Local Food, Real Challenges. And a Path Forward.

Yesterday I spoke with a group organized by [**Community Food Navigator**](https://communityfoodnavigator.org/) about bu...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Is This the New Dust Bowl?

If you were anywhere near Chicago on May 16, you probably got the same iPhone alert we did: **DUST STORM WARNING.**...

Say Cheese! 🐑 🧀

Is it just us, or has this spring been the windiest spring ever!? That dust storm last week was something crazy. We're g...