When the Farm first began it served as a way to support the school at Henderson Settlement. It provided food for the students who lived at the school and by working on the farm they were able to earn their room and board. Today the children go to the county school adjacent to the Settlement and the Farm serves the community in other ways.
Beef Cattle: The Settlement has been raising beef cattle for several years. It maintains a year-round herd of cattle. Then some of the calves and cattle are sold in order to help support the ministries of the Farm.
For a number of years, the Settlement has been unable to sell processed beef within the community due to USDA regulations. However, this has recently changed. We now have a USDA-certified processing plant in the Middlesboro area that can cut, package, and label meat for local sales.
Beginning in January, 2019, we have introduced our process for sales to community members via the Thrift Shop. Our new process eliminates the barriers of high initial cash outlay that accompanied earlier attempts to sell complete or partial animals. The community will benefit because we are pricing high quality meat at a 25% discount vs the Middlesboro market!
We expect that this will also benefit our farm operations via a higher total return on retail sales vs animal sales at the cattle barn. We have initial excitement in the community regarding this option. We will share actual results after we have had 6 months of practical experience.
Please see this link for further detail regarding how this program is designed: Statement of HS Sales of Processed Beef.
Click here for the Needs List.
Beef Cattle: The Settlement has been raising beef cattle for several years. It maintains a year-round herd of cattle. Then some of the calves and cattle are sold in order to help support the ministries of the Farm.
For a number of years, the Settlement has been unable to sell processed beef within the community due to USDA regulations. However, this has recently changed. We now have a USDA-certified processing plant in the Middlesboro area that can cut, package, and label meat for local sales.
Beginning in January, 2019, we have introduced our process for sales to community members via the Thrift Shop. Our new process eliminates the barriers of high initial cash outlay that accompanied earlier attempts to sell complete or partial animals. The community will benefit because we are pricing high quality meat at a 25% discount vs the Middlesboro market!
We expect that this will also benefit our farm operations via a higher total return on retail sales vs animal sales at the cattle barn. We have initial excitement in the community regarding this option. We will share actual results after we have had 6 months of practical experience.
Please see this link for further detail regarding how this program is designed: Statement of HS Sales of Processed Beef.
Click here for the Needs List.
