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28-Jan-2012
Castlefarm Newslettter, February 12
Castlefarm Shop newsletter February 2012
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This February were are open
10am-6pm Fri 24th & Sat 25th. Join us for a farm walk with a chance to meet the calves’ 3pm Sat 25th. New seasons rhubarb will be on for sale and we will have Castlefarm organic Angus beef.
Organic Potato and Onion sets on the way
I have ordered a wide variety of seed potatoes as well as onion sets and organic seeding compost from fruithill farm in cork. I will email when these arrive (in mid February) and open the shop on a couple of extra Saturdays to facilitate anyone who wants to purchase same.
Organic Angus beef
Our February organic Angus beef boxes are now sold out (anyone who has ordered the collection date is Fri 24th & Sat 25 February). The next organic beef will be available in March or April depending on demand, so anyone interested should contact me asap to put their name on a box. Beef boxes include 6-8 steaks, roasts, stewing beef and good quality mince. Cost per kg is €13 and box sizes range from 12 to 16kg. Our beef is hung for 21 days and butchered in Murphy’s Craft Butchers Tullow. Boxes should be pre-booked and we will have individual beef for sale from our fridge in February.
• Meat hung for 21 days to optimise on flavour and tenderness
• €13/kg for a box of mixed cuts (steaks, roasts, stewing beef and mince)
• Extremely good value for great quality product
• Boxes range from 12-16kg
Whats happening on the farm
The arrival of February sees the birth of lots of calves (approx 70) at Castlefarm. All our cows are indoors full time. The herd is split into two, the milkers and the calvers. The couple of cows that are closest to calving are housed in looseboxes. We have calving cameras in the looseboxes. This is linked up to a TV in our bedroom which is a handy way of keeping an eye on calving progress.
School Tours
This month we will welcome the first of our school tours for a farm visit. Our farm is a real working farm with hens, ducks, cows, pigs and a working garden. Children can learn lots about where their food comes from and always go home with a seedling they have planted or home baking that they have made from scratch.
Anyone wanting to know more about school tours should call Michelle on 086-3736402.
Castlefarm allotments
Anyone who is interested in growing their own organic vegetable is welcome to join us on Saturday 28th January at 2.15 when i will be giving a tour of the allotments and a talk on how our allotments work and how a Castlefarm allotment can help you get healthier, fitter and save money! Our allotment contracts run for a year. The cost is €125 for a starter plot (6 x 5 metre), €200 for a double plot and €250 for a treble plot. The cost includes free organic seeding compost, free farmyard manure. We also have a toilet, picnic tables, an allotment shed, regular water points and rabbit proof fencing.
Castlefarm Shop opens the last Friday and Saturday of each month from 10am until 6pm. To receive our newsletter and news of new products by email please contact Castlefarm Shop, Narraghmore, Athy, Co Kildare, Email jenny@castlefarmshop.ie, log onto www.castlefarmshop.ie or telephone 087-6785269
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