ButcherBoxSubscriptionsProgram

“Sustainablefoodsatsustainableprices”

WHYDIDWECREATETHISPROGRAM?

Mostpeoplewanttosupportlocalfarmers.Localfarmersattendcommunityfunctions,havekidsinourschools,andvolunteeratevents.What’sgoodforlocalfarmersisgoodforlocalcommunitiesandeconomies.Alotofpeoplealsoarelookingforanalternativetotheindustrialproductionmodelusedtoproducethemajorityofthemeatsyouwillfindinstores.Smallscale,holisticfoodhasricherflavours,deepertexturesandismuchmorenutritiousfoodtofeedyourfamily.Unfortunately,thereareseveralreasonswhyitishardtopurchaseproductsdirectlyfromlocalfarmers.Itsinconvenient.Itsexpensive.Wheredoyougetit?Whodoyoucall?Theoriginalsolutionwastobuyhalfacowandputitinyourdeepfreezer.Butwhocanaffordthatonatightbudget?AndwhohasthespacetostoreItall?Worseyet,whenyoustoresomanyproducts,youendupfindingexpiredfoodbythetimeyougetthroughitall.Didyousaveanymoney?

Wehopethatourprogramcanmakeiteasierforyou.

PROGRAMFEATURES• DELICIOUSLOCALSUSTAINABLEFOODSPRODUCEDBYMANITOBAFARMFAMILIES• ORDERBULK,PAYBULKPRICES…$$$SAVEBIG!$$$• PAYINCREMENTALLY• RECEIVEONLYTHEAMOUNTOFFRESHFOODYOUNEEDFORTHEORDERPERIOD

CONTACTUS.MAKESUGGESTIONS.ORDERDELICIOUSFOOD!www.thespringcreekfarm.ca

204-743-2154email:thespringcreekfarm@hotmail.com

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THEBUTCHERBOXSUBSCRIPTIONSOLUTIONWeareexcitedtoofferoursustainableproductsatbulkprices.Inthisprogramyouorderwhatyouneedfortheyearbutyoureceiveandpayfortheproductsincrementallysothatitfitsinbetterwithyourmonthlygrocerybudget.Theprocessissimple.Youselectthemeatproductsyouwouldlikefortheyearandthenumberofwholeanimalsorbulkpacksyouwouldliketoorder.Wedivideyoursubscriptionintoequalpaymentsandwedeliveryourmonthlysubscriptiontoahandyspotinyourcommunity.Yourpaymentiseasy,bycheque,etransferoronlinecreditcardpayment.Ouronlinestoreisbeingbuilt,fornowcallusandwewilldothistheoldfashionedway!

ROUTES

Forthelaunchofthisprogramwehave2routeswearetryingout.DeliverieswillbeeverysecondWednesday.Wewillstartoutthiswayandiftheprogramissuccessfulwewilllooktoaddathirdrouteanddohomedelivery.Belowisaninitialschedule,routesandtimessubjecttochangebasedondemand.Pleasewatchwebsiteforrouteinformationthisisonlypreliminaryinformationandmightnotbeuptodate.PLEASENOTTHATWECANALSODELIVERINDIVIDUALCUTSWITHYOURBULKORDERATREGULARRETAILPRICE,PLEASEVISITOURONLINESTORETOORDER.

WINNIPEGRUN1-CypressRiver 2:00pm2-Holland 2:30pm3-Austin- 3:15pm4-Portage 4:00pm5-Winnipeg-PoloPark 5:00pm6-Winnipeg-Central 5:45pm7-Winnipeg-St.Vital 6:30pm8-Winnipeg-Southwest7:15pm9-Treherne8:30pm

WESTRUN1-CypressRiver 2:00pm2-Glenboro 2:30pm3-Wawanesa 3:00pm4-Souristurnoff@2/103:30pm5-BrandonSouth4:15pm6-BrandonNorth4:45pm7-Minnedosa 5:30pm8-Erikson6:15pm9-Neepawa7:15pm10-Carberry8:00pm

THESPRINGCREEKFARMANDMEATSHOP

SpringCreekFarmsworkshardtoproducesomeofthemostsustainableandnutritiouslocalfoodinManitoba.Allofourproductsmeetstrictstandardsofproduction,whichconsiderthewelfareoftheanimalaswellastheenvironmentweallshare.OurfarmandmeatshopisownedbythreeCypressRiverfamiliesandcurrentlyemploysfourpeople.Allofusareintheabovephoto!

Ourproductionmodelisbasedonsmallscale,regenerativeproductionpracticesbasedontheprinciplesofHolisticManagement.Thismeanslivestockarebothcarefullylookedafterandatthesametimetheygettoexpressnormalbehaviors.Pigsgettorollinmud,cowsgettograzegrass,andchickensgettoeatbugs.Oursystemofnaturaldiets,rotationalgrazingandmanuremanagementmeanswehavelessproblemswithparasitesandillnessandthereforeourlivestockdonotreceiveantibioticsorgrowthhormones.Ourlivestockgrowslowerandhavemorenaturaldietsandthisgivesincredibledeepsflavorsandtexturestoourmeats.Ourmoreexperiencedcustomerstellusourfood“tastesthewayfoodusedtotaste”.Atourmeatshopwecanmakejustaboutanymeatproductyoucanbuy,andquiteafewthingsthatyoujustcan’tgetanywhereelse.Don’tseewhatyouwant?Phoneus,wecanmakeit!

Ourlivestockareprocessedatsmalllocalprovinciallyinspectedabattoirs.ButcheringoccursinoursmallonfarmmeatshopwhichisinspectedandapprovedbyManitobaHealthinspectors.Pleasevisitthewebsiteformoreinformation,photosandvideosofourstandardsandproductionmodels.

BULKBUTCHERBOXSUBSCRIPTIONPRODUCTS

WholeanimalsWhenyouorderawholeanimal,yougetallthevariouscutsofthatanimaldistributedthroughouttheyear.Everyonegetsfreshlybutcheredmeateverymonthandtheanimalsaredividedamongstsubscribers.Wehavebasedourpricingandcutsonthe“standardanimal”Formoreinformationonwhatwemeanbythe“standard”animal,checkoutthe“standardbreakdownofweightsandcuts”link.Wewilldelivertoyouagoodvarietyofcutseachmonthandkeeptrackofwhatyouhavereceivedthroughouttheyear.Bytheendoftheyear,youwillhavereceivedeverycut,andtotheminimumweightonthelist.(occasionallyyoumayreceiveslightlymoremeatthanyoupaidforduetonaturalvariations)

BulkMeatPacksWiththisoption,youcanchoosethedollarvalueofyourmonthlyvarietybulkpackaswellasthedifferenttypesofmeat(pork,chicken,etc)youwouldlikeincluded.Varietypackscanbeorderedinincrementsof$50/monthbutthesmallestorderis$100/month.

Whydowedothis?Whensellingindividualcutsstoresandfarmerscanmakemoremoneybutoftenstruggletomovecertaincutsdependingonwherethedemandisatthetime.Wetendtoendupwithnotenoughofcertaincutsandtoomuchofothers.Thiscreatesalotofextraworkandexpense.Sellingbulkpacksisagoodwayforustosellcutsthatweget“long”onsuchasroasts,ribs,groundmeat,chickenwings,etc.Thisisprobablythecheapestoveralloptionbecausethemoreexpensivecutstendtosellbetter.

BulkVarietyPackYouneverknowwhatcutsmightcomeinabulkvarietypack,butitwillalwaysbeavariety(notjustabunchofthesame)andatasteepdiscounttoindividualcutprices.BulkGroundMeatWecanoffergroundpork,chicken,turkey,andbeef.Choosethedollaramountsandthedifferenttypesofgroundmeatyouwouldliketoorder.Yourgroundmeatscomeindividuallypackagedin1lbpacksor10lbbagsatanevenbiggerdiscount!

BulkPetFood:Keepyourpethealthyandhappywithourrawbulkpetfood.Knowyourpetsareeatingnutritiousholisticmeat,bones,earsandfeetfromfarmersyoutrust.

7.ORDERINGWe(willsoon)haveaconvenientonlineorderingandpaymentserviceatourwebpage:www.thespringcreekfarm.ca/bulkWhenyouwanttobeginasubscription,selectthetypesofmeatsyouwouldlikefortheyearandenteryourpaymentinformation.Yourcreditcardwillbechargedeachdeliverydate(1/24thofyouryearlysubscriptionifyouordermonthly).Inordertomakethisworkandofferthedeepdiscountsonthesesustainableproductswewillrequireminimumorders.Thereisnomaximumorder,buttheminimummonthlyorderis$100/delivery(minimumannualorderistherefore$1200).PLEASENOTETHATASTIMEGOESONWEWILLIMPROVEPRODUCTSELECTIONANDADJUSTOURPOLICIESTOBETTERSERVEYOU.YOURFEEDBACKISENCOURAGED.PLEASESENDQUESTIONSORCOMMENTSABOUTHARVESTMOONBULKVIAEMAIL:thespringcreekfarm@homtail.com

PRODUCTLIST(subjecttochange)Wearehappytoofferthefollowingmeatinbulkatdiscountprices.

Product descriptionpriceperlbofmeat

weightofeachanimal price

minimumyearlyorder

PastureChickenfryer Whole,frozen,inspectedunder $3.25 4 $13.00 12PastureChickenroaster Whole,frozen,inspected, $3.00 6 $18.00 12PastureChickenbroiler Whole,frozeninspected $2.75 8 $22.00 12

PastureChickenpiecesWholechickencutintoPieces(thighs,wings,legs,breasts),frozen,inspected $5.00 6 $30.00 12

SmallPastureTurkey whole,frozen,inspected $2.75 10 $27.50 3MediumPastureTurkey whole,frozen,inspectedover12-18lbs $2.50 15 $37.50 3LargePastureTurkey whole,frozen,inspectedover18lbs $2.25 20 $45.00 3PasturePorkstandard frozen,standardcutandwrap $4.00 163 $650 1PasturePorkdeluxe frozen,deluxecutandwrap $4.75 163 $775 1GrassFedBeef(1/4akahalfofahalf) frozen,standardcutandwrap $8.00 90 $720 1GrassFedLamb frozen,standardcutandwrap $11.50 30 $350 2Varietybulkpacks

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Beefvarietypack

Frozenvarietyofcuts(notlikelytoincludesteak) $6.00 50 $300 1

GroundBeef(5lbs) 5lbsin1lbpacks $7.00 5 $35 12GroundBeef(20lbs) 20lbsin5lbpacks $6.25 20 $125 6GroundBeef(50lbs) 50lbsin5lbpacks $6.00 60 $300 1Porkvarietypack GroundPork(5lbs) 5lbsin1lbpacks $5.00 3.75 $17.50 12GroundPork(5lbs) 5lbsin5lbspacks $5.00 3.50 $16.25 12Chickenvarietypack(10lbs) Frozenvarietyofcuts $5.75 10 $57.50 12Groundchicken(5lbs) 5lbsin1lbpacks $6.00 5 $30.00 12 Turkeyvarietypack Frozenvarietyofcuts $5.75 10 $57.50 12Groundturkey(5lbs) 5lbsin1lbpacks $6.00 5 $30.00 12 Lambpack(10lbs) Frozenvarietyofcuts $11 10 $110 12 Petfood(25LBS) Blendoflivestockmeats $1.60 25 $40 12DogBones(5LBS) Mixofperfectdogbones $10.00 5 $50 2Organs/chickenfeet/ears Emailforspecialrequests $4.00 45 $20 12

EXAMPLES

Example1:TheAndersonsTheAndersonseatchickenporkandlamb.Theywantaturkeyforthanksgiving,ChristmasandEastersotheyorder3mediumturkeys.Theyhaveachickendinnerevery2weekssotheyorder12fryerroasterchickensand12broilersizedchickens.Theyeat2wholepigsperyearsotheyorder2pigs.Theywouldliketotrylambsotheyorder2lambsfortheyear.Thetotalcostis3mediumturkeys@$37.5012roasters@16.5=$19812broilers@20=$2401pastureporkdeluxe@$6501pastureporkregular@$7252grassfedlamb@$250Foratotalof$2462fortheyear.Themonthlypriceis$205.16/monthandtheywillreceivetheirmeatinroughlyevenproportionsthroughouttheyear.

Example2:TheSmiths

TheSmithfamilywantsawholecow,andavarietyofothermeatsTheyorderawholegrassfedbeefcow($2400,or$200amonth),anda$50porkpack,$50groundturkeypack,anda$50groundchickenpack.Theirtotalis$350/month.

Example3:TheJohnsons

TheJohnsonfamilyisextensive,sotheyeatalotofgroundmeats.Theywouldalsoliketohaveavarietyofdifferentroastsandmeatsbutdon’tnecessarilywanttocommittowholeanimalsbecausetheywantlotsofvariety.Theyordera$150groundmeatpackof$50groundturkey,$50groundbeefand$50groundpork.Theyalsoordera$200meatvarietypackof$50chicken,$50beef,$50porkand$50lamb.Totalcostis$350amonth.