September 24, 2020
Family Time
Enjoying some family time at the farm. We are staying safe and healthy, and have a lot to be thankful for! We’ve welcomed our third grandchild, Alayna Marie, into our hearts and into the home of our daughter Rebecca and her husband Evan.
By the way, it’s Evan’s dad, Gene, who is the farmer we get our pigs from. Gene was born and raised in Illinois and has farming in his blood! We love his Berkshire pigs and the great pork they produce! It’s nice to support local, and nice to support extended family!
September 24, 2020
Pork Available – Butchering Soon!!
Pork Available! Unexpectedly, we have a pig not yet spoken for. Our pigs that we’ve raised since the spring are ready for butchering and we have 1 pig not yet sold! If anyone is interested in some fabulous pork, give us a call at 860-670-0495 or email jklmoser@gmail.com.
It’s hard to believe it’s butchering time again. We have 6 pigs (and I mean PIGS) going off to the butcher later today. We will have another load of 6 going next week. These pigs are very large! It will be interesting to see what the actual weight is. We are guessing between 275-300 lbs! Hard to believe they were only about 20 lbs when we got them in the Spring. They just love to eat, and have eaten all summer. My favorite part is to see them devour the fresh fruits and vegetables we get from the local market. Johnny Appleseed in Ellington is generous to allow us to have their daily “leftovers”. We and the pigs are happy about that.
After butchering, the hams, bacon and some sausage will be taken to the smokehouse. We use The Butchery in East Windsor. Greg has done a great job for us every year, and we anticipate this year to be no exception. We will soon be enjoying some great bacon, along with other cuts of pork. The pork is going to be available for customer pick up around the middle of October.
August 11, 2020
Premium Burger
We are partnering with a local farm here in Ellington and are offering 40lb boxes of premium ground beef. This beef comes individually wrapped in 1 lb packages and tastes amazing!
An important note, this is NOT grass fed. We are experiencing a high demand for beef right now, and our small family farm is not able to meet the demand. Hence, we our partnering with a trusted local farm for some premium burger. We’ve enjoyed this burger with our family and find it delicious.
It’s grilling season, and we’ve got the beef! Let us know if you are interested in one of these 40lb boxes. We expect to have a steady supply for the rest of the summer and into the fall. Email us at jklmoser@gmail.com or give Steve a call at 860-670-0495 to put your name on a box of beef!
August 11, 2020
Summer on the Farm
Summer on the farm is a busy time. Especially the summer of 2020! Our grass fed beef are grazing the fields and we are constantly hoping and praying for rain! So far, our fields have maintained and the beef are eating lush rich grass. We plan to cut hay this Friday and Saturday. Our annual goal is 120 round bales to keep these beef fed on our own hay all winter long. We are about at 70% of our goal!
The pigs are growing like crazy and we are now feeding them fruits and vegetables daily from a local market. Their favorites are tomatoes and peaches. But also love to eat peppers, lettuce, cucumbers and other soft fruits and veges. They arrived at the farm at about 18 – 20 lbs and now are pushing 150 – 175 lbs.
May 25, 2020
Burger – 2 boxes available
We have 2 boxes of all burger still available! We were able to get more burger than we anticipated and now have two additional boxes for sale. There are 40 packages of 1lb individually shrink wrapped ground beef per box. With Memorial Day upon us, its a great time to get out the grill and enjoy some juicy burgers.
This burger is from a local farm that we partnered with, to provide some fresh, high quality burger to our customers. It is not from grass fed only, beef.
Give us a call at 860-670-0495 or email us at jklmoser@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing some of this burger.
May 13, 2020
Burger – Sold Out
At this time, we are sold out of grass fed beef and burger. Our next available butchering for grass fed beef is Spring, 2021. Our ground beef is sold out for the time being. We are trying to get additional butchering slots in at our local butcher and he too, is busier than ever. This pandemic has put its mark on all of us! As soon as we have more ground beef available, we will let you know by an updated post.
We hope each of you stay safe and healthy!
May 12, 2020
Pork Available – Mid June
We want to let you all know that we have pork available by the half or whole pig.
We are partnering with a family farm in Illinois who raises hogs, or pigs, as we know them here in Connecticut. We are ordering 15 whole pigs that are available for purchase, first come, first served. This pork can be purchased either by half a pig, or whole. The hanging weight is approximately 200 lbs per pig.
The price for a half pig is $410.00 and a whole pig is $820. We expect this pork to be available mid-June.
The cuts are:
Smoked: Hams – 2 hams per half, Ham steaks, Bacon
Fresh: Chops, Roasts, Tenderloin & Ground pork
If you are interested, please respond to this email confirming what you would like to purchase, half or whole. We are asking for a $150 deposit on the pork. We have an almost overwhelming amount of interest right now, and we need to confirm the orders so we know exactly what we have available for our customers. Thank you!
Let us know if you have any questions! Feel free to contact us at jklmoser@gmail.com
April 28, 2020
Burger Available
Hello to all of our beef customers! We hope and pray you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy! Our family is doing well, trying to practice social distancing and remembering all the good things in life!
News on the farm … we just got 6 new calves. They have lots of energy and are fun to watch in the fields. We let all the cows out of the barn and into the pasture last weekend. They seemed happy to be in the fields and have a much larger place to call “home”! It’s always a joy to watch them enjoying the lush grass in the fields.
The other news is our cat, Muffin, recently gave birth to 5 adorable kittens. We still have 2 left for good homes, if you or anyone you know would like a cuddly kitten. Maggie, our farm dog, is doing well, just vying for attention due to the new kittens we are all lavishing attention on.
The grass fed beef that we have is sold out for 2020. Our next butchering is scheduled for February, 2021 and if you would like to be on that list, just send us an email at jklmoser@gmail.com or call Steve at 860-670-0495.
We have an alternative option for you, if you would be interested in ground beef only. We have butchered a locally sourced cow, however, it is NOT grass fed only. It is grain, corn and grass fed. We have had so many requests from our customers, and our grass fed beef is sold out, so we’ve partnered with a local farm and are selling 40lb boxes of all burger. If this something you are interested, let me know.
March 19, 2020
CT Pasture Raised Beef
CT Pasture Raised Beef
Grass Fed Beef in Broad Brook CT
Sunset Valley Farms is a family operated farm raising healthful pasture raised beef CT. Our pastures support our specially bred beef, roaming the fields freely to graze and play. Our angus crossed with white face or charolais stock are bred for lean, high quality beef. The Sunset Valley Farms beef enjoy the fresh country air and lush green grass in our pristine fields. Our stock is raised without harmful hormones to ensure a clean, healthful product you will be proud to feed your family.
At Sunset Valley Farms, we are serious about the quality of the beef and pork we produce for our local clientele. Our beef are Grass fed year round from our own lush pastures. Healthy grass and hay fed beef from Sunset Valley Farms yields the tastiest and most healthful beef around. Enjoy natural, fresh, healthful hormone free beef products direct from our Farm to your table.
Sunset Valley Farms is your local source for grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, with half and quarter beef purchasing options available. If you have not tasted our healthful, hormone-free beef, you owe it to your family to try it today! Please give us a call: 860-670-0495. We will be happy to explain our beef cut options, and smaller portions which are now available
CT Pasture Raised Beef | Sunset Valley Farms LLC
March 15, 2020
New England Grass Fed Beef
Sunset Valley Farms Raises Grass Fed Beef
For New England grass fed beef, allow us introduce Sunset Valley Farms. Sunset Valley Farms raises the finest grass fed beef in Connecticut. When you want to serve healthful meat to your family, buy locally raised beef. Our farm is located in Ellington, CT. We raise healthful beef on our pristine grassy fields. Our beef cattle enjoy frolicking and grazing in the fresh air. They are raised in a lush environment with freedom to move about. Grass-fed beef tastes best, and local farms like ours are your best source of healthy local meats. We are well known grass fed beef providers serving discerning customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Raising grass fed beef for the local market is our family’s business.
Grass Fed Beef is a Healthy Food
What your beef cattle are fed directly affects the nutritive value as well as the taste of the beef. The diet of the cattle actually changes the nutrients and fats you get from eating beef. Grass-fed beef may have some heart-health benefits that other types of beef don’t have.
To directly quote Rekha Mankad, M.D., ‘when compared with other types of beef, grass-fed beef may have:
• Less total fat
• More heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids
• More conjugated linoleic acid, a type of fat that’s thought to reduce heart disease and cancer risks
• More antioxidant vitamins, such as vitamin E‘
Sunset Valley Farms yields the tastiest and most healthful beef around. We bring natural, fresh, healthful hormone free beef products from our Farm to your table. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a 1/4 beef. We butcher locally at a USDA approved butcher shop. Sunset Valley Farms is your local source for grass fed beef with half and quarter beef purchasing options available. We are also offering smaller portions for your convenience. If you have not tasted our healthful, hormone-free beef, you owe it to your family to try it today! Please give us a call: 860-670-0495. We will be happy to explain our beef cut options, and smaller portions which are now available!
New England Grass Fed Beef | Sunset Valley Farms LLC
March 9, 2020
Grass Fed Beef in CT
Pasture Raised Beef in Broad Brook CT
Sunset Valley Farms Raises Local Grass Fed Beef
Sunset Valley Farms raises grass fed beef in CT. Our cattle graze year round on our Broad Brook CT farm. They graze in the fresh air and pristine acres, free to move around. They are truly contented, healthy cows. Our lush green pastures provide winter hay for the livestock. We proudly raise healthful hormone-free beef for your family. Healthy grass fed beef from Sunset Valley Farms yields the tastiest and most healthful beef around.
Grass-fed beef tastes best, and local farms like ours are your best source of healthy local meats. Discover the superior quality of fresh local meat sourced from a responsible farm: discover Sunset Valley Farms. We provide local grass fed beef. Our local service area includes Ellington, Tolland, Vernon, Broad Brook, South Windsor, Enfield, and Windsor Locks as well as the rest of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Raising grass fed beef for the local market begins with the breeding, and continues with the feeding.
We bring natural, fresh, healthful hormone free beef products from our Farm to your table. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a 1/4 beef. We butcher locally at a USDA approved butcher shop. Sunset Valley Farms is your local source for grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, with half and quarter beef purchasing options available. We are also offering smaller portions for your convenience. If you have not tasted our healthful, hormone-free beef, you owe it to your family to try it today! Please give us a call: 860-670-0495. We will be happy to explain our beef cut options, and smaller portions which are now available!
Grass Fed Beef in CT | Sunset Valley Farms LLC
March 8, 2020
Connecticut Local Farmers
Quality Meat Products Raised in Connecticut
We invite you to purchase your beef and pork from Connecticut local farmers. At Sunset Valley Farms in Broad Brook CT, you can purchase clean pasture raised beef for your family. Our beef are raised with the love and care that produces high quality, lean, healthy meat. Our beef graze in our farm’s lush, green pastures and our own hay year-round. Our family breeds angus with charolais or white face to product the best Connecticut local beef on the market.
You have not tasted high quality healthy meat until you try local grass fed beef. Our beef is tender, lean and flavorful. We produce the best tasting beef at Sunset Valley Farms. We are proud to offer our beef and pork to our neighbors. In keeping with our family’s desire to provide a superior product, our animals are not injected with hormones or unnecessary antibiotics.
Our livestock are treated with care and respect, and it shows. Our beef and pork stock are born on the farm and are raised care. Our happy customers purchase in bulk and save money over supermarket beef. Connecticut pasture raised beef purchased from the farm will also save you money! Contact us about our superior farm raised beef and pork. Get to know us! As Connecticut local farmers, Sunset Valley Farms produces the highest quality meats possible. Call 860-670-0495 for information.
Connecticut Local Farmers | Sunset Valley Farms LLC
March 6, 2020
CT Grass Fed Beef
Wholesome Connecticut Beef Products
Sunset Valley Farms is proud to supply CT grass fed beef to your family. We believe our beef is the most healthy local beef in Hartford County CT. Pasture raised on our Broad Brook CT farm, our beef eat our own grass and hay.
Sunset Valley Farms raises hardy grass fed beef and pork for the local market. Flavorful, tender cuts of beef begins with breeding. Our beef vary in color and size, the product of angus crossed with charolais or white face. Our beef is flavorful and free of hormones. Tender, beautifully marbled beef is better for your family. Customers swear by our product and save money buying in bulk.
Our beef are Grass fed year round from our own lush pastures. Healthy grass and hay fed beef from Sunset Valley Farms yields the tastiest and most healthful beef around. We bring natural, fresh, healthful hormone-free beef products from our Farm to your table.
Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a 1/4 beef. We butcher locally at a USDA approved butcher shop. Sunset Valley Farms is your local source for grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, with half and quarter beef purchasing options available. If you have not tasted our healthful, hormone-free beef, you owe it to your family to try it today! Call 860-670-0495 for more information.
CT Grass Fed Beef | Sunset Valley Farms LLC
February 15, 2020
Local Beef – Hartford County CT
Grass Fed Beef is Better
Rely on Sunset Valley Farms for flavorful, healthy local beef in Hartford County CT. Sunset Valley Farms raises hardy grass fed beef and pork for the local market. Flavorful, tender cuts of beef begins with breeding. Our beef vary in color and size, the product of angus crossed with charolais or white face. The result is a lean cut of beef. What makes the flavor outstanding is the feeding.
Our beef are Grass fed year round from our own lush pastures. Healthy grass and hay fed beef from Sunset Valley Farms yields the tastiest and most healthful beef around. We bring natural, fresh, healthful hormone-free beef products from our Farm to your table.
Kudos from happy customers…
5-star Google review… Jan and Steve are the nicest people, their farm is beautiful but most important the beef and pork I have purchased from them is above and beyond other farms I have bought from in flavor and tenderness. Highly recommend. Sara Geary
5-star Google review… Excellent beef!! Thanks so much for the beef. My wife and I purchased a 1/4 cow from Sunset Valley today. We are blown away with the quality of the meat. Everything comes individually packaged and labeled. We will definitely be purchasing from them again. Thanks Steve and Jan. Ryan Pape
Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a 1/4 beef. We butcher locally at a USDA approved butcher shop. Sunset Valley Farms is your local source for grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, with half and quarter beef purchasing options available. If you have not tasted our healthful, hormone-free beef, you owe it to your family to try it today! Call 860-670-0495 for more information.
Local Beef | Hartford County CT | Sunset Valley Farms LLC
September 5, 2019
Pork and Beef
Pork and Beef
Our pigs have been growing like crazy! They continue to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables that we get right here in Ellington from a local market. Tomatoes, peaches, squash, beans, peppers and assorted other fruits and veges keep them happy! They love to eat – I guess that’s why we call them pigs! At this stage, they are eating all the time and pushing 200 lbs per pig! Butchering will be at the end of the month so get your freezers ready for some delicious pork.
The last beef butchering for Sunset Valley Farms 2019, will be taking place at the end of September. The beefers have enjoyed fresh, lush grass all summer long. We move them from pen to pen about every week to 10 days. The hay we’ve cut this summer is wrapped and waiting for the winter months. Send us a text or email if you’re interested in getting on the list from some healthy, lean and delicious beef!
September 5, 2019
Fall at the Farm
We just finished our 3rd hay cutting for this summer. Check out our gallery for some new pictures! We got 64 round bales this cutting, which will we be added to the growing pile we have for winter feed for the steers. A local farmer will be taking the 4th cutting, as we have as many bales as we need to feed them through the winter.
July 30, 2018
Piglets Are Growing!
Our piglets are growing very fast! We have added fruits and vegetables to their diet. The local produce market, Johnny Appleseeds, willingly offers us their leftover fruits and vegetables. These pigs are happy pigs! Their favorites are tomatoes and peaches. Not so crazy about the zucchini and summer squash! 🙂
July 27, 2018
Beef in Connecticut
Sunset Valley Farms Provides Local Grass Fed Beef in Connecticut
When you want to buy a more healthful meat for your family, Sunset Valley Farms raises the finest grass fed beef in Connecticut. We are located in Ellington, CT and raise healthful beef on our pristine grassy fields. Our beef cattle enjoy frolicking and grazing in the fresh air. They are raised in a lush environment with freedom to move about. Grass-fed beef tastes best, and local farms like ours are your best source of healthy local meats. Discover the superior quality of fresh local meat sourced from a responsible farm: discover Sunset Valley Farms. We provide local grass fed beef to our local service area. We are well known grass fed beef providers serving discerning customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Raising grass fed beef for the local market begins with the breeding, and continues with the feeding. The Sunset Valley Farms Grass Fed beef frolic outdoors, enjoying fresh air and a healthful life.
Grass Fed Beef is a Healthy Food
What your beef cattle are fed directly affects the nutritive value as well as the taste of the beef. The diet of the cattle actually changes the nutrients and fats you get from eating beef. Grass-fed beef may have some heart-health benefits that other types of beef don’t have.
To directly quote Rekha Mankad, M.D., ‘when compared with other types of beef, grass-fed beef may have:
• Less total fat
• More heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids
• More conjugated linoleic acid, a type of fat that’s thought to reduce heart disease and cancer risks
• More antioxidant vitamins, such as vitamin E‘
Healthy grass fed beef from Sunset Valley Farms yields the tastiest and most healthful beef around. We bring natural, fresh, healthful hormone free beef products from our Farm to your table. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a 1/4 beef. We butcher locally at a USDA approved butcher shop. Sunset Valley Farms is your local source for grass fed beef, grass fed ground beef, with half and quarter beef purchasing options available. We are also offering smaller portions for your convenience. If you have not tasted our healthful, hormone-free beef, you owe it to your family to try it today! Please give us a call: 860-670-0495. We will be happy to explain our beef cut options, and smaller portions which are now available!
Beef | Connecticut | Sunset Valley Farms LLC
March 23, 2018
Meet Merigold and Petunia
Merigold and Petunia are mother and grandmother sows to our piglets soon to arrive! Petunia is due to farrow April 18, and Merigold on May 7. We are anticipating piglets from Petunia this year. She is a great momma, who LOVES to eat! These mommas can have anywhere from 10 – 14 piglets per litter. Momma does not lick them off. They find their spot at the table on their own and after a day or two that is established, and they always go back to the same spot!
At about 2 weeks they get started on some dry feed, while continuing to nurse. They are weaned at about 4 weeks. Shortly after they start running around, they begin digging in the dirt and wrestling with each other – very entertaining to watch! Each piglet weighs about 3 – 5 pounds at birth and gains weight rapidly – weighing about 18 pounds when get them at 4 weeks old!
Let us know if you are interested in purchasing a half or whole pig. We expect to be butchering at the end of October this year. The cuts are pork chops, shoulder roast, picnic roast, loin, ham steaks, ham, bacon and for a small up-charge, sausage. Ham, bacon and sausage are smoked and made here in East Windsor at The Butchery.
March 6, 2018
Think Spring – piglets are coming soon!
We will be purchasing our piglets mid-April this year. April 1st is less than 4 weeks away! It’s always exciting to be thinking spring … and thinking piglets.
They are so cute when they first arrive. Running around their pen trying to learn about their new home at Sunset Valley Farms, here on the Ellington / Broad Brook line. We have been serving customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts for the past 6 years. We’ve had customers from New Haven, Wallingford, Vernon, Tolland, Somers, Plantsville, New London and Boston to name a few.
We take orders for our piglets. So we only purchase as many as we know will be selling in the fall. They take about 6 – 7 months to grow into about 200 pound pigs! WOW They sure get big and are probably not quite as cute as they were at 4 weeks old! Let us know if you are interested in any pork this year. We sell by the half and whole pig.
Our piglets will feed on grain, and we supplement with fruits and vegetables all season long. They love almost all fruits and vegetables and get excited when they see us coming with a bucket full! We know what they eat every day! Enjoy some fresh, local pork.