When in Roam

Roam out to the ranch this Sunday,  February 18th to stock up on some delicious bison, pork and chicken! We will be open from 12pm - 4pm for your shopping pleasure.

Can't make it to the ranch this weekend? We will be moseying into Newark this Thursday and will be dropping off pre-orders at the Canal Market District Farmer's Market Pavilion between 5pm and 5:45pm. If you would like us to "meat" you in town send an email to cherokeevalleybison@yahoo.com with your requests and you can pay by cash or card when you pick-up.

If those times don't work for you give me a call at 740-403-3763 so we can arrange a time that does!

New Year Goals

There's something about the changing of calendars that inspire people to throw out their old habits along with the spent calendar. Maybe it's new aspirations or just the fact that no one wants to buy a new wardrobe after too many Christmas cookies. Whatever the reason we can help with your healthy eating goals!

We planned ahead and stashed plenty of pastured pork and chicken for the winter months, when the taste of last summer is so far from our memory and this summer still seems so far away.

So, to put the delicious in your healthy eating, we have put together a finger licking chicken and pork special.

2 packs chicken breasts (2 breasts per pack)
2 packs chicken thighs (4 thighs per pack)
2 packs chicken patties (3 patties per pack)
2 packs plain ground pork (1 pound packages)

all for $48.00 which is 20% off of regular price.

This special gives you 26 servings of delicious pastured protein for about $1.85 per serving.

As an added bonus, with the purchase of this special, you can purchase additional in-stock items for 20% off as well.

Contact Carie to arrange a time to shop or, for your convenience,  line-up a delivery!

Santa’s Sack Stuffer Special 

20 pounds you won’t mind putting on for christmas! 

Buy 20 pounds of frozen meats and get 15% off your total!

Nothing makes a better gift than a delicious meal or two. Food always fits, it's always the right size and you always know right where to put it. It's a great gift to share with those you love. 

Take advantage of this Christmas special until December 25th... good on all of our frozen meats pork, chicken and turkey. 

Jerkying Around

Did someone say bison jerky? Thats right we aren't jerky-ing you around! After years of a jerky-less existence we are FINALLY able to bring you bison jerky once again. Do you think I said jerky enough times? That's how excited we are! It has been Rancher tested and approved, both kinds, (rough job but, someone has to do it) it is the perfect combo of flavor and texture. You'll want to try some for yourself ! AND you're in luck...we are bringing it to the final Canal Market District Farmer's  Market this Friday or you can pick it up here at the ranch by appointment. 

Fall Pork Harvest

It's time for the fall pork harvest! Our Tamworth pigs have been grazing all summer and are cleaning up the tree line as I write this. They are enjoying a plethora of hickory nuts and fall grasses. In order to ensure their nutritional needs are met, we also supplement with a small amount of locally grown non-gmo pig feed.
We have 3 pigs available to be sold in pork packages or as whole or half hogs. The farmers market will be over this week and soon the snow will fly. Pastured pigs store vitamin D (yep!, that vitamin you get from the sun) in their fat so you really can enjoy the taste of summer, all winter long, when you fill your freezer with our delicious pork! Contact us today to place your order!

2017 Pork Packages

20 lb Package $135

Cuts vary by availability but likely contain:

(3) 1 lb packages of bacon, 2-3 lbs chops, 2-3 lbs pork roast, 6-7 lbs ham steak, 5-6 lbs of sausage

40 lb Package $260

Cuts vary by availability but likely contain:

(5) 1 lb packages of bacon, 5-6 lbs chops, 6-7 lbs pork roast, 12-13 lbs ham steaks or whole ham roast, 10-11 lbs of sausage

Whole or half Hogs available

$4.00/pound hanging weight paid to CVBR plus processing costs paid to Dee Jays . 

Visit this website for an excellent description of what you can expect when buying a whole or half hog. 

https://www.oda.state.ok.us/food/fs-hogweight.pdf

Visit our butcher’s website to see what cuts are available and costs.

http://deejayscustombutchering.com/pork-processing/

Family Traditions

Do you ever wonder how traditions get started? Why do we do the things we do and when we do them. Maybe you're not a nerd like me? I'll admit...I do have a motive behind my questioning. We just happen to have several large turkeys left from the fall harvest. I wondered to myself "Self, do people eat turkey for Easter?" The answer is, not traditionally.

This led me to even deeper thinking, luckily for me I had already had plenty of coffee and could muster deeper thoughts, BUT WHY? It made me think of the story about pot roast. Maybe you know the story? The one where the woman is fixing pot roast and slices off the ends and her friends asks why she is slicing off the ends and she says "that's the way my mother did it and she taught me to cook" and so she asks her mom "why do we cut the ends off the pot roast?" and her mother says "that's the way my mother did it and she taught me to cook" so then the mother asks her mother "why did you cut the ends off the pot roast?" and she says "because it wouldn't fit in the pan I had"! 🙄

So, do you know why we traditionally eat ham for easter? I'll say, my suspicion was correct. Back in the days before mechanical refrigeration hogs were harvested in the fall when the weather was getting colder so the meat wouldn't spoil while it was being cut into those precious chops, bacon and sausage. Think refrigerator temperatures. Turns out those hams that were set to cure in the fall just happened to be ready about the time of easter! It was convenience food!

So aren't we lucky to be living in the days of deep freezers? We can think outside the proverbial "small pan" and eat turkey for Easter if we want to! So, if you're like me and didn't get enough turkey at Thanksgiving you're in luck! Eating a turkey for easter will be just as convenient as ham. AND to further entice you to break with tradition we are offering these turkeys ON SALE!  Regularly  $4.50 per pound now $3.50 per pound. These turkeys are in the 19lb range so that will be about $20 off regular price!  A great deal even if you just want to stock up on delicious, non-gmo, pastured poultry

How About Out With the COLD!

I really hate to complain, I really do. We have had such a mild winter so I really feel bad whining about the cold now. But, I'm going to whine anyway. That's whats farmer's do I guess. The weather is never just right for us it's either too hot or cold, wet or dry, Windy or humid. Why, you'd think we're hard to please or something! We had April weather in February and now it seems we're having February weather in March. I shudder to think what April and May will bring. We really aren't that hard to please at all. What's good for us is good for the planet...no extremes.

In spite of the cold the farming must go on and we are gearing up for our busiest year yet! We have over a hundred little chicks in the barn waiting for the weather to break so they can go out into the chicken tractors and start gobbling up that green grass that we know is hiding under this (hopefully) last blast of winter. In an effort to be more safety and energy conscious we purchased a new brooding system. Rather than the scary, energy-sucking heat lamps we purchased heat plates for the chicks. We have dubbed them the "Big Black Hens" because they emulate a mother hen. The chicks run underneath and touch the plates and warm themselves that way, just like they would with a hen. So far so good... the chicks seem content with their surrogate moms and we aren't worried about a bulb exploding and burning our barn down. Win-win!

You'd never guess there are 125 chicks hiding under the Big Black Hens!

In other farm news we are thrilled to announce that we have been accepted, once again, to the Canal Market District Farmer's Market in downtown Newark . It's quite the beautiful setting and perfect for vendor's and shopper's alike. With it's covered shopping area and large ceiling fans, no matter the weather, it's perfect for perusing the market and picking up your groceries for the week. While you're there you can enjoy live music and food trucks! It's the perfect Friday night date!  We will be there every Friday   evening from 4-7pm beginning May 5th until the end of October. We hope you'll come out to support not only Cherokee Valley but all the local farmers. We will have bison available opening night so, put it on your calendar! That's all the time I have for today...gotta get back to stoking the fire and dreaming about spring! :)