Celebrating Marie’s Birthday at the Farm
Woof, woof, hooray! Wally, the trusted Border Collie and Marie’s right hand “employee” (paid in treats, hugs and opportunities to herd), writing here today to say…
Today is Marie’s birthday! She’s super special to all of us animals here at the farm, so help us wish her a happy birthday and exciting year ahead.
This morning, I started the day with a ride in the horse drawn cart with Marie and her granddaughter, Emalee.
This year has been full of fun including cattle shows: Block & Bridle Show, Northern Wisconsin State Fair, and Iowa State Fair. Along with sharing the show ring with her experienced and amazing crew, two of her granddaughters also joined her this summer at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. Kairi (who has shown before and is so excited to do it again) and Emalee (who is only 3 1/2 but decided that showing Lydia was something she was definitely going to do!) had a great time joining the crew and are both looking forward to it next time.
In addition to the fair, the grandchildren have all enjoyed time around the farm. They enjoy playing lambs during lambing season in the spring, helping with chores, playing with cattle, and riding horse.
There are more shows coming up next month with the Kids & Cows event at the Barron County Fairgrounds in Rice Lake on October 12th, 2024 with the Minnesota Beef Expo a couple weeks later. I plan to stay back and handle things here at the farm, “woof, woof”, but I know Marie and her show crew will have a ton of fun.
Next week, Monday, September 30th, 2024 will be the final Farmers Market on the Farm of the 2024 season, so please come support the vendors! Grab some apples, baked goods, honey, jams, or meat! Marie will continue to be open on Monday afternoons from 3:00-7:00 for meat sales each week after that.
Now, lets take a look at a photo that was taken this morning with Turbo and our amazing cart ride that I am featured in… Gosh, I’m one lucky dog to have my day start this way!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARIE!
Woof woof, catch you next time.
Sincerely, Wally (typed today in collaboration with Marie’s daughter, Kayla)
Memorial Day Open House
First and foremost, we’d like to take a moment to honor and thank those that have fought for our freedoms and lost their lives doing so. Today, we remember you and thank you for your service.
While many people are off of work and enjoying one of the first days of “summer”, we are having an open house on the farm! Please come out and join us.
In addition to Sandy Acres Meats (beef and lamb) being available, Big Stack Meats food truck will be there, AVEnue Orchards, and Hooterville Junction as well!
Other vendors will be at our Farmers Market that begins on Monday June 10th from 3-7pm, but today, we get to have these awesome people there.
The open house, which is from 2:00 to 6:00 this afternoon, will have open farm tours, a petting exhibit with our animals (including new lambs), and meat specials. It is indeed a special day!
Come join us!
Spring into it
Woof woof! Wally here, your trusted border collie that run circles around the animals at Sandy Acres. I’ve been meaning to give you all an update since February, but well, we slid into the beginning of April already and I am finally here.
Let us first discuss the winter we’ve had… it has been so mild and so much fun to spend time outside! February lambing went pretty well with the nice weather. Ultimately, in February, we had 53 ewes lamb with a total of 111 lambs bouncing around; 57 ram lambs and 54 ewe lambs. The grandchildren came over right away as they were being born to give cuddles.
Sadly, my brother–the miniature austrailian shepard named Trixter who was nearing his 16th birthday, went over the rainbow bridge in the middle of March. He and I have had so much fun over the years! He loved this farm and adored Marie. Bonnie (the old english sheepdog) and I (the border collie and mastermind behind all shenanigans at the farm) knew he was ready to go, but it is always sad to see a beloved pet, a dog, and friend go. He will always remain a part of every family member’s memories and in our hearts forever.
On other fronts, 2024 calves are continuing to arrive, and in May, another crop of lambs will arrive. Spring is here!
I’ll bark at ya again soon with more updates from Sandy Acres. Until then, love ya.. bye! WOOF WOOF!
Sincerely, Wally
It’s a Brand New Year
2023 flew by super fast but was very enjoyable with many shows, lots of calves, lambs, baby donkeys, the farmers market, and many other memorable days.
Jeff and I welcomed two more grandchildren into the family, Walter who was born in March (Brady’s son) and Eliana who was born in September (Kayla’s daughter). Now, we have five total grandchildren.
The two toddlers, Emalee and Weston, enjoy their individual days here to visit and play with the animals. Weston has a particular fascination with machinery and also the cattle. Emalee, on the other hand, loves horses…and every thing else too. Both of them are pretty fearless! Kairi, our eldest, showed again this summer at the Northern Wisconsin State fair. We also got to watch Kairi explore her other interests: softball and her love of dancing.
This morning, as a part of a beautiful new year, I finally got my sleigh out (I’m so thankful for snow and a few nice days). Emalee joined me while I took Dancer out for a drive around the fields. It was AMAZING!
Things we are looking forward to in 2024 include a new crop of calves and baby lambs, many more horse drawn sleigh and wagon rides, getting out to some shows over the summer, and also more adventures/memories made with our friends and family.
A couple pages here on the website have been updated with some information. The Sandy Acres Meats page has our current meat offerings and prices. Additionally, we’ve been adding heifers to the Livestock For Sale page as I get photos of them. Check those pages out.
Don’t forget, I’m open every Monday afternoon from 3-7pm here at the farm for your meat purchases, so come out and see me! Also, available by appointment by calling me, Marie 715-579-2917.
Hopefully Wally (our Border Collie dog ;)) pops in here with an update during February while we are busy lambing!
Happy New Year! Sincerely, Marie Pagenkopf
Another Farmers Market Monday!
Today is another Farmer’s Market Monday! Come on out to the farm, Sandy Acres, this afternoon from 3-7pm and enjoy a meal and some shopping for some delicious food!
Today’s Food Truck is Ponytail Pizza! What a delicious meal to have the night before Independence Day!!!
Today’s vendors will include: Sandy Acres Meats Beef & Lamb, Hooterville Junction Bison, Kouba’s Eggs, Gene’s Bees Honey, and AVEnue Orchards Jams & Baked Goods. Unfortunately, with the holiday, we are missing a couple vendors, but please come and enjoy everyone here!
Get all the meat you want to grill tomorrow for your holiday celebration from either us (Sandy Acres Meats) or from Hooterville Juntion Bison.
Sandy Acres Meats (we) are having a great special for stocking up on hamburger tonight:
🇺🇸Monday July 3 Farmers Market Special 🇺🇸—>Ground Beef Buy 25 lbs $4.50/lb or 50 lbs or more $4/lb.
(Regular price is $5/lb). To check out other packages and prices look at the Sandy Acres Meats tab (another great option is a grill package and then there also is delicious steak for all your grilling needs).
So, bring your family out to grab some yummy food for the week and a delicious meal tonight!
Sandy Acres is located at 2435 50th Avenue, Elk Mound, Wisconsin. Farmers Market on the Farm is every Monday all summer from 3-7pm. We look forward to seeing you!
Monday Farmers Market
Tonight… Monday, June 26th, is another Farmers Market on the Farm!
Tonight’s food truck is Davis Dogs. Come check them out and get a delicious meal until 7 tonight.
In addition, tonight, we have Sandy Acres meats beef & lamb, Hooterville Junction bison, Gene’s Bees Honey, Kouba’s eggs, AVEnue Orchards jams and baked goods, as well as a SPECIAL vendor tonight: Creekside Gourmet Mushrooms! Come get some awesome mushrooms to enjoy this week!
Farmers Market on the Farm is at Sandy Acres on Mondays from 3-7pm. Sandy Acres is located at 2435 50th Avenue, Elk Mound, WI 54739
It’s Monday Again!
Make a stop this (June 19, 2023) afternoon and evening from 3-7pm to enjoy the Farmers Market on the Farm. Farmers Market on the Farm is located at Sandy Acres 2435 50th Avenue, Elk Mound, WI 54739.
This week’s Food Truck is ‘Bubbles BBQ’. Come support them tonight and get a yummy dinner!
There will be many of our regular vendors: Ka’s Vegetables and Fresh Flowers with the veggies that are available fresh so far this season, Gene’s Bees Honey, Kouba’s Farm Fresh Eggs, AVEnue Orchards jams, cider, and baked goods, plus a variety of meats… Sandy Acres Meats have beef and lamb, Elm Acres Farm is back this week and have chicken and pork (AND they have Maple Syrup), and Hooterville Junction Bison has bison meat!
Come out tonight to take care of your dinner and get food you’ll enjoy for the week(s) to come!
Monday it begins! Farmers Market on the Farm starts June 12th.
It’s that time of year again. Farmers Market on the farm is set to start again this Monday, June 12th, 2023. The Market will continue every Monday throughout the summer from 3:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon.
New this year is going to be a rotation of Food Trucks, so come support them each Monday while you also gather your food needs for the upcoming week or weeks. The first Monday, June 12th will have the Big Stack Meats & Catering Food Truck.
We are welcoming back many vendors including Ka’s Vegetables & Flowers, Hooterville Junction Bison, AVEnue Orchard’s Jams, Gene’s Bees Honey, Kouba’s Eggs and of course, Sandy Acres Meats Beef & Lamb.
New this season (on some Mondays and specifically on June 12th!), we are welcoming Elm Acres Farm’s Pork and Chicken!! They will also be supplying Maple Syrup. Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to see them this Monday along with with the Food Truck of the Week and all the other AMAZING vendors.
We are so excited to kick off the 2023 season! Please join us this Monday for our first Farmers Market of the season. We can’t wait to see you there!
The Farmers Market on the Farm is Hosted at Sandy Acres, 2435 50th Avenue, Elk Mound, WI 54739
2023 is here!
Woof woof! Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s already 2023?
Last Friday, I watched as the trailer left the driveway packed full of supplies and cattle for the Denver Stock Show. I knew I’d miss Marie but I also watched how excited she’d been preparing the animals for the show.
I’ve been reflecting upon 2022 and how quick that year went. The year included that trailer leaving for six shows/events: The Block & Bridle show, Miniature Hereford Junior Nationals, Northern Wisconsin State Fair, Iowa State Fair, Minnesota Beef Expo, and Kids & Cows.
Also… 2022 included LOTS of births… the list of new babies running around the farm in 2022 included: 2 miniature donkeys, 43 calves (22 bulls and 21 heifers), and 253 lambs (134 rams and 119 ewes). I got to tell you that all those baby animals kept me on my “paws”… I had to teach the new calves and lambs who the boss dog was around this farm. I ended up making friends with them all and licked their faces regularly too.
So, as we swing into this new year, we already have two new calves running around to start the year out strong! I can’t tell you how excited I am to see all that this year brings.
Additionally, I only have one more long day to await the return of my favorite human, Marie.
Woof Woof! Yours truly, Wally (the trusted boarder collie)
Excitement!
Hey guys! We’re so excited for our upcoming open house next Saturday, May 21st! Please come join us for meat specials, meat samples, farm tour, and petting zoo. The event runs from 1-4pm that afternoon. We can’t wait to see you then.
In other news, the first show of the season happened on April 30th and May 1st in Ellsworth, WI. Everyone really enjoyed the Block and Bridle Show.
Now that May is here, we are in our second round of ewes lambing this spring and cows are continuing to calf.
After the open house, we will give you a full update of the spring baby tally! We hope to see you on Saturday. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to give Marie a call 715-579-2917
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