Here’s something new and different: instead of money draining out of the bank account to pay for our farm, we actually have some trickling in. Last Friday we processed another 27 chicken broilers and when I added up all the totals, we had sold more than $950 worth in the last two weeks. Word is […]
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Temporary electric fencing has made grazing management vastly more efficient. I bought 80-foot lengths of sheep netting and build squares on our pastures for the ruminants to mow. The only problem: when the grass grows tall, you have to cut lanes before you can set up the fencing. Last year I wrecked both my elbows […]
Time to slaughter chickens. Our Freedom Ranger broilers are so popular, we decided to double production this year. Here’s what one of our clients said in an e-mail: “We cooked the last chicken we had in the freezer on Tuesday and it was spectacular.” I tend to agree. The Freedom Ranger, a European breed, is […]
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