Our animals: Eggs - Poultry - Pork - Beef

In-depth: About the farm | Farmers markets

The animals on the farm are an integral part of our system, helping us to maintain our sustainability. Recognizing that life and death is a natural cycle of our world we strive to maintain an environment that is healthy for our animals as well as maintaining their well-being. Keeping animals healthy and happy is not difficult to do if you look on animals as co-inhabitants and partners on this planet and follow each species psychology and needs. They have a happy life on the farm until they no longer exist. Great care is given to them during the processing procedure to reduce the amount of stress. If you're looking for our meat order form, click here.

Egg laying flock
Our egg layers are a special commercial breed designed to lay an egg a day. Rather than being confined in laying houses where they would be subjected to a rigid lighting schedule forcing an egg every 23 hours, our hens are free to roam their pastures and lay their eggs in nests we provide for them. While they are fed organic grains (grains are a food chickens would naturally eat in the wild) they also spend the day grazing on the rich forage their pasture provides and scratching for insects for added protein. They choose if they want to be inside or out, whether they wand salad today or not. Raised in this manner our chickens do not provide an egg a day, but they are happy, healthy and stress free. That’s why we can say without a doubt we have some of the best tasting eggs around.

You can purchase an egg share along with either a fruit or vegetable share. I’m sorry but we do not provide just egg shares. You can also purchase our eggs at the farmers markets we sell at. Since our CSA customers have first priority in choosing eggs we aren’t able to keep up with the supply so if you wish to purchase eggs from us at the market, please come early. We sell out quickly.

Pastured chickens and turkeys
Our birds don’t taste like the ones you get from the store, even the free-range organic ones. The reason? They are raised on pasture, allowed to eat the grass and other forage that nature intended them to eat. We use them to help fertilize our vegetable fields, moving their pens twice a day to insure they have fresh greens and insects to eat and to keep them clean. This method of raising poultry produces large, healthy and nutritious animals with a taste and texture that can’t be beat.

Our chicken requires very little seasoning when basted in its own savory juices. One large chicken can serve 6-8 people. We also have smaller sizes available. They make a wonderful meal. Birds are available June-December and are sold frozen. Use our order form and mark the months you wish to receive your chickens. We recommend 3 chickens a month for a family of four. Once ordered we make arrangements for pick ups at the markets we sell at, or we can make other arrangements if needed. We do offer chickens at the markets we sell at, but do not always have them in stock. Your best bet for a continuous supply is to use our order form. We begin taking orders in February.

Turkeys range in size from 9-20 lbs. Specify the weight you’d like on the order form and we will try to accommodate you. We can’t promise the exact weight, but we will get as close as we can. We grow Standard Bronze and Broad Breasted White Turkeys. Both are delicious. Order early. We always sell out. We begin taking orders in February. If you're looking for our meat order form, click here.

Pastured pork
Our pigs arrive at our farm at six weeks of age. We get them from a farmer who raises her sows on pasture and from the moment the piglets are able they are allowed free access to their pastures along with their moms. At six weeks they come to their new home where they get nice, warm, straw filled homes and access to pasture where they can run, root, wallow, and play. They spend their lives in hog heaven basking in the sun, sleeping in the shade and eating all of what nature intended a pig to eat. That’s why our pork products taste so good!

We offer bulk sales of pork at $4.50 lb. hanging weight. The average hanging weight for a pig is 115 lbs. Please remember weights will vary season to season. They are generally available early fall. You make the arrangements with the butcher on how you want your pork cut up, and the price for the cut and wrap is generally .50 lb with curing a little more. Below is an example of what an average order will look like, but of course you have the option of deciding. We do not put estimated weights for the types of cuts as that is determined on how you decide your pork to be cut. A side of pork is cut up the same way, it is just half the amount.

• Ham boneless or bone in
• Ham steaks
• Bacon
• Pork chops
• Top loin roast (boneless)
• Tenderloin roast
• Spareribs
• Country style ribs
• Ground pork or sausage
• Ham hocks

We offer single cuts of pork at the farmers markets we sell at. Since they are individual cuts they are more expensive. We begin taking orders in February. Please email for availability before you send in an order for pork. If you're looking for our meat order form, click here.

Grass fed and finished beef
What does this mean? It means that once a calf is weaned off of its mother it eats what it is supposed to eat; only grass and other forages. We do not feed our beef grain to fatten them up. They are finished on live pastures to reach their desired size. Since we don’t finish our beef on grains (a forced feedlot operation) we are subject to each year’s growing season. Animal weights will vary year to year depending upon the amount of rainfall, sunshine and other factors.

Since you are paying by the hanging weight, these factors do not affect you except in the size of the animal. We are affected because the size of the animal determines the amount of money we receive for the animal. That is why there are forced feed lots, but we feel animals grown and fed the way nature intended are the best for your body and we won’t sacrifice the good health of our customers to make a few more dollars. That is why our animals are processed between the months of July and November, when the grass still has all of its goodness in it and the animal eating it has been receiving all of its benefits. An animal grown in this manner is turned into wonderful lean (with a little bit of the right fat), tasty, tender and nutritious meal.

We sell beef by the split side (a quarter of a beef), by the side (half of a beef) and a whole beef at $3.50 lb. The animals are ordered ahead of time. Once slaughtered, they are hung in a locker to age for flavor and tenderness. You make arrangements with the butcher on how you want your beef cut up. Since the animals are sold by the hanging weight, there is no mix up of orders. Each animal and order is taken care of separately.

Below is an example of a whole beef with the hanging weight of 650 lbs. Please remember, this is an estimate only to give you a better idea of what you might be receiving when you order. Also, you can tailor your order to your own specifications. You can divide this example by two or four to fit a split side or a side order.