Good morning, After a wonderful vacation, we’re back to work. First on the agenda is getting two more coops ready. Back in March we planned our schedule of chick deliveries with the hatchery and then we set that schedule into motion. This month that schedule starts to ramp up as we try to fill theContinue reading “Keeping up with chicken, Part 2”
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Farmers on the Beach?
We are incredibly lucky to have two incredible friends, neighbors and farm partners: Chad and Gwen Vogel help us with many aspects of the farm from making hay, to moving cattle. But perhaps the most important role each family has to each other is the gift of freedom to travel. When you own animals, theyContinue reading “Farmers on the Beach?”
What About Chicken Breast!
I’ve always been bias against the chicken breast, which is crazy since we raise chickens! How often have you ordered a chicken breast in a restaurant, or cooked it at home and it turns out to be a dry, unfinished chunk of food in the corner of the plate? I’ve been so disheartened by theContinue reading “What About Chicken Breast!”
What about the vegetables?
Our family is proud to eat the meat we raise on our farm, but meat is rarely the centerpiece of a meal. Most often meat is added flavor to beans or soup, a steak garnish on a hearty salad, or along side vegetables and beans in a burrito. So where do you get your vegetables?Continue reading “What about the vegetables?”
Morning Reflections
Good morning. Racey took a few amazing shots of her views at chores this week. As we march into late August, the sun slips farther behind the mountains each morning as she makes the rounds. We’ve had a very dry summer so far, we track our accumulated rainfall to gauge pasture productivity, and since theContinue reading “Morning Reflections”
How to keep up with chicken…
We started this year with a different plan. I’m guessing that many other folks have a similar feeling. Nevertheless, we feel very lucky to be in a position to adapt and continue to bring our food to the tables of our customers. The plan had been to step away from retail and focus on courtingContinue reading “How to keep up with chicken…”
All in one place…
Here’s my picture of this week. Clouds seem like they are out of a painting. If you look closely you can see the 4 small chicken coops to the right, the one big coop in the center, horses to the far left and cattle out towards the large chicken coop. In a way, the photoContinue reading “All in one place…”
Nitrates & Nitrites: Know Your Food
We are what we eat, right? For our family, this philosophy is a part of why we raise our animals on pasture, feed organic grain to our chickens, and our cattle only eat grass. However, as we’ve learned, raising a happy, healthy animal is only part of the picture. We then have to process theContinue reading “Nitrates & Nitrites: Know Your Food”
We’re Going For It…
I’ve started this blog as a way to stay in touch with you, our customer. We believe that it is not just our job to grow food you can trust, but to help you understand the decisions we face as farmers, so you can make informed choices as eaters. Below and in the following postsContinue reading “We’re Going For It…”
How do you find what you don’t know is out there?
Good morning, I love learning, it is one of the reasons I love farming. Click on the picture above or this link to see my newest learning project: we bought a border collie pup this spring and have been learning how a working dog thinks and how to work with him. I’ve been training him to helpContinue reading “How do you find what you don’t know is out there?”
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