Wilcox Farm New Product: Non-GMO

What is better than Non-GMO, Free Range, Omega-3 Eggs? Here at Wilcox Farms we think that’s the holy grail of eggs. We are proud to announce our brand new product that you can find at these fine retailers in the Northwest:  Whole Foods, PCC, New Seasons, QFC, Metropolitan Markets  and Amazon Fresh-Seattle.

Wilcox Family Farms Non-GMO eggs are laid by hens fed an antibiotic-free, vegetarian diet that meets Non-GMO Project standards from the time they are chicks.  This means the Non-GMO Project verifies the hens’ diet meets the Project’s standards for animal feed. The feed is continually traced, tested, and segregated, ensuring integrity to finished product. In addition to their feed, our hens go outside where they forage through Northwest grasses for bugs. These nutritious and delicious eggs are also Certified Humane® by Humane Farm Animal Care.

From the care we give our chickens from day one to the careful production of eggs, Wilcox Family Farms cares about quality eggs that our costumers crave. From the Wilcox family to yours we wish you the best holiday season full of delicious egg dishes!

 Wilcox Farms is proud to present that we are supporting Oregon labeling initiative 92. 

Find us on the Non GMO Verified Website

Kind Words from the American Diabetes Association

Supporting our community is a top priority. That's why we are proud to support the American Diabetes Association.  We are happy to join efforts with the ADA by donating hard boiled eggs to the Tour de Cure cyclists. 

n 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?loc=db-slabnav#sthash.5sTY3loZ.dpuf

n 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?loc=db-slabnav#sthash.5sTY3loZ.dpuf

n 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?loc=db-slabnav#sthash.5sTY3loZ.dpuf

n 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?loc=db-slabnav#sthash.5sTY3loZ.dpuf

n 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?loc=db-slabnav#sthash.5sTY3loZ.dpufv

n 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/?loc=db-slabnav#sthash.5sTY3loZ.dpuf

Chris Wilcox Talks About Our Grass Fed Angus Beef

July is National Grilling Month and to kick it off, we thought it would be good to talk beef with Chris Wilcox: 

Hi, I feed and harvest around 20 cows.  Our cattle live on our organically certified orchard grasslands full of sweet Alice clover.  These cows roam year round on 120 acres at our century old Wilcox farm in Roy, WA.  These animals are grass fed and grass finished without hormones or grain.

Beef grazing on Spring Grass - Roy, WA

We sell our Black Angus cattle by the 1/4, 1/2 and whole sides of beef. Commonly a quarter beef weighs from 150 to 200 lbs.  We ask $0.55 cents per pound for the butcher and $4.00 per pound for the farm: total price of $4.55 per pound.  The same day the cow is slaughtered, the meat is transported by a state inspected and humane certified truck to Salmon Creek Meats in Mossy Rock, WA.  There the meat is dry, cold aged for 21 days.  You will see loss in moisture and weight during this process.   That's a very important step, which greatly enhances the flavor and tenderness.  Many restaurants will insist on this step.  

Space needed for 1/4 beef

When the meat arrives at the butcher, you are free to call and talk to the husband and wife team of butchers, Joe and Sona Markholt.  After the meat is aged, they will cut it up and your welcome to help direct the process or just follow normal, cutting and wrapping instructions.  You are entitled to organ meats like heart and liver as well as your portions of the tongue and tail.  Many people also get soup and dog bones, however, it's perfectly okay not to and you will not be charged. 

 

After the meat is frozen, I pick up the meat in a refrigerated truck and we arrange a drop off point that's convenient for all. 

Chris Wilcox with a returning customer picking up beef

 Food is a precious thing that you put into your family's mouths.   Whomever you choose to buy meat from, please do a careful due diligence on how the animal is fed, raised, and handled during the aging and butchering process.  It's important to me to do the right thing.   Each cow is traceable from my field to the butcher and then to you.  Often consumers have no idea where their food comes from.  Heck, you can even come out to my farm and check us out. 

I do hope you choose my farm.  We ask for a $100 deposit per quarter.  Mail deposits to Wilcox Farms at 40400 Harts Lake, Roy, WA 98580

Get to Know Your Blogger

Name: Ryann Hinch

Years with Wilcox: Three

Favorite Egg Dish: Organic Hardboiled Eggs with Secret Aardvark Sauce

Living in Washington State all my life, my love for Wilcox Farms started at an early age.  At school and at home Wilcox was always on the menu.  Some of my fondest memories of the Puyallup Fair were in the Wilcox dairy barn.   Like many of you, I was a diehard chocolate milk fan.  My father’s reward system when I was a good kid was a milkshake with vanilla bean ice cream and Wilcox chocolate milk.  When I was in high school my mother started working for the farm and my first question was: When do we get free samples?  My mother explained how the farm was getting into organics and cage free eggs.  I was fascinated hearing her stories and inspired by the farms’ forward thinking.  While in college studying marketing, I had the opportunity to work for the farm as a merchandiser in Oregon.  This is where I got the nickname ‘Egglady’ from a Costco manager.  After college, I broadened my experience working for another natural consumer goods company.  In the back of my mind, I always felt my contribution to the farm was not complete.  I’ve been back with Wilcox since 2012, continuing my life as Egglady.  

Easter Event 2014 - Egglady on the right

Summer Vegetable Frittata

Happy First Day of Summer!

Enjoy some Summer Time Frittata with this recipe from MyRecipes.com

Food, Farming and Family

Hello and welcome to Keeping up with the Coop, the official blog of Wilcox Farms.  We are starting this blog to keep our customers up to date on what’s happening on the farm and in our community.  We love food, farming and family and that’s what you’ll get when you’re Keeping up with the Coop. 

Crops and Chicken House Roy, WA