Have you met our cows? They’re our foundation herd of Lowline Angus that will help us transition our CSA Program to offer homegrown, pasture raised, grassfed beef …
and they’re pretty cool!
There’s 2 mommas and their babies: Sophia with her calf Shadow and Elegance with her calf Skylar. There’s a few yearlings: Buttercup, DaisyMae, and Lexie. And then there’s Bob the bull and some young steers.
We’re excited to have stumbled upon the Lowline Angus breed – they’re relatively small beef animals, yet big on personality. And they’re sweet as can be – even old Bob!!
Of course we’re happy with the good looks, hardiness, and gentle temperament of our cattle, but we’re more excited about the wonderful flavor of the Lowline Angus meat. Our cattle are raised on our quality grass pasture and homegrown hay year round, and are never confined in a feed lot. Since our beef is grassfed, it has a very healthy Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio. We don’t give our steers growth hormones, or antibiotics, and our cattle are raised using sustainable livestock and environmental practices. VonThun Farms is committed to raising cattle in a healthy, stress free environment and providing superior meat products that are healthier for you and your family to eat.
If you’ve never tasted local grass fed beef, you are missing out! It’s more flavorful, fresh tasting, and a lot lower in fat than store bought grain finished beef. We’re currently working out the logistics of adding our homegrown Angus beef to our CSA Program.
Healthy. Pure. Delicious … stay tuned for the details!
Join us at our Washington, NJ location for some springtime FUN on the farm!
Pick strawberries, visit with the farm animals, & spend some time in our new activity area!
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17 2018
TIME: Farm market & u-pick fields are open 9am to 6pm, the activity area is open 10am to 5pm
WHERE: VonThun Farms, 438 Route 57 West, Washington, NJ 07882
ACTIVITIES/ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE: A hayride around the farm, Farmstead Checkers, Rubber Duck Races, Pedal Karts, Barnyard Bouncers, Junior Pedal Karts, Corn Hole, Barnyard Basketball, Photo Ops, Bee Barn, Sand Diggers, & Rocking Horses.
MORE INFO: Cindy@VonThunFarms.com or call 732.986.6816
AND…
Our annual Strawberry Festival will be held Saturday & Sunday, June 9 & 10, 2018 at the farm in South Brunswick. Get the details!
Help Us Name Our New Donkey!
This contest is for teachers, classes, and individual pre-school, kindergarten, and elementary school students in the Washington, NJ area only.
Enter the contest now via our
farm Facebook page.
CONTEST ENDS MAY 15
The winning name for the donkey will be announced on Facebook before May 20
The winning class or individual will receive their choice of:
- A free farm tour of our farm in Washington Twp. for your class (this year or next)
- A visit from the donkey for your class at school & a short presentation about donkeys
- A visit from our staff (no donkey) & a presentation about local agriculture
This spring we are adding a Barnyard area near our farm market in Washington … and every Barnyard needs a donkey, right?! We adopted a cute little brown donkey from the Last Chance Ranch animal rescue in Quakertown, PA. Although he came with the name Wilfred, we feel he’s way TOO CUTE for that name. We’re on a quest to find him a cuter, more appropriate name, and thought what better way to name him than with the help of our local school kids!
Wilfred’s story is a sad one according to the rescue folks at Last Chance Ranch. Poor Wilfred started his life living with an Amish family in Pennsylvania. When they no longer wanted him, he was taken to an auction, his fate unknown. Some nice folks found the donkey scared & alone in a back corner of the auction barn, bought him, and brought him to the rescue. Ranch volunteers worked with the thin, fearful donkey for months to make him happy & build his confidence. Today, our chubby little donkey is pleasant as can be & loves attention!
There are SO many names that we’ve thought of and thought about, but we can’t all agree on one!
Maybe his new name could be a name that …
- tells about how he looks?
- shows what a little trooper he’s been?
- relates to his new home in Washington?
- is a typical/common donkey name?
- relates to his personality?
- is just a fun name?
We sure hope you & your class will help us choose a name … we open for the season on May 24, and he needs a name for opening day!
Entering the contest is simple … all entries can be submitted via our
farm Facebook page. Simply tell us:
- your choice of names for the donkey
- why your class chose that name
- what school you’re submitting the contest entry for
- what teacher’s class you’re submitting the entry for
For more chances to win, share this contest with your students & their parents. The more donkey name suggestions there are for your class, the more chances your class has to win!
Should more than one person suggest the name that we choose for the donkey, we will put the names of those individuals in a hat and choose one Grand Prize winner. That Grand Prize winner will have their choice of prizes listed above. The runners up that suggested the chosen name will each receive a $10 VonThun Farms gift card & a stuffed donkey from Douglas Toys.
We can’t wait to give our little boy a new name … thanks for taking part in our contest.
Good luck!
