A Comeback Story 🎥 and New Chicken Sausages!

Hope everybody had an awesome 4th of July! 🎆 We were lucky enough to sneak away from the farm and enjoy a little lake t...

Beating the Heat 🐓 + Behind the Scenes Update

Whew... it’s been **crazy hot** lately! We’ve been feeling the full force of summer here, but thankfully, we got the sha...

Behind-the-Scenes Update

We wanted to share a behind-the-scenes update with you! The newsletter below is something I’ve been sending out (roughly...

Hot Days, Fresh Eggs & Dog Treat Superfood

Wow—it’s *HOT* out there! 🥵 Thankfully, our chickens are thriving in their new home and have started laying. Their firs...

The Missing Piece in Local Food

What does it *really* take to get nutrient-dense, chemical-free, local food into more hands? That’s the core question...

1,000 New Hens and Full Freezers

This morning we welcomed **1,000 new hens** to the property—yep, a thousand! Honestly, we didn’t think we’d be getting a...

Are Corn and Soy-Free Eggs Healthier?

At Kakadoodle, we’ve been getting more questions than ever about **corn/soy-free eggs**. Customers want to know: Is the...

Chicks Are Back! 🐣

After a wild year dealing with the bird flu, we finally have chicks back on the property! Most hatcheries are totally wi...

Better Than Organic?

We’ve been having a lot of conversations lately—at the farmers market, in our inbox, sometimes just in passing... about...

A Road Trip, A Hidden Story & A Call to Action

Last week, MariKate visited Dietrich Ranch up near Rockford. Dan, the rancher behind much of the beef and pork you enjoy...

The New York Times Story That Didn’t Run

Yesterday, a few people noticed that I (Marty) was mentioned in The New York Times - a [photo of me walking through our...

That Dust Storm. And Cover Crops.

What a week! MariKate and I have been out trying to mow down our 74 acres with our little tractor. What really needed to...