Give Dad a treat this Father’s Day, June 20, and bring him for a tour of our farm! From noon to 4, you can feed and pet the animals and help us move the cows and chickens to fresh pasture. Bring a picnic lunch, and enjoy it on the banks of the beautiful Merrimack River. [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Announcing a Field Day for Father’s Day!
Posted in News on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our Landlord
Posted in Farm Business, tagged Monadnock Community Land Trust on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Monadnock Community Land Trust (our landlord) held its annual meeting here at the farm on Sunday. After the procedural details were taken care of, we took a walking tour to inspect our operation. It may seem hard to believe, given how important food is to our lives, but farming does not pay well enough [...]
Beef Satay Recipe
Posted in recipes, tagged Chef John Mitzewich, grass-fed beef on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chef John has posted yet another great video recipe in his “Cooking with Grass-Fed Beef” series. We sent him some of our sirloin tip to work with, but he says this works with almost any cut as long as it is sliced thin.
Roundup Ready Weeds
Posted in Opinion on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting article in the New York Times last week about how widespread use of the weedkiller Roundup has led to the rapid growth of herbicide-resistant superweeds. This is just one more strike against a system that sounded good on paper, but turns out to have major negative unintended consequences. The big idea is that tilling [...]
Chicks are Here!
Posted in News, tagged Pastured chickens on May 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Our first batch of chicks arrived this morning. They are New Hampshire Reds—a “dual purpose” breed. We will keep some to start our laying flock. The rest will be processed as meat birds in late July. Before the 1960′s, most broilers were breeds like the New Hampshire Red. Nowadays, the only breed you will find [...]
