Hello! Yesterday we visited a hutterite colony. So they had around 65,000 turkeys there. I found it really gross how they were all smushed together and heard them gobbling behind the door. This was definitely not the first time I had been to a hutterite colony. I've seen this all before a hundred times. The canning was just like my house. Jars were till the roof. They make there own brooms to food. They have around 35 kids that go to there school. They all eat in the dining hall when they turn 15 years of age. They had tons of cows, they had 8. I'm just so thankful that they didn't have 200 cows and smell bad. I'm also glad we didn't have to see the chicken barn because that would've been 10 times worse than the turkeys. They said smoked turkey is the best meat, which i disagree with personally. They turkeys are all put onto a conveyor belt and put in a semi so be brought away. The Hutterites make there own cheese and cottage cheese. From cheddar to marble they make it all. Let's just say by the end of the day I was all gobbled out!
The colony we went to was really interesting. it had something like 65,000 turkeys but it didn't really smell and everything was super clean. I liked how the colony is pretty much self-reliant and rarely lets outsiders come in and look around, and yet we got to go in and check it all out.
So today we visited a Hutterite Colony. They showed us where they held their turkeys and they have over 65,000 turkeys!!!! They also showed us where they made their furniture and fixing cars and the church. They even showed us the basement which is where the ladies do all the canning. We found out some interesting facts like when your 15 your considered an adult and don't have to go to school anymore you go get a job. They have there own school there too only 35 students and they even have an German only class. They showed us where they made the cheese and sometimes ice cream. They basically have everything that they never have to leave the colony. Not my style personally but they said there used to it.
we visited a hutterite colony and they showed us all of the turkeys and let me tell you there were ALOT of turkeys I didn't really like that part, they also showed us where they make the cheese and make the furniture and fix cars, we also got to see where all the ladies do all of the canning, and we also learned a few facts like that when you turn 15 you are considered an adult. personally I could never live there but I guess when you grow up there your used to it.
Before we headed off to the colony we were taken to the Co-op lunch room for a meeting where we had brunch. There we met with the Store Manager, Meat Manager, and Chef of the lunch room. They spoke to the students about how Co-op is not just a grocery, gas, lumber, or hardware store. They have a program that offers to help the students financially when they work for them to reach their career goals. They are always looking for someone interested in their trades and are willing to support them to help give them the experience in the work force. It's a wonderful program that allows the students to learn how to work and gain customer service skills while attending school/college. What a wonderful opportunity for the students, and great way to help the community to grow. This Colony is a farm that has 100 acres of property that includes all their homes, many work shops, a school, daycare, church, and a community hall which has their kitchen and dinning rooms. Beneath the hall they have the pantry/storage area that also is the canning or processing area. Everything on this farm is run as a team/group effort with a population of approximately 130. Even the children have daily responsibilities and chores. They have 120,000 turkey's, 20,000 laying hens and usually 50 cows but today they only had a few. Their main source of meat/income is the turkey's. 70% of them are exported to the U.S., but some are delivered to Granny's in Steinbach. 2 of the barns each hold 65,000 birds. One of the barns is newer and has stainless steel footing on the base of the barn to eliminate the risk of a rodent infestation. We had to step onto a white powdery substance before entering the building. This was to stop any chance of contaminating the barn from our shoes. When we looked inside we saw a sea of turkey's. I'm not kidding! 65,000 birds in one barn bumper to bumper full of turkey's. Cables coming down from the ceiling held the feeder's from one end of the barn to the other. Everything is computerized and a machine releases the feed/water into small trays/tubes for the turkey's to peck at. As the birds grow and get larger the feeder's are raised up. There is also an electric wire on top of the feeder to prevent the birds from perching on it. A weight scale they walk on, and a camera records all the data and sends it to the farmer's computer. This information helps HACCP, (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points). If anything goes wrong at this facility then it can be traced to the source, (the farmer), for contamination or disease control to stop a dangerous epidemic from spreading. It was interesting to hear how they load and ship all those turkey's. Unfortunately we didn't get to see it, but they place the birds by hand onto free loader they built. They sit down on the conveyer belt and ride up to the trailer. The semi-truck has many levels and they adjust the free loader accordingly to fill each level. 11 semi-trucks are filled with only 6 worker's and they can load one truck usually in 9-11 minutes. Wow!
With the cows they make all their own dairy products and get milk. In their kitchen they have one head cook/baker, 2 helpers, and 1 alternate cook/baker. In the basement of the community hall they have a pantry full of processed foods. They have a stainless steel steamer that they built to can the food. It can process 120 jars at one time. A conveyer belt sends boxes of picked fruit and vegetables down to be washed and prepared for canning. They have 3 machine work shops, a wood working shop, and a laundry matt, and their own school that is heated by geo-thermal. Grades K-12 with 35 students attend and the building is only 4.5 years old. They have 4 staff and are apart of the Garden Valley School Division.They have members that are certified mechanics, engineers, and builders which all helped to build the buildings on this colony. They even make their own brooms and soap. Cool! What I found very impressive was how clean everything was, even in the barns! Everything still looked brand new like it had never been used. It was very nice to see that. Thank you Robert and Judy for taking the time to give us a tour.
Hello! Yesterday we visited a hutterite colony. So they had around 65,000 turkeys there. I found it really gross how they were all smushed together and heard them gobbling behind the door. This was definitely not the first time I had been to a hutterite colony. I've seen this all before a hundred times. The canning was just like my house. Jars were till the roof. They make there own brooms to food. They have around 35 kids that go to there school. They all eat in the dining hall when they turn 15 years of age. They had tons of cows, they had 8. I'm just so thankful that they didn't have 200 cows and smell bad. I'm also glad we didn't have to see the chicken barn because that would've been 10 times worse than the turkeys. They said smoked turkey is the best meat, which i disagree with personally. They turkeys are all put onto a conveyor belt and put in a semi so be brought away. The Hutterites make there own cheese and cottage cheese. From cheddar to marble they make it all. Let's just say by the end of the day I was all gobbled out!
ReplyDeleteThe colony we went to was really interesting. it had something like 65,000 turkeys but it didn't really smell and everything was super clean. I liked how the colony is pretty much self-reliant and rarely lets outsiders come in and look around, and yet we got to go in and check it all out.
ReplyDeleteSo today we visited a Hutterite Colony. They showed us where they held their turkeys and they have over 65,000 turkeys!!!! They also showed us where they made their furniture and fixing cars and the church. They even showed us the basement which is where the ladies do all the canning. We found out some interesting facts like when your 15 your considered an adult and don't have to go to school anymore you go get a job. They have there own school there too only 35 students and they even have an German only class. They showed us where they made the cheese and sometimes ice cream. They basically have everything that they never have to leave the colony. Not my style personally but they said there used to it.
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ReplyDeletewe visited a hutterite colony and they showed us all of the turkeys and let me tell you there were ALOT of turkeys I didn't really like that part, they also showed us where they make the cheese and make the furniture and fix cars, we also got to see where all the ladies do all of the canning, and we also learned a few facts like that when you turn 15 you are considered an adult. personally I could never live there but I guess when you grow up there your used to it.
ReplyDeleteBefore we headed off to the colony we were taken to the Co-op lunch room for a meeting where we had brunch. There we met with the Store Manager, Meat Manager, and Chef of the lunch room. They spoke to the students about how Co-op is not just a grocery, gas, lumber, or hardware store. They have a program that offers to help the students financially when they work for them to reach their career goals. They are always looking for someone interested in their trades and are willing to support them to help give them the experience in the work force. It's a wonderful program that allows the students to learn how to work and gain customer service skills while attending school/college. What a wonderful opportunity for the students, and great way to help the community to grow. This Colony is a farm that has 100 acres of property that includes all their homes, many work shops, a school, daycare, church, and a community hall which has their kitchen and dinning rooms. Beneath the hall they have the pantry/storage area that also is the canning or processing area. Everything on this farm is run as a team/group effort with a population of approximately 130. Even the children have daily responsibilities and chores. They have 120,000 turkey's, 20,000 laying hens and usually 50 cows but today they only had a few. Their main source of meat/income is the turkey's. 70% of them are exported to the U.S., but some are delivered to Granny's in Steinbach. 2 of the barns each hold 65,000 birds. One of the barns is newer and has stainless steel footing on the base of the barn to eliminate the risk of a rodent infestation. We had to step onto a white powdery substance before entering the building. This was to stop any chance of contaminating the barn from our shoes. When we looked inside we saw a sea of turkey's. I'm not kidding! 65,000 birds in one barn bumper to bumper full of turkey's. Cables coming down from the ceiling held the feeder's from one end of the barn to the other. Everything is computerized and a machine releases the feed/water into small trays/tubes for the turkey's to peck at. As the birds grow and get larger the feeder's are raised up. There is also an electric wire on top of the feeder to prevent the birds from perching on it. A weight scale they walk on, and a camera records all the data and sends it to the farmer's computer. This information helps HACCP, (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points). If anything goes wrong at this facility then it can be traced to the source, (the farmer), for contamination or disease control to stop a dangerous epidemic from spreading. It was interesting to hear how they load and ship all those turkey's. Unfortunately we didn't get to see it, but they place the birds by hand onto free loader they built. They sit down on the conveyer belt and ride up to the trailer. The semi-truck has many levels and they adjust the free loader accordingly to fill each level. 11 semi-trucks are filled with only 6 worker's and they can load one truck usually in 9-11 minutes. Wow!
ReplyDeleteWith the cows they make all their own dairy products and get milk. In their kitchen they have one head cook/baker, 2 helpers, and 1 alternate cook/baker. In the basement of the community hall they have a pantry full of processed foods. They have a stainless steel steamer that they built to can the food. It can process 120 jars at one time. A conveyer belt sends boxes of picked fruit and vegetables down to be washed and prepared for canning. They have 3 machine work shops, a wood working shop, and a laundry matt, and their own school that is heated by geo-thermal. Grades K-12 with 35 students attend and the building is only 4.5 years old. They have 4 staff and are apart of the Garden Valley School Division.They have members that are certified mechanics, engineers, and builders which all helped to build the buildings on this colony. They even make their own brooms and soap. Cool! What I found very impressive was how clean everything was, even in the barns! Everything still looked brand new like it had never been used. It was very nice to see that. Thank you Robert and Judy for taking the time to give us a tour.
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