Carlton Farms
1276 Cartersville Hwy
Rockmart, GA 30153
Chad (products/deliveries) - 770-655-1503
Brad (Tours/Field-trips) - 770-546-5179
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At Carlton Farms, we humanely and organically utilize domestic animals on grass to produce the nutritious food we provide for our community. |
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This week we have a nice Winter veggie share, and several a-la-carte vegetables are also online now.
This weeks veggie share includes:
Apples, Carrots, Lettuce, Sweet Potatoes, Radishes, Mustard Greens , Turnips & Cilantro
Individual Veggies available online include: Apples, Cabbage, Carrots, Turnips, Sweet Potatoes, Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, and more
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Milk production is slipping somewhat due also to seasonal issues. We have several cows that are preparing to have a baby, so they are in the "dry lot" resting. They get a 2 month break before baby comes, but that often makes for somewhat of a milk shortage.
Egg production on the upswing. If you need eggs, we should be able to supply your needs for a while.
Remember, for now there will be nothing available to purchase at the pop-up. All sales are online only.
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Beef, pork, chicken, and seafood are all in stock.
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Products of the week.
Just a little something that we have been enjoying lately and thought you may like also.
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Ya'll seemed to really like the pasta we got from our fellow farmers market vendor, Uncle Dom. So we got more. The customers at the Rome Farmers Market love Domenico and Giovanna's pasta, so we wanted to make it available to you. Enjoy!
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Pork Chops
We are fully stocked on our fantastic pork chops. Cook these on the grill, in the oven, or in a cast iron skillet. Either way, you are sure to enjoy. For extra enjoyment, try them baste with our infused sunflower oil. Absolutely Delish!!
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Carlton Farms Delivery Options
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Pop up- Pick up
- Meet at a designated Popup-Pick up location at a designated time
- Pick-up your order or shop our limited a-la-carte selection
- No Delivery fee
- Locations: Dunwoody, Buford, Cumming, Roswell, Woodstock, Marietta, Powder Springs and East Atlanta
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Home Delivery
- Delivered directly to your door.
- Packed in a cooler with cold packs. You do not need to be home to receive.
- Fee Schedule:
- Order over $150 = $5.99
- Order over $100 = $7.99
- Order over $50 = $9.99
- Order under $50 = $14.99
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A Quiet Thanksgiving Until...:
With gatherings limited this year we were planning a quiet day of giving thanks at home. The plan was to try to make this holiday special for the kids since they couldn't gather with all the cousins and such. After a nice breakfast and a few quick farm chores, we watched the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. Lots of Quality time, all was going according to plan. Shortly after noon we received a call from my in-laws. Julie's dad, Melton, has recently gotten interested in raising cattle. He fenced in some property and I've been helping him select cattle. I've also become the de facto consultant, which is a role I'm happy to have. In fact I'm quite enjoying it. There's always something different or unexpected that comes up. On Thanksgiving afternoon though, we faced the most interesting situation yet. It turns out there was a hidden hole in the pasture. We're not sure if it was an old cistern, or a limestone sink. Whatever it was, its not something you want in your pasture. Melton noticed one of his cows bellowing uncharacteristically often. As he evaluated her, he noticed she kept going back to the same location. That location is where he found the hole. Inside the hole is were he found that cows calf. Despite only having an 18 inch opening, the cavity below was about 7 feet deep and 6-8 foot across. The 400 pound calf was standing comfortably, but was surely confused and wanted out of its current situation. After I got the phone call explaining the circumstance, I asked the kids if they wanted to go on a thanksgiving day animal rescue adventure. Of course they did. I loaded up the skid steer and Julie got the kids dressed for playing in the pasture. The rescue was tricky. The soil over the calf was rather thin and questionable, so we couldn't just dig straight down. I decided to dig a trench toward the hole. I needed the trench to be just deep enough that the calf could climb out when we reached the hole. About 4 feet deep did the trick. I basically built a ramp from the hole up to the surface. As I reached the hole we decided to do some hand digging so we wouldn't cause the top of the hole to cave in on the calf. The hand digging was slower, but we could soon see the calf. I pushed quite a bit of dirt in by hand to build a sort of ramp for the calf. Lots of roots were covering the opening, making the calf not want to come through. I lifted the roots out of the calf's line of sight, while the kids tried to encourage the calf to exit. Finally she did. Mother and Calf reunited quickly and the calf was hungry for some milk. She nursed the mother for 20 minutes straight. That was pretty much just what we needed for this Thanksgiving, a family adventure with a happy ending. I proceeded to fill the hole so we don't repeat that situation with a potentially worse outcome. I hope you all had a happy and eventful Thanksgiving.
FYI, Julie took some video and more pictures of the rescue. I'll try to get those posted to our Facebook Page.
Thanks for your continued support. At Carlton Farms we are proud to be your farmer.
Sincerely,
Chad Carlton
Carlton Farms
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