Ed Fallon: Support Our Iowa Farmers
And now for something completely different on Blog for Iowa…. Received this message from State Representative Ed Fallon (D-66) last night regarding some Iowa-raised free-range pigs!
Greetings,
I don't
know how many of you might be interested, but friends of mine, Mary and
Dave Losure, play music and raise pork for a living. That's some combo
. . . and I've tried both Dave's violin lessons and the pork! They are
hoping to find more market opportunities, so if you're interested in
some good Iowa grown meat, please give 'em a call. DeCoster
and Iowa Select will be unhappy that you did!
For details, see the message from Mary and Dave below.
Thanks,
Ed
Hello,
We are
Mary Schaeffer-Losure and Dave Losure and our friend Ed Fallon thought
you might be interested in trying some of our free-range pork and at
the same time helping our independent family-run farming operation to
stay in business. We focus on raising pigs the old-fashioned way,
100 percent outdoors on pasture, which combined with special genetics
helps provide our pigs with that great flavor pork used to have.
Ed has some in his freezer now, so you can check with him for
confirmation!
Our pigs
need no antibiotics, growth hormones or animal by-products and are
given none. We sell them whole, half or by quarters at 76 cents
per pound live weight. We deliver the pigs to Lewright Meats in
Eagle Grove, Iowa, and the customer pays them for the processing
fees. Processing choices are made by the customer (we can help
with decisions). No matter how much you order, you will get some
of all parts of the pig, and a quarter pig will usually fit in a
refrigerator freezer.
Free delivery of the meat is available to Ames and Des Moines.
We have
pigs scheduled for delivery to Lewright Meats on Tuesday, June 22
[that's today!] and several are still available so this would be a
great time to place an order! We also have set delivery dates in
August, September and October. Being born outdoors means our pigs are
available seasonally beginning in the spring and ending when all are
sold usually in the fall.
Please
let us know right away if you are interested in pork from the June 22
pigs. Orders for the August – October pigs would be welcome
too. We would be happy to send you further information about our
operation and about the options for processing the pork. Please
feel free to ask questions.
And, please tell your friends! Thank you!
Mary and Dave
Rose Grove Pig Preserve
Hamilton County, Iowa
losuredr@ncn.net
515-325-6349
Blog For Iowa 
OK, I will put a plug in here for the pork I sell. My wife (Marcia) and I raise Mulefoot hogs which are a rare breed of swine. We raise them with no antibiotics and they are on pasture. They are butchered and processed at a USDA inspected facility so we can sell by the cut as well as by the half or whole hog. I can also deliver to Cedar Rapids on a daily basis.
Please let me know if you want pricing or cut information.
Thanks,
Kevin & Marcia Powell
kmpowell@iowatelecom.net
Support a small family farm – buy local whenever possible.
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A good website to find local farmers to purchase your food from is http://www.localharvest.org
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