Juniper Creek Farms, LLC

Juniper Creek Farms, LLC operates at 116 Red Hill Church Road in Poplarville, Mississippi, in Pearl River County. It holds federal establishment numbers M829 and P829 and is listed with the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service for meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, and poultry slaughter. The grant of inspection date on file is November 1, 2024.

The federal record shows poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 2.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. FSIS lists no size class for the establishment. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns the product packaged and marked Not for Sale.

No website text is available for this establishment. A Facebook page for Juniper Creek Farm in Poplarville mentions packs of a dozen hand wrapped pasture raised pork tamales described as Mississippi Delta style. Beyond that, details on scheduling, pricing, cut and wrap options, retail sales, and hours are not yet on file.

The plant reports both inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals owned by a customer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Poultry is the species reported as slaughtered under inspection, though FSIS also lists meat slaughter and meat processing activities. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill day schedules, fees, and cut and wrap terms are not stated in any source on file, so a farmer would need to contact the plant at (504) 444-5756 to confirm what work it takes, as listed.

Juniper Creek Farms, LLC reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

A Facebook page associated with Juniper Creek Farm in Poplarville references packs of a dozen hand wrapped pasture raised pork tamales in a Mississippi Delta style. No sources on file describe a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, shipping, or delivery. Households should contact the establishment directly to ask what is available for sale.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.