PHOTO - Prairie Creek Farms

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Thanksgiving 2019 thanks in part to the huge group of friends that came out to help load them all up! A special thanks to the turkey catching professionals from @taverntulsa! We have the best team in the game. @mo.nicole.long @tnnrjcksn @buhwennen_dee @edenbeaulac @jordan_kathleen @dltaylor2286

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Real friends help you load 640 chickens for freezer camp.

This is how we keep this thing goin.

#pasturedpoultry #farmtofork

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Chickens have a love hate relationship with this bedding. It's terrifying at first, but it gets them up off the cold, wet ground. 1 chicken tractor down, 13 to go. ❄️🐔 #sustainablefood #pasturedpoultry #oklahoma #tulsa #tulsafood #farmtofork

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Before we get back to your regular scheduled programming, we'd like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone that helped us get through last week.
All of our friends and family that came out to help with farm chores - thank you.
All of our customers that were so flexible as we sorted out deliveries, thank you.
@urbanagrarian who came and picked up all the OKC deliveries, and took care of them all for us, thank you.
The @mcnellies_pub folks who offered up the pub for a memorial reception, and graciously hosted all the people most important to us, thank you.
To all the chefs who cooked, all the parents who brought out food, and all of you who offered up prayers for the family, thank you.

We have a lot to sort out in the coming days/weeks/months, but the mission remains the same. We are going to continue to grow food for our community and share this story as it unfolds.
Cheers.

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#Repost @sarahpru
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Come join us for a celebration of Peter’s life.
Friday, October 25th, 11am.
Visitation at 10am.
Southwood Colonial Chapel
3612 E 91st St, Tulsa, OK 74137

There will be a time afterwards to visit with friends and family. More on that will be announced at the funeral.
Thank you so much for your prayers for our family.

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A note from Nate-

Last night, one of my best friends, and the MVP of our organization went home to be with the Lord. Even as I write this I can't begin to convey the loss we are all feeling today.
Everything I've done in my life for the last 6 years, Peter has been there with me... and I'm better for it. I miss him so much already it's difficult to imagine tomorrow without him.
Please keep the Prulhiere family in your prayers. They need all of them right now.

Nate

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Our #1 problem when it comes to #pasturedpoultry is cold, heavy rains.
Our #1 solution to said problem... Is Peter with a roll of plastic wrap.

Keeps the rain out, and keeps the food fresh. #farmlife in #oklahoma

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There's about 5000 species in this acre of grass right here. And only one of them is pig.

Millions of Bison once roamed these planes in Northeast Oklahoma; mowing down the grass and moving on. We are trying to mimic that constant movement with all the critters out here. Intense disturbance aerates the soil, manure fertilizes it, and rest let's it all come back. Pigs are magnificent creatures. They build soil, turn soil, grow grass, kill weeds... And for their final trick - make bacon. 🙏
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#regenerativefarming #tulsa #oklahoma #pasturetoplate #farmtofork #farming #pasturedpork

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Fall is here and this is your reminder to reserve your Thanksgiving Turkey! We will be harvesting our birds in about 5 weeks and delivering to homes all over Oklahoma for free!

Treat your family to a local, #pastureraised Turkey in 2019!

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The Turkey Bacon Club.

Limited time special. Limit 1 per customer. While supplies last.

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Possibly the best part of a full weekend of work on the farm, is Monday morning... When you know the pigs are where they're supposed to be. 😅

There's some days where we sit back and talk about how we understand why it's appealing to put all your pigs in a barn with automatic feeders and waterers. But we have these discussions while sitting on our porch (not the goat) and watching the pigs play in the woods 100 yards away. That ends the discussion. Every time.

#pastureddifference #pasturedpork #tulsa #oklahoma

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1700 baby 🐣 this week! They'll be under the heat lamps for a couple weeks then out to the grass they go!
Raising pastured chicken is seasonal, so the next 14 weeks will be just one continuous "chirp".
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Porch is out here keeping an eye on your Thanksgiving dinner. Have you reserved your turkey yet?? We are about 9 weeks from harvest time!!! Link for reservations in our bio.

#pasturetoplate #thanksgiving #tulsa #oklahoma #okc #prairiecreekfarms #farmtofork #farmlife #turkey #pastureraised

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The last few months have been the busiest we've ever had. And the next few months are going to be even more so!
Pasture raised farming is seasonal for some of our production, mainly chicken. The chickens don't like the cold/wet so we take the winter off and start them back up in the spring. Between now and December we are doubling our chicken numbers so we can stock product for our customers to have all year round. This is an exciting time at the farm as there seems to be life in every possible paddock and pasture... But tbh this feels like the week before finals and we are tempted to call in sick. 😀

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TRACKING CHICKENS

We know where the chickens are, we just like to survey where the chickens WERE. You see; if fertility is there, the grass will always beat the weeds. There's areas of the farm that are still very rough, but where our flock has spent some time, the grass is thick, lush, and nutritious. Which just so happens to be the recipe for the best cow food around.
Week to week, we've got a million things going on. Home deliveries, restaurant deliveries, trips to the butcher, ordering more egg cartons, school field trips, etc... But there's nothing more exciting to a multi-speciated regenerative farm... Then some post-chicken pasture. 🐔

#sustainablefood #pastureddifference #grassfarming #pasturedpoultry #tulsa #oklahoma #okc #prairiecreekfarms #farmtofork #farmlife

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When the electric fence charger goes down, the pigs will be the first to let you know.
Spent the better part of the morning herding these hams.

Looks fun right? 😏

#pasturedpork #thisisnotyourhome #farmlife

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Big thank you to all that came out to the @raptureales launch party! And a HUGE thank you to the team at @mcnellies_pub for helping us put on the event. You guys are amazing.

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We have appx 2700 critters at the farm right now, but everyone knows this one is the best.

#porch #porchlife #itstoohotouthere

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"I'd love to buy from local farms, but it's expensive"
This is a common thing we hear in our community. We do everything we can to make our products accessible and affordable, but the fact remains; sustainable farms will never be able to produce products at the cost that factory farms can.🤷‍♂️
But let's explore this line of thinking, for a moment... You can get a burger for $1 at a local fast food chain. You can also get a burger for $11 down the road at a sit-down restaurant. Most cities have some really nice restaurants where the burger may be over $20.
The difference here is both in quality, and "perceived value". We as the customers may perceive the $11 burger more valuable than the $1 happy burger, so we are willing to pay more for it.
This same truth applies to local food, sustainable food, organic food, and factory-farmed food.

Local food is often times more expensive than what you may be able to find at one of the big box retailers. But that SHOULD be the case, assuming the quality is better and the customer finds it to be more valuable.

Thus, as farmers, our job is two fold: Raise the highest quality product, and convince our customers of its value.👨‍🌾 #tedtalksfromthefarm #knowyourfarmer #knowyourfood

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THANKSGIVING TURKEYS!!! The turkeys are growing and we are opening up deposits on our website (link in bio)!
For the next few months, these little guys will be moving around our pastures eating bugs, seeds, grubs, and weeds. We will also be milling our own non-GMO turkey feed for them to munch on at their leisure.

All our birds will be harvested at a USDA inspected facility and will be vacuum packed and ready the week before Thanksgiving! Supply is limited so you'll definitely want to get your deposit in ASAP!
Priced at $6/lb, deposits are $50. The remainder due at delivery. Communication about pick up and/or delivery will be sent out in the coming weeks via email.

Note: The turkey you receive will be bigger than the one pictured in the photo 😀.

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