Recipes & Recipes
Moving Chicks Onto Pasture
Time to come out of the brooder!
Something Attacked Our Turkeys
We lost 6 turkeys to a predator!
Raising Pigs On Pasture
The key to quality pork is raising animals on pasture where they have access to sunshine, fresh air, forages and the ability to express their own personalities.
Baby Pigs
In case you didn’t know, we had a blessed event on the farm a few months ago!
The Eggmobile
Curious how our chickens live on the farm? Check out the Eggmobile!
We Have a Sick Sheep!
One of our pregnant ewe’s is sick. See how we are trying to nurse her back to health.
Setting Up the Pastured Poultry Brooder
We had a real mess to clean up but we’ve got the brooders ready for our meat chickens to arrive soon!
Emergency On The Farm
So what happens when you have a medical emergency on the farm? Dial 911? Load up and go to the hospital? Or do you just Google “broken sheep leg”?
7 Benefits of Buying Local Food
Recent food recalls from Perdue Chicken, Urban Remedy and Chino Beef can really make you wonder about the safety of the food you are feeding your family.
12 Common Questions Asked About Our Farm
Each week at the High Point Farmer’s Market we have the pleasure of interacting with lots of customers who are looking for nutritionally dense food that is raised locally and responsibly.
The Benefits of Local, Raw Honey
We’ve been keeping honey bees for about 9 years now. There aren’t many other hobbies that can be as rewarding, and sometimes painful, as beekeeping.
Pulled Pork
Ok, the weekend, holiday or special occasion is coming. You’d really like to have pork barbecue for family or guests but you’re not comfortable trying this project on the grill.
Why We Decided to Add Sheep to the Farm
A couple of weeks ago we purchased a small flock of sheep. 4 adult ewes (female sheep) with 7 lambs (sheep less than a year old). The lambs consisted of 3 rams (male lambs) and 4 ewes. All total 11 new animals on the farm.
Crispy Chicken Leg/Thigh Quarters
Here is a great family recipe two of our favorite things; chicken and cast iron! This is a quick and easy meal ready for the table in about 45 minutes. The dark meat of a leg/thigh quarter has a lot of flavor while staying tender and moist. Pairs great with fresh salad or grilled veggies.
Misleading Food Labels – Truth in Advertising
We try very hard to be completely transparent about how our animals are cared for and raised. The industrial food system uses pastoral images in a way that is not entirely honest about how commercial food is produced.
Pork & Beans
If you grew up eating pork and beans from a can, here is a grown up twist on an age old favorite.
Nutrition in Pasture Chicken
Chickens are a little bit more complicated. The same review that couldn’t give any conclusive numbers about “organic” pork also couldn’t provide clear data for “organic” chicken.
Use for Lard – Lardy Cake
With the last batch of pigs we had processed, there was an option for having some fresh lard made. The pigs produced a fair amount of lard that has a beautiful white color, is full of flavor and adds a real depth to dishes.