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Tag Archives: Eggs
Egg Processing with the Whole Family
I’m not sure what people envision exactly, when they think about the modern farm family’s daily farming tasks. It varies widely from farm to farm, of course, but for us, one task that we do very frequently together is collect … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged candling, egg grading, egg washer, Eggs, family, farm dog, hens, kids, pasture
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Winter Babies & Farm Fun
Late Winter Update It seems like it gets busier at the farm every year! I suppose I should consider the fact that we’re growing, both in our farming ventures and in our family size, so of course it follows that … Continue reading
Should eggs be stored on the countertop?
Should you store farm eggs on the countertop? You probably read the little article that circulated social media about how Europeans never store their eggs in the fridge. How convenient, right? More space for leftovers, potential for edible kitchen decor, … Continue reading
Organic Egg Deception
An interesting little story came out last week about the day-to-day practices of a major brand of organic eggs. The article subtly criticized the confined quarters that offered no apparent access to outdoors, and gave readers some insight into how the … Continue reading
Are you falling asleep at the kitchen stove?
There is an interesting thing happening in our culture. Advertising. Advertising wins. If you can come up with the prettiest ad, the cleverest motto, the most touching video clip, you can sell anything. But what if you can’t… Farmers aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in The Price of Real Food
Tagged Beef, chicken, Eggs, free-range, grass-fed, hormone-free, marketing, no hormones, organic, Pasture-Raised, pork, turkey
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A brief update as we head into March…
We lost all the small birds! You’re going to laugh. We ran out of little chickens! Other than a couple remaining 3-pounder birds, all we have is our December stock of whole birds, ranging from Really Big (4.5 lb) to … Continue reading
The Day The Chicken Paddock Became A Mudslide
Farming often feels like feast or famine. We believe we have exited a 3-year-long drought that started … oh, our FIRST summer of production. We made it. By the Lord’s grace we made it. But the pendulum seems to have … Continue reading
Posted in Disasters
Tagged Chickens, Eggs, mud, rain, rotational grazing, rotational management, tractor, yard eggs
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