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We just received 900' of solar powered electric netting. With it, we will put GOATS anywhere we want to on our farm and our neighbors' farms to eradicate weeds - reducing or eliminating the use of harmful herbicides and artificial fertilizers. Did you know that today's herbicides are at least 10 times stronger than they were just a few years ago? And, those clever weeds become resistant to every formulation. Goats prefer poison ivy, kudzu and other invasive plants over pasture grass. Field weeds never "develop resistance" to Goats! Goats love them. The more the merrier! The great thing is that while goats are in the field, they fertilize pasture and leave the grass for cows. By eating weeds out of pastures, our cattle ranching neighbors can reduce costs since goats replace or reduce the need for expensive herbicides and artificial fertilizer. That makes food safer to eat! With our new electric netting, we are hopeful that our goats will extend their benefit to the whole community! If this works, our llama, Mocha, may run for Mayor.
Mayor Mocha... I like the sound of it!
In recognition of a generous donation from our cousin, Johnny, we have renamed our premier buckling "Johnny Stone". He's quite the man, just like his namesake. Introducing "Johnny Stone" of Waverly Farms:
Pastured Black Angus Beef shares are now for sale. This beef is raised on grass with a little corn in pasture to keep them manageable. Our pastures are free of pesticides, herbicides and artificial fertilizers (and as a result they look and perform superbly!). Our beef is free of growth hormones, preventive antibiotics and will never know what a feed lot looks like. A quarter share is $5.00 per pound and should yield about 80 lbs of beef (~$400). A half share is $4.50 per pound and should yield about 160 lbs (~$720). A whole share is $4.00 per pound and should yield about 320 lbs. (~$1280). Our beef is cut, packaged and ready for your freezer and delivered in December or January for orders received before November 15th. Treat yourself and your family to fresh, great tasting, nutritious beef.
If you would like to buy a quarter, half or whole share, complete the form below and fax it to Patti Rosenberg at 857-233-4171.
Waverly Farms Beef Shares
About our Beef: Waverly Farms raises select Black Angus cattle on fresh, green Virginia pasture that is never sprayed with pesticides or herbicides. Our beef are fed a small ration of grain each day to keep them manageable and tasty. They are sent directly from pasture processing without growth hormones or antibiotics.
About our Beef Shares: Friends and family may purchase a share of our Black Angus cattle while they are “on hoof”. Quarter, half or whole shares are sold by the pound. Packaged beef is delivered cut, frozen and to you in January, 2011, within weeks of actual processing. All payments are due prior to December 18, 2010. Approximate yields and prices are:
- Quarter share yields about 80 lbs of packaged beef and is sold at $5.00/lb (appx. $400)
- Half share yields about 160 lbs of packaged beef and is sold at $4.50/lb. (appx. $720)
- Whole share yields about 320 lbs of packaged beef and is sold at $4.00/lb. (appx. $1,280)
To reserve a share of one of our grass/grain fed Black Angus steer: Complete the form below and send to: Patti Rosenberg, Waverly Farms, 938 Elletts Mill Rd., Burkeville, VA 23922 or email us with your order: patti_rosenberg@hotmail.com or fax to us at 857-233-4171.
Name: ___________________________________ Telephone: __________________________
Shipping Address: _______________________________________________________________
Billing Address: __________________________________________________________________
Email Address: __________________________________________________________________
Black Angus Beef Share (check one):
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Quarter ~ 80lbs $400 |
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Half ~ 160lbs $720 |
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Whole ~ 320 lbs $1,280 |
Method of Payment:
____ Check: Amount enclosed: $__________________; will send later $___________________
____ Lay Away: Send what you can each month. Total due no later than 12/18/ 2010.
____ Credit Card
Card Number: ___________________________ Exp. Date: ______________ Code: ____
Payment in full is required before delivery. Our beef is 100% guaranteed. Since we cannot store beef, any shares that are not paid in advance of 12/18/ 2010 will be sold to others. Please don’t hesitate to call Patti Rosenberg at 214-914-0323 if you have any questions. Thank you!
Mostly my sister Carol, our friend and neighbor Donny Schutt, our cousin Bob Agnew and his friends, and I prepared Waverly Farms to receive 85 guests who were interested in learning about pasture management, rotational grazing and goats. We decorated a new barn and served dinner to everyone, and put up a small farm stand with quiche, canned goods and fresh vegetables havested that morning. The combined resources and experts of Piedmont Soil and Water Conservatin, National Conservation Resources Services, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University put on a great seminar! We learned alot and made new friends. Luckily, we had 5.5 inches of rain the week before. The farm looked great!
TIME: 4:00-7:30 PM DATE: 10/13/2010
TOUR & DINNER ARE FREE; PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
Call Piedmont Soil & Water Conservation District @ 434.392.3782 ext. 132 to pre-register by October 7th.
Nottoway Farm Tour & Dinner
GOATS AND OTHER SMALL RUMINANTS
HERD HEALTH, PASTURE/FORAGE MANAGEMENT, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
FUNDING PROVIDED BY ALTRIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION. PIEDMONT SWCD; PETER FRANCISCO SWCD, ROBERT E. LEE SWCD
FOLKS WILL MEET AT THE AMELIA-NOTTOWAY Vo-Tech Center. 148 Votech Rd., Jetersville, VA 23083 (434) 645-7854. Transportation is provided to and from Waverly Farms.
We searched long and hard to find Mr. Perfect and we are relieved and delighted to say that we have found him... and another. We have worked hard to maintain a superb Spanish bloodline. We love the Valera line, but found it hard to find bucks who were not related. In West Virginia, our new friend Priscilla came through. She solved the problem by going to Montana to pick up a few Smoke Ridge Spanish to add meat to her Valeras. They are the perfect marriage of tall, great conformation, meaty and Spanish. We are delighted to introduce to you our new bucklings, Badger (the dark one) and Angel (the light one). Our Valera girls are going to love these guys!
"Badger" (at 3 months) is 50% Smoke "Angel" (at 3 months) is 100% Smoke Ridge
Ridge and 50% Valera. 100% Spanish Spanish.
We tried a new experiment... Would Cinnimon and her girls clean up the poison ivy along the road? Indeed they did and enjoyed every bite of it!
After traveling for 3 hours to their new home, new doelings were hesitant to leave their cozy limo.
Emma gathered the new doelings to discuss farm policies and benefits,
including an occasional game of chase....
A commitment to integrated and sustainable farming means that everything on the farm has a job to do, even the poop. Yesterday was spent mucking the goat stalls to capture some great fertilizer for our pasture.
On June 1, 2010 the fifth generation of farmers was born to our daughter and her husband, Katherine and Nicholas Rand. The twin boys are named Liam and Tristan and they are adorable! We know they will have great nutrition as they grow. We will make sure they also love their visits to Waverly Farms! We'll post pictures of these little gems, soon!
A few days later, on June 8th, our niece, Lucie Rosenberg, joined us at the farm full-time. After earning a degree in Political Science at Furman University, Lucie embraced Food Policy as her passion. She plans to eventually continue her education and promises to influence legislators, students, farmers and others to embrace the principles of healthy, safe food and food policy that encourages sustainable farming practices. In her youthful wisdom, she felt that she would be a better policy person and educator if she actually worked and lived on a farm for a while. So, Lucie is our first Intern. Her job is to advance Waverly Farms product line, while also connecting other farmers who meet our standards with buyers who care about the food they eat. Lucie is off to a great start as evidenced by this website, of which she is the primary creator and author! In her spare time, she works in the gardens with Donny and Bobby; fearlessly picks wild raspberries and blackberries among the poison oak and other wildlife; researches everything from greenhouses to farmers markets; cooks great meals for anyone who happens to be around; and even helps around the house. For extra money, she's cooking a few nights a week with Thomas, the most talented chef in Virginia, at Maxine's Restaurant in Farmville. Lucie takes food seriously!
