By purchasing a share in our chicken club, you guarantee that you will have local, pasture-raised chicken grown for you in six monthly installments starting in May. This is a lot like a vegetable CSA where you buy a share of the weekly harvest at the beginning of the season, only we’re selling chicken. In […]
I discovered this very tasty recipe while searching for something to take to a potluck, and since I had all the primary ingredients from local sources, I gave it a try. And it was awesome. I brought home an empty crockpot. 6 cups drained corn 1 cup honey from Badger’s Millside Farm 2 pasture-raised eggs […]
People who buy local farm-raised chicken do so for many reasons. A big reason is that most small farmers raise chickens on antibiotic free feed. There is enough suspicion and caution to be had regarding the constant feeding of antibiotics to broiler chickens as a growth stimulant and not as a disease treatment. Here is […]
This recipe is definitely too good not to share! Although I’m now wishing I’d taken a picture of this gorgeous dish, Mike and I certainly weren’t thinking about anything but eating when it exited the oven, so maybe next time. For now, trust me when I tell you that you definitely need to try this […]
Every once in a while we feel compelled to share a good thing. On Tuesday, we received our first box of organic vegetables from Walnut Run Farm in Williamsport: artichokes, zucchini, lettuce heads, cherry tomatoes, basil, parsley, edible pansies and nasturtiums, shell peas, snap peas, and cilantro. Superb. The fresh salad with cherry tomatoes and […]
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Jun
Jun
There’s nothing like chasing a spry pasture-raised broiler to make you look and feel silly. These 3 week old cornish cross broilers defy the fat, lethargic, sickly stereotype. It’s the sunshine, grass, and fresh forage that keeps them running.
I just moved these hens into a fresh pasture. As you can see, they’re eager to get out of the eggmobile and into the grass.
That’s an easy one, right? Chickens on pasture eat grass and insects. That’s inline with their omnivore tendencies. But the grass, seeds, and insects that the chickens eat out on pasture is really only a supplement. It provides lots of natural forage and contributes to the exceptional taste and health of the chicken and its […]
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Mar
Mar
Local, pasture-based egg producers often cite a Mother Earth News study to underscore their superior egg quality when compared to conventionally raised eggs. So, here is that study. Our [Mother Earth News] testing has found that, compared to official U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient data for commercial eggs, eggs from hens raised on pasture […]
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Mar
Mar
If you want to understand the reality of the current bee crisis from the beekeeper’s perspective, Vanishing of the Bees is a must watch.There are many nuanced topics in the video including debates on commercial versus organic beekeeping or whether it’s appropriate to use insecticides to treat for varroa mites. But the most eye opening […]