FAQ

We want you to eat healthy, ethical, delicious meat at a reasonable price per pound. In order to make that possible, we only sell our lamb, pork and chickens directly to our customers. This reduces processing, transportation and retailing costs, offering savings to our customers and a higher net profit to us. When you put a deposit on an animal early in the season, you are helping to raise your own animal throughout the growing season. By purchasing meat from us, you can feel good about making an ethical decision that invests in the kind of localized food system the world desperately needs.

Yes, you do need a large freezer space. A half hog takes up half of an apartment-sized chest freezer, half a lamb takes up about half of a standard freezer/fridge combo. It's our belief that you will never, ever regret buying a larger freezer.

Our priority at Tiny Springs Farm is to ensure our animals have a happy and healthy life and are able to produce quality nourishing food for your table. We are not a certified organic farm, which means that we don’t supplement feed our animals with certified organic feed. We are devoted to environmentally-friendly farming practices and rotational grazing; soy and corn-free feed ration is fed when needed. With an all natural and holistic farming practice, we care for our land and out animals.

On-Farm pick-up available only for eggs at this time .

No, we are not certified organic. Our farming practices are a combination of conventional farming with organic principles. We are devoted to environmentally-friendly farming practices and rotational grazing; soy and corn-free feed ration is fed when needed.

At this time we are unable to deliver to your doorstep. We have pickup locations in the Calgary and Okotoks area, and Canmore.

You can order starting in May each year by filling out the Order Form. By placing an order, you are committing to purchase the meat ordered. Because we rely on the grass to grow most of our animals, our meat is available only seasonally. The good news for you is that this guarantees the freshest and healthiest product possible. Here's a general guideline for when our different products are ready and available: - Chickens: beginning late summer through October - Lamb by the Half or Whole: beginning late summer through December - Pork by the Half or whole : beginning late October through December In the fall, your order will be available to pick up from the farm on specified dates, or by alternate arrangement (Pickup at various locations in Calgary and area). Because we use off-site freezer space, we need to know in advance of when you plan to come and pick up your order.

We sell our lamb and pork by the half or whole. Chickens are only sold by the whole bird.

For reference, we typically try to raise our hogs until they reach 250+ pounds, which results in roughly a 160-200 pound carcass. The carcass weight is what we call hanging weight. You can expect your final cuts to amount to about 70% of the hanging weight.

Our lambs are raised to 120+ pounds, which results in roughly a 45-35 pound carcass. The carcass weight is what we call hanging weight. You can expect your final cuts to amount to about 85% of the hanging weight.

Our chickens are raised to 7-9 pounds, which results in roughly a 5.5-4 pound roasting chicken.

Prior to processing, we provide our customers with instructions on how to get your pork and lamb prepared as you like it. Cut and wrap costs do fluctuate for pork, plus there are additional costs for curing and smoking (hams, bacon, etc.). Processing of lamb is a flat rate that can fluctuate from year to year . If this is your first year, we are here to help you out with any questions on filling out your cutting sheet for pork and for lamb.

Yes! Often people want the fat, bones, organs, head or feet of the animal. You can indicate this preference in the cutting order form when ordering. Extras fat/bones are also available for an additional cost, if desired.