Thanks. It really varies based on season. Right now, pork roasts are moving slow. Jowels and shanks can be slow movers until we share recipes on how to fix them and then they move good. Usually have plenty of sausage (breakfast). It keeps us on our toes!
@@SheratonParkFarms We have ours done sausage pork chops bacon and ham steaks only. Breakfast mild Italian and hot Italian sausage in bulk 1 Lb packs and always sell out It is what works for us. But we try to sell whole or half hogs and let the customer have it cut their way.
Congratulations on your market successes!! Also on your subscriber increase! That's so exciting! I'm sure a lot of your market success is because of your interactions with the customers. Y'all make it pleasant for them with fun & comfortable conversations.
Thank you so much! We try to treat folks the way we would want to be treated and make them feel at home when interacting with us. We really do love our customers more like friends of the family. Appreciate ya'll watching.
@6:29 🤣 That made me laugh and smile. Great video. Congrats again on exceeding 1k subs. And also congrats on a good market on Saturday. Wish I could have made it down to grab some stuff. Maybe next weekend.
Really enjoyed this video. If I didn’t have such a crazy work schedule (swing shift and many hours of overtime) I would definitely expand and start doing this. Take care!
Thank you! Its tough going with just a regular day job. It would be even tougher working swing shifts. Maybe there is something you could start out on a small scale.......like raising a batch of chickens? Appreciate ya'll watching!
Sheraton Park Farms I’ve thought about getting into meat chickens. Right now I only have cattle. I have half of the heard commercial cows and half registered black angus. This fall I plan on building a small barn for meat sheep and have a chicken coop attached. I’m not planning on selling eggs or butchered lambs but I’m wanting to raise my own lambs for butcher and have fresh eggs. I actually found your channel when I was looking up some info for sheep.
I am glad to know the Beef is Back!! Love your videos, you guys really work hard getting ready for market and I'm tired just watching you guys work.🏋🏋 Anyway I will get back at their soon to see y'all And Sandra it was nice to see your not completely Camera Shy.🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥😉😉😉
And you really need some kind of fruit growing on your farm so that when you’re out selling your meats you can also sell some kind of drink for people to enjoy. Let it be some farm raised lemons or lemonade or cucumbers for some cucumber watermelon water or something where people can grab a handy little cup of something to drink for two bucks while they shop for some meats. You’ve already got the sweetener with your farm raised honeybees and ice is pretty cheap you were just need some kind of cup system. Here in China we all have these cup machines where you put in the liquid then you put the machine then you put the cup in the machine and it seals a plastic lid on top that you can pop a straw through makes it spill proof and keeps it nice and fresh
It’s the cheapest way to have cups with your logo and branding without having to buy cups and lids the lids are basically on a big reel and it just stamps the lids on each cup
The video was Awesome, but Saundra made me laugh so hard! I went back several times & watched her humor that added to the video😂. I need to come over & go shopping.
Great job , great job working together , do you guys raise beef ? How is the dog doing ? Truly a Beautiful set up , If I sold stuff at market I’d copy you! Todd
We contract with another farm that raises animals the way we do for our beef. Limited on space here on our farm. Angel is doing great! Really growing fast. Appreciate the compliment.
This was a great video. Do you have freezer/gel packs in the coolers with the meat? If so what kind do you use? Curious about the eggs too. Here in ohio you have to keep the eggs cold if you sell at a farmers market. It's not the same in NC? I like your set up. I bet keeping the eggs out like that helps sell more.
Yes we use the Cooler Shock packs. amzn.to/3rxpPcX We don't sell quite enough eggs to have to keep them refrigerated. I think it is a 30 dozen limit before you have to meet all the regulations. Keeping the eggs on display absolutely helps sell. Folks love the colors and different sizes. Thanks for watching!
I’m clearly a bit late with this question, so I really hope you don’t mind. I’m curious to know what program you’re using to sell and thus keep track of what you sell. Thank you sir. Keep up the great work ~ all the best from 🇨🇦
Awesome video! Can you tell me where you got the grocery bag holder? Also, any recommendations for bags that hold up to 5+ pounds of meat without ripping? Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge! Been loving your videos 👍
Hey Chuck, thanks for another great video with lots of helpful information. Love your market set up, fairly simple and yet very appealing to the eye. I noticed you doing most of your data work on your tablet. Do you use a specific software program or does everything you need com with the Square Up payment processing software? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience.
So everything is in the square app and on their website. They have some VERY POWERFUL reporting options that we've used to make decision on what cuts to get, what sausages to make and other adjustments to make to maximize our market days. The data is super helpful for us and makes a huge difference. We love the equipment, program and service from square. Appreciate ya'll watching!
Wow! That's a setup. great info as usual. What do you find does better? Selling shares of a whole animal or selling the USDA cuts? Also do you have to have the poultry processed USDA in order to sell them at the market? Or does the 1000 bird exemption allow that?
So selling cuts is much more profitable. Its easy to find folks who are interested in a whole or side animal but when you start talking about cost, they tend to lose interest even though its a GREAT bargain. For example, a whole or half cow will end up at about $7.00 - $7.25 a pound in your freezer. That includes steaks, roasts, ground, the works. We sell individual packs of ground beef for $8.49/lb all the way up to filets at $28.99/lb so the bulk purchase is a WAY better deal but its going to cost $1000 - $2500 depending on how much you buy. NC has an on farm poultry exemption that allows us to process on farm. We can do up to 20,000 birds here to package and sell. Couple of stipulations like we can't sell across state lines.....no problem. Here is a link to a map that shows what different states allow: www.farmtoconsumer.org/poultry-map/ Thanks for watching.
@@SheratonParkFarms that's been my experience as well selling shares of a whole animals to folks. Makes allot more sense now that you're able to bring poultry to market having the 20,000 bird exemption. We're just at the 1000 for our farm which in alabama poultry has to be USDA processed to bring it to a farmers market.
@@tomaswilson2792 that's good news! Its more cost effective for you and I believe just a safe. I grew up in a town that had a Tyson poultry processing plant. One USDA inspector for a line that was processing thousands of birds per hour. Can't help but think his "inspection" was brief at best!
In North Carolina we have to have a meat handler's license and we have to have an exemption from the NC Dept of Ag to do poultry on farm. Both are pretty easy to obtain. Appreciate ya'll watching!!
Have you ever thought of hiring a guitarist singer you know something acoustic with a nice melody for some good soft background songs to support your local artist you can find us guitar singer for probably 50 bucks for a day and that guitar singer will probably earn you an extra three or $400
Found the answer to my earlier question. Perfect video. Thanks so much.
Hey Chuck! Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together and share.
Your booth looks fantastic, and you have a great system and. Set up. Congratulations....your’re very hard working folks!
Thanks so much!
Everything we have put in our mouths has been amazing! Congratulations on 1k! Awesome job!
Thanks! Glad y'all like everything and had a safe trip! Come back and see us when you have a chance. Need to get to work on the "tractor wars" video!!
Your market set up is great. I would like to know what cuts of pork don't sell well for you?
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 1 K
THANKS FOR SHARING
Thanks. It really varies based on season. Right now, pork roasts are moving slow. Jowels and shanks can be slow movers until we share recipes on how to fix them and then they move good. Usually have plenty of sausage (breakfast). It keeps us on our toes!
@@SheratonParkFarms We have ours done sausage pork chops bacon and ham steaks only. Breakfast mild Italian and hot Italian sausage in bulk 1 Lb packs and always sell out It is what works for us. But we try to sell whole or half hogs and let the customer have it cut their way.
Congratulations on your market successes!! Also on your subscriber increase! That's so exciting! I'm sure a lot of your market success is because of your interactions with the customers. Y'all make it pleasant for them with fun & comfortable conversations.
Thank you so much! We try to treat folks the way we would want to be treated and make them feel at home when interacting with us. We really do love our customers more like friends of the family. Appreciate ya'll watching.
Sooo happy to see you busted that thousand subscriber mark! You’re doing such a great job; I really believe numbers will continue to climb!
Fingers crossed! We hope so. Its been so much fun interacting with folks on this platform.
Thank you, appreciate you taking the time to share your business and how much work it is!
@6:29 🤣 That made me laugh and smile. Great video. Congrats again on exceeding 1k subs. And also congrats on a good market on Saturday. Wish I could have made it down to grab some stuff. Maybe next weekend.
Glad you enjoyed it! Come and see us when you get a chance!
Lol I laughed pretty good thinking about how to raise a rib-eye cow
I love what yall do . Maybe I can head in that direction
Thanks. Its a great lifestyle.
Really enjoyed this video. If I didn’t have such a crazy work schedule (swing shift and many hours of overtime) I would definitely expand and start doing this. Take care!
Thank you! Its tough going with just a regular day job. It would be even tougher working swing shifts. Maybe there is something you could start out on a small scale.......like raising a batch of chickens? Appreciate ya'll watching!
Sheraton Park Farms I’ve thought about getting into meat chickens. Right now I only have cattle. I have half of the heard commercial cows and half registered black angus. This fall I plan on building a small barn for meat sheep and have a chicken coop attached. I’m not planning on selling eggs or butchered lambs but I’m wanting to raise my own lambs for butcher and have fresh eggs. I actually found your channel when I was looking up some info for sheep.
I am glad to know the Beef is Back!! Love your videos, you guys really work hard getting ready for market and I'm tired just watching you guys work.🏋🏋 Anyway I will get back at their soon to see y'all
And Sandra it was nice to see your not completely Camera Shy.🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥😉😉😉
Haha....its hard to get her to talk on camera much. Give us a shout and come see us!! thanks!!
Great video. Love the content.
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching.
And you really need some kind of fruit growing on your farm so that when you’re out selling your meats you can also sell some kind of drink for people to enjoy. Let it be some farm raised lemons or lemonade or cucumbers for some cucumber watermelon water or something where people can grab a handy little cup of something to drink for two bucks while they shop for some meats. You’ve already got the sweetener with your farm raised honeybees and ice is pretty cheap you were just need some kind of cup system. Here in China we all have these cup machines where you put in the liquid then you put the machine then you put the cup in the machine and it seals a plastic lid on top that you can pop a straw through makes it spill proof and keeps it nice and fresh
It’s the cheapest way to have cups with your logo and branding without having to buy cups and lids the lids are basically on a big reel and it just stamps the lids on each cup
We have pears, persimmons, blackberries, grapes, strawberries and blueberries on the farm.
Nice setup,,we dont have any farmer markets around here
Sorry to hear that. Have you thought about starting one? I bet you could find some vendors and the customers will come.
The video was Awesome, but Saundra made me laugh so hard! I went back several times & watched her humor that added to the video😂. I need to come over & go shopping.
Glad you enjoyed it!
6:38...Bad boy.....lol
Great job , great job working together , do you guys raise beef ? How is the dog doing ? Truly a Beautiful set up , If I sold stuff at market I’d copy you! Todd
We contract with another farm that raises animals the way we do for our beef. Limited on space here on our farm. Angel is doing great! Really growing fast. Appreciate the compliment.
This was a great video. Do you have freezer/gel packs in the coolers with the meat? If so what kind do you use? Curious about the eggs too. Here in ohio you have to keep the eggs cold if you sell at a farmers market. It's not the same in NC? I like your set up. I bet keeping the eggs out like that helps sell more.
Yes we use the Cooler Shock packs. amzn.to/3rxpPcX
We don't sell quite enough eggs to have to keep them refrigerated. I think it is a 30 dozen limit before you have to meet all the regulations. Keeping the eggs on display absolutely helps sell. Folks love the colors and different sizes.
Thanks for watching!
I’m clearly a bit late with this question, so I really hope you don’t mind. I’m curious to know what program you’re using to sell and thus keep track of what you sell. Thank you sir. Keep up the great work ~ all the best from 🇨🇦
We use the Square point of sale program. squareup.com Thanks for wathcing.
Awesome video! Can you tell me where you got the grocery bag holder? Also, any recommendations for bags that hold up to 5+ pounds of meat without ripping? Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge! Been loving your videos 👍
Hey Chuck, thanks for another great video with lots of helpful information. Love your market set up, fairly simple and yet very appealing to the eye. I noticed you doing most of your data work on your tablet. Do you use a specific software program or does everything you need com with the Square Up payment processing software? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience.
So everything is in the square app and on their website. They have some VERY POWERFUL reporting options that we've used to make decision on what cuts to get, what sausages to make and other adjustments to make to maximize our market days. The data is super helpful for us and makes a huge difference. We love the equipment, program and service from square. Appreciate ya'll watching!
@@SheratonParkFarms Thanks Chuck, great jnfo. Keep up the great video content, I'm learning a lot from y'all.
Thanks. Trying to be helpful and entertaining at the same time. Sometime it works. Sometimes I flop. Haha
Would you do a video on what program you use on your tablet? Seems pretty informative and user friendly.
Be glad to do that. Need to figure out how to present it. I think we can figure that out.
Wow! That's a setup. great info as usual. What do you find does better? Selling shares of a whole animal or selling the USDA cuts? Also do you have to have the poultry processed USDA in order to sell them at the market? Or does the 1000 bird exemption allow that?
So selling cuts is much more profitable. Its easy to find folks who are interested in a whole or side animal but when you start talking about cost, they tend to lose interest even though its a GREAT bargain. For example, a whole or half cow will end up at about $7.00 - $7.25 a pound in your freezer. That includes steaks, roasts, ground, the works. We sell individual packs of ground beef for $8.49/lb all the way up to filets at $28.99/lb so the bulk purchase is a WAY better deal but its going to cost $1000 - $2500 depending on how much you buy.
NC has an on farm poultry exemption that allows us to process on farm. We can do up to 20,000 birds here to package and sell. Couple of stipulations like we can't sell across state lines.....no problem.
Here is a link to a map that shows what different states allow:
www.farmtoconsumer.org/poultry-map/
Thanks for watching.
@@SheratonParkFarms that's been my experience as well selling shares of a whole animals to folks. Makes allot more sense now that you're able to bring poultry to market having the 20,000 bird exemption. We're just at the 1000 for our farm which in alabama poultry has to be USDA processed to bring it to a farmers market.
@@SheratonParkFarms thanks for the link! Got some clarification and it appears I CAN bring poultry to the farmers market!
@@tomaswilson2792 that's good news! Its more cost effective for you and I believe just a safe. I grew up in a town that had a Tyson poultry processing plant. One USDA inspector for a line that was processing thousands of birds per hour. Can't help but think his "inspection" was brief at best!
Was wondering what license you have to have to sale at a market like that? Very helpful videos thanks
In North Carolina we have to have a meat handler's license and we have to have an exemption from the NC Dept of Ag to do poultry on farm. Both are pretty easy to obtain. Appreciate ya'll watching!!
Do you have to have any license or anything to sell meat at your markets?
Do you sell only at one farmers market?
No. We sell at 3 different markets.
Do you have on farm sales or only sell at farmers markets?
We do sell directly from the farm. We also will be going to 3 markets this year and we sell through an aggregation site.
Have you ever thought of hiring a guitarist singer you know something acoustic with a nice melody for some good soft background songs to support your local artist you can find us guitar singer for probably 50 bucks for a day and that guitar singer will probably earn you an extra three or $400
the market manager arranges entertainment each week.
I see a need. Job opportunities for young strong backs to help vendors load and unload.
sorry, but meat in coolers doesn't sound so safe