Before I share all about this year’s best Farm Hack, I’ve got to explain something! One of the most important responsibilities that we have as your farmers, is not losing track of how many animals we have on the farm at any given time. Why’s that,...
Remember the mystery poultry predator we told you about this fall? We were feeling quite pleased with ourselves after we added a few deterrents to the coop – namely a solar radio and a flashing LED light – and everything settled right down. But things...
There are these auctions that happen in the farming world. They take place in a field somewhere, way off the beaten track, in early spring when all the farmers are itching to get back to working in their fields. Usually, Greg goes to the auctions solo and gives me a...
An astute customer attended one of our farm tours last year. And after thanking us for sharing the farm with her, she smiled and leaned in close and said something I won’t ever forget. “There’s so much joy on your farm,” she said. “But, compared to the other animals...
In her new memoir Good Husbandry (which I absolutely loved and would totally recommend to you as a COVID read by the way), the famous ADK farmer/writer Kristin Kimball says that nothing will make you look more stupid than chasing a chicken around. She’s...
Last week was the last week of broiler (meat) chicken chores, of chicken processing, labeling and weighing. It was the last week of selling chicken at the Brighton Market and also our last week of our Chicken CSA (thank you to all of our amazing members!). It feels...
