered some ground beef that has much more fat in it than normal.  This was a mixing error and not intentional.  The beef will still taste the same, you will just have to drain http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/02/farm-fresh-weekly-7-february-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-7357862045593609637Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:12:00 +00002010-01-31T12:12:11.523-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Product supply/demandThanks to you, our sales for this January are up over last January.  This means we can spend more time researching and perfecting new and different products for you to enjoy.  As usual, demand for different products changes from year to year and it is difficult to predict how much of each item we will need.  We are currently sold out of yogurt, but expect tohttp://www.jakoinc.com/2010/01/farm-fresh-weekly-31-january-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-6478551308853960939Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:16:00 +00002010-01-24T21:16:25.400-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly The truth about sugarKen:  I was informed about a very informative lecture on the dangers of sugar this week and wanted to pass it on to you.  It is rather long but well worth the time it takes to watch it.Remodeling and recyclingThere have been big changes in the sales room this week!  We have opened it up to give you more room to shop, plus now Mark can interact with customershttp://www.jakoinc.com/2010/01/farm-fresh-weekly-24-january-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-306353372782799420Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:51:00 +00002010-01-17T13:51:52.477-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Pottery studio operationalMark put the finishing touches on his studio this week and is up and running.  Be sure and check it out when you come to the store.  His new web site is www.markhorstpottery.com  If you are needing a special piece or are looking for an unusual gift for personal or corporate needs talk to him.  He can put your name or logo on any piece.Apple cider http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/01/farm-fresh-weekly-17-january-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-6131338395861498156Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:52:00 +00002010-01-10T19:52:22.103-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Baked itemsKendra:  I have been doing a lot of research on ingredients for baked goods and have decided to use all organic ingredients.  This will take the price up slightly but as you all know (seeing that you are JaKo customers), it's worth paying more for better food.  I hope to have 100% Whole Wheat bread-- made from fresh-ground wheat and sweetened with honey-- available inhttp://www.jakoinc.com/2010/01/farm-fresh-weekly-10-january-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-632515075791345371Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:22:00 +00002010-01-03T15:22:14.483-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Exciting changes for the new yearWe are happy to have Kendra join JaKo beginning this year.  She will be helping us continue to produce some current products as well as introducing new ones.  She will also be responsible for marketing.Because of Kendra's addition and some creative brainstorming, we are excited to introduce the following new products for 2010: bread (both fresh http://www.jakoinc.com/2010/01/farm-fresh-weekly-3-january-2010.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-3540398890434356472Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:12:00 +00002009-12-26T22:12:56.081-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Cheese packagingLast week we acquired a shrink wrap machine in anticipation of chicken butchering next spring.  This past week we were experimenting wrapping cheese with it.  The cheese in the sales room has been shrink wrapped and we would like your comments on the packaging vs the vacuum seal bags we had been using.  Thanks. Plans for next yearWe are in the process of looking http://www.jakoinc.com/2009/12/farm-fresh-weekly-27-december-2009.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-6674699156308995497Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:02:00 +00002009-12-20T22:02:14.344-06:00 Farm Fresh Weekly Christmas greetingsA very merry Christmas to you all!  We honor Christ Jesus,  whose birth we are celebrating, and pray that you are doing the same.  Having just laid a brother-in-law to rest last week, we know that not all tears and sorrows have vanished from this world and that some of you are experiencing job loss or other personal hardships.  But we also know that no http://www.jakoinc.com/2009/12/farm-fresh-weekly-20-december-2009.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-1804145585005484718Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:42:00 +00002009-12-13T11:42:36.923-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Top 12 Foods for Healthy Immune ResponseDr. Mercola, a leading expert on healthy eating, came out this week with his list of top ten healthy foods.  Amazing that out of the top four products, we sell three of them (raw, all grass milk, free-range eggs, and all grass beef or lamb). New product-- dishwasher soapA customer who liked the laundry detergent recently asked us if we http://www.jakoinc.com/2009/12/farm-fresh-weekly-13-december-2009.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-3939265174472851609Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:14:00 +00002009-12-06T21:14:24.244-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Fresh milkToday was the last day we milked, and we have about 50 gallon of fresh milk to sell, and then it will be gone for the year.  We anticipate having enough frozen milk, cream, yogurt and butter to last all winter until we start milking again next spring.  I sure enjoy the break from the daily chores; and by the way the cows respond to coming to the barn (very slowly) I http://www.jakoinc.com/2009/12/farm-fresh-weekly-6-december-2009.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486000.post-6093214182287791967Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:03:00 +00002009-11-29T17:03:43.808-06:00Farm Fresh Weekly Rave reviewsWe have had rave reviews on our new product Wholesome Delight.  The only question has been "are we supposed to dilute it?" since it is quart of product packaged in a half gallon jug and the jug is only half full. The answer is "no, use it as it is."  If we had used a quart jug it would have cost us more than twice what the half gallon does so we opted to be creative.http://www.jakoinc.com/2009/11/farm-fresh-weekly-29-november-2009.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (davidweaverking)