Farm Philosophy

Posts about why and how we farm.

Chickens in a chicken coop

How to Take Care of Back Yard Chickens

Alright, let’s talk chickens. They say chickens are the gate way drug of homesteading. It’s oddly true. Once you get chickens and saunter right past eggs at the store, it makes you feel like there isn’t anything you can’t do. After that you start making bread, raising your own meat, growing your own fruits and […]

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tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers

Consumer Education: The Key To Small Farm Success

The common phrase, “The customer is always right,” has been attributed to a few different prominent businessmen around the turn of the 20th Century. Unfortunately, it’s one of the biggest reasons that the US food system is in the shape that it is today. Many American consumers have distorted views of quality when it comes

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