I wanted to let everyone know that we did not raise any turkeys this summer for the Thanksgiving season. We decided not to raise any this year due to the bird flu epidemic that broke out across the mid-west. With all of the problems on poultry farms we did want to take a chance on any problems that might affect our beef and pork business. ( our main business).
Hope all is well with you and yours and thank you for your continued support.
Dan Hiday
Friday, November 6, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Summer
I have been so busy I did not realize how long it has been since my last post. For a quick family update. In February we added two new grandsons. Colton was born on the 15th and Christian on the 17th. They are growing fast and doing well.
As for the farm, we are getting plenty of rain. So much in fact that we do not have most of our first cutting of hay up yet. Hopefully we will get a stretch of good weather so we can get it put up soon. We will be contacting pork buyers soon because this years pigs are going to be ready early. I have a newsletter ready to go out this week to all of the pork and poultry buyers.
I will try to get back to the blog soon.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
As for the farm, we are getting plenty of rain. So much in fact that we do not have most of our first cutting of hay up yet. Hopefully we will get a stretch of good weather so we can get it put up soon. We will be contacting pork buyers soon because this years pigs are going to be ready early. I have a newsletter ready to go out this week to all of the pork and poultry buyers.
I will try to get back to the blog soon.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
Friday, January 30, 2015
Hiday Farm Meats
Hello everyone, hope all is well. I have some good news for those of you in the Kalamazoo and Lansing area. Hiday Farm meat is now available at the following retailers.
Sawall Health Foods -- BEEF
2965 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI.
People's Food Co-op -- BEEF
507 Harrison St., Kalamazoo, MI.
Foods For Living -- BEEF and MANGALITZA PORK
2655 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, MI.
All three of these stores have brought in inventory within the last two weeks. Hopefully it will be a good seller and will continue to support the Hiday Farm. Please support these businesses. They are all well run small retailers working hard to bring you healthy food choices. We are proud to be associated with them and look forward to working with them to make Hiday Farm meats available to more customers who are interested in a healthy choice.
For those of you not familiar with us. We raise Beef, Pork and Poultry. Not only are our cattle Grass-fed they are Grass-finished, meaning that we do use grain to fatten our cattle. They are finished on our Organic pastures. We raise a special Old World Hungarian Pig called a Mangalitza. Known for its special fat and gourmet flavor. We also raise Chickens and Turkeys on Pasture.
Do not forget, we offer shares of all of our meats to you directly from the farm too. If you are not on our mailing list or you are a small retailer similar to the ones mentioned and would like more information on the how to purchase Hiday Farm meats, feel free to call me at 517-765-2268 or email me at hoopshiday@aol.com
Thanks, and Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan Hiday
Sawall Health Foods -- BEEF
2965 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI.
People's Food Co-op -- BEEF
507 Harrison St., Kalamazoo, MI.
Foods For Living -- BEEF and MANGALITZA PORK
2655 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, MI.
All three of these stores have brought in inventory within the last two weeks. Hopefully it will be a good seller and will continue to support the Hiday Farm. Please support these businesses. They are all well run small retailers working hard to bring you healthy food choices. We are proud to be associated with them and look forward to working with them to make Hiday Farm meats available to more customers who are interested in a healthy choice.
For those of you not familiar with us. We raise Beef, Pork and Poultry. Not only are our cattle Grass-fed they are Grass-finished, meaning that we do use grain to fatten our cattle. They are finished on our Organic pastures. We raise a special Old World Hungarian Pig called a Mangalitza. Known for its special fat and gourmet flavor. We also raise Chickens and Turkeys on Pasture.
Do not forget, we offer shares of all of our meats to you directly from the farm too. If you are not on our mailing list or you are a small retailer similar to the ones mentioned and would like more information on the how to purchase Hiday Farm meats, feel free to call me at 517-765-2268 or email me at hoopshiday@aol.com
Thanks, and Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan Hiday
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Happy New Year
Happy New year from the Hiday Farm and Family. We had a very busy 2014 and expect 2015 to be pretty much the same. More and more people are asking for Hiday Beef. I want to thank all of you who purchased from us in 2014. My plans for 2015 is to increase the number of cattle to be raised for processing. This past year saw a long waiting list of people wanting beef, that we were not able to fill. Keep in mind that a lot of people who purchase from us have been customers for many years and order months in advance. 90% of our beef is processed in the fall and almost all of it is sold in advance, so contacting me in late September or October puts you on the waiting list. So when you get your order form this spring, please fill it out and get back to me as soon as possible. If you are not on the mailing list, give me a call.
Hope everyone had a good 2014 and I wish you all the best for 2015.
Dan
Hope everyone had a good 2014 and I wish you all the best for 2015.
Dan
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Summer Time
This summer has been flying by. Sorry it has been so long since my last post. The wet cool spring and summer have set us back with some of our crops. First cutting hay was about 3 weeks behind, but a pretty good sized one when we got it up. On the plus side, grass/pasture is growing well and the cattle have plenty to eat. The Mangalitsa pigs are also growing and getting ready for fall processing.
I have enjoyed seeing many of you at the Texas Corners Farmers Market.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
I have enjoyed seeing many of you at the Texas Corners Farmers Market.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
Friday, March 14, 2014
Waiting For Spring
I do not know about you, but I am tired of snow and winter. Wish spring would hurry and get here.
I have been working on the 2014 order form and the spring news letter to go with it. In the letter it will talk about a few changes for 2014. The main change for this year will have to do with the pork shares that are offered. Over the past few years we have only offered our Mangalitsa pigs to restaurants and not in shares to everyone. Instead we would purchase young regular breed pigs and raise these for share holders. This year we are not going to bring in regular pigs for shares, we have enough Mangalitsa to offer them to share holders. Between having plenty of Mangalitsa pigs and a decease running through many regulars pig herds throughout the USA. I will not be bringing in outside pigs to the farm.
What does this mean for you??
It means that you are going to be getting a great deal on pork that is served in some of the best restaurants in the world as a gourmet dinner. Yes the price per pound will be a little higher than regular pork, but will only run about $60 per share more than usual. Mangalitsa dinners are often a $100 per plate, so $60 extra for 30lbs of gourmet meat is not that much.
It also means that the chops and roasts will carry a good 1/2 inch thick of fat. The Mangalitsa is known for its fat. A fat known to be very flavorful and higher in omega 3's. The bacon will also carry a lot more fat (and cooks very fast.) The meat will be redder in color
You can find a lot of info about the Mangalitsa pigs on the internet, if you want to know more.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
I have been working on the 2014 order form and the spring news letter to go with it. In the letter it will talk about a few changes for 2014. The main change for this year will have to do with the pork shares that are offered. Over the past few years we have only offered our Mangalitsa pigs to restaurants and not in shares to everyone. Instead we would purchase young regular breed pigs and raise these for share holders. This year we are not going to bring in regular pigs for shares, we have enough Mangalitsa to offer them to share holders. Between having plenty of Mangalitsa pigs and a decease running through many regulars pig herds throughout the USA. I will not be bringing in outside pigs to the farm.
What does this mean for you??
It means that you are going to be getting a great deal on pork that is served in some of the best restaurants in the world as a gourmet dinner. Yes the price per pound will be a little higher than regular pork, but will only run about $60 per share more than usual. Mangalitsa dinners are often a $100 per plate, so $60 extra for 30lbs of gourmet meat is not that much.
It also means that the chops and roasts will carry a good 1/2 inch thick of fat. The Mangalitsa is known for its fat. A fat known to be very flavorful and higher in omega 3's. The bacon will also carry a lot more fat (and cooks very fast.) The meat will be redder in color
You can find a lot of info about the Mangalitsa pigs on the internet, if you want to know more.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Winter Chores
Hello Everyone.
I do not know about you guys, but I have had enough of this winter weather. In some areas I have had to trudge through 3 foot snow drifts to do chores. We are running out of room to push the new snows . So far all of the animals seem to be holding up to the extreme weather we have been having. Wish I could say the same for some of our equipment. Tractors are harder to get started in cold weather and I have buried the tractor in the snow once already and had to get another farmer with a much bigger tractor to pull me out. Good thing we raise a pig with the nick name of wooly pig. All of that wool like hair has been a great help in keeping them warm.
It won't be long and it will be time to get order forms in the mail. My goal is to get them out to everyone sometime in March.
Looking forward to Spring.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
I do not know about you guys, but I have had enough of this winter weather. In some areas I have had to trudge through 3 foot snow drifts to do chores. We are running out of room to push the new snows . So far all of the animals seem to be holding up to the extreme weather we have been having. Wish I could say the same for some of our equipment. Tractors are harder to get started in cold weather and I have buried the tractor in the snow once already and had to get another farmer with a much bigger tractor to pull me out. Good thing we raise a pig with the nick name of wooly pig. All of that wool like hair has been a great help in keeping them warm.
It won't be long and it will be time to get order forms in the mail. My goal is to get them out to everyone sometime in March.
Looking forward to Spring.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Dan
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