Tractors have parties too!

Amber, Lew & Lena Mae with the Ford 4600.
Five years of wedded bliss (Amber & Lew) and 5,000 hours of
service (the Ford 4600) celebrated all in the same day!

At Miller's Orchards we work hard, sometimes really hard, but we take fun almost as seriously as we do our work!  And yesterday we took a moment to honor one of the Farm's tractors (our Ford 4600) as she turned over her 5,000th hour.

(Note: Tractors and other heavy equipment generally measure their usage in hours, not in miles.)

So amidst the pounding rain showers that drenched Northeast PA yesterday, Your Farmers @ Miller's celebrated the Ford's many hours of faithful service with some pizza and cake (and a rousing round of Happy Birthday!)  We actually had more than just the Ford to celebrate, as yesterday was the 5th anniversary of Amber and Lew's marriage.  As Farm days go, yesterday was a very good day.

Check out some more pictures below:

Lew takes the Ford seriously!

Lena Mae loves her cake!

Grandpa makes sure Baby Grif doesn't miss out on the fun!

In celebration of marital love and faithful machinery, I remain,
Delana (for Your Farmers @ Miller's)

Pastured Eggs, Pastured Pork

It's been a busy few weeks at the Farm as we hurried to plant corn and pumpkins and veggies and things in the few dry days of May and the first nice days of June.   It was all hands on deck for the Spring push, and amazingly, the planting's all done!  Dad pressure-washed our mechanical planter today, preparing it for its 51-week nap in the pavillion.  And with that, we've more or less put another hectic "planting season" to bed.

As we wait for the seeds to poke their little green shoots above the ground, we are excited to announce that we have EGGS and PASTURED PORK by the cut available in our Farm Market.  Our Layers are still ramping up (and dealing with the recent extreme temperature fluctuations in Northeast PA), but we are able to get a few dozen eggs from the girls each day.  Eggs are now available (on a first-come-first-served basis) in the Farm Market.

As for our Pastured Pork, we are currently selling ribs, bacon (no nitrates), breakfast sausage, and pork chops in the Farm Market.  Bacon and sausage come in approximately 1-lb packages and the pork chops and ribs vary in weight.  All cuts are sold by the pound.

We're hoping to begin making our own sausage from our own Pastured Pork later in June.  Stay tuned for opportunities to sample this new product soon!

If you haven't gotten your 2011 Meat Order form in (for Pastured Poultry and Pork), it's not too late!  If you need an Order Form, just email us at yourfarmers@millersorchard.com.

With gratitude for laying Layers and tasty sausage, I remain,
Delana (for Your Farmers @ Miller's)