newsletter Whole Chickens, Fresh Sourdough & Fall Favorites 🍂

Our stand is officially open and stocked with pumpkins, corn stalks, and hay bales — perfect for decorating your front porch or adding that warm harvest feel to your home. Plus, when you swing by, you’ll probably run into a few of our “helpers”: the goats, dog, cats, turkeys, and chickens. 🐐🐓🐱 We're darting around today between soccer games and birthday parties, but the stand is set up on the honor system with both a cashbox and credit card machine ready for you to use.

Farm Stand: 6120 Sauk Trail, Matteson, IL Directions: kdodle.com/directions

Whole Chickens Are Back in Stock!

This is big news — our whole chickens from Wanda Farms are finally back in! Order here →

Wanda Farms is run by Joe and his young family up in Harvard, Illinois (just south of Lake Geneva). You can read more about their story here. We’ve been working closely with them this year and are thrilled to bring their birds into the Kakadoodle marketplace.

These chickens aren’t like what you grab from the grocery store. Grocery store chicken often comes from large-scale operations where the birds are raised in ways that sacrifice both nutrition and flavor. Joe's chickens are raised with care, in a way that respects the land and the animal. The result? Juicier, more flavorful meat that’s actually better for your family’s health — higher in essential nutrients, without the chemical residues.

And for those who can’t get enough, our surprisingly popular chicken thighs are also back! Grab some thighs here →

Fresh Sourdough Is Back This Week 🍞

You all loved the Rustic Kneed sourdough — it sold out in 24 hours last week! Honestly, it sold out so fast that we didn’t even have enough to fill every order, because the first batch didn’t turn out quite as expected.

But Rustic Kneed has been working hard to perfect the sourdough recipe, using Janie’s Mill stone-ground organic flour. If you’ve never read about why the flour you use matters so much, check out this article we shared: The Surprising Truth About Flour (And Why It Matters for Your Family).

This week, Rustic Kneed is confident they’ve got it right. So please, keep the orders coming! Order your sourdough here →

Growing Together 💚

We’ve also shared a new article about how Kakadoodle is growing right alongside you, our customers: Growing at the Pace of Our Customers.

This piece is really close to our hearts because it talks about what makes this whole Kakadoodle journey different. Instead of pushing out products just to keep shelves full, we’re letting your families guide us. If you’re asking for better bread, more nutritious chicken, or seasonal produce for your homes, we listen and we grow at that same pace.

It’s not about rushing or scaling as fast as possible. It’s about building something that feels sustainable, healthy, and connected. Just like good sourdough needs time to rise, this marketplace grows best when we nurture it slowly, with you right beside us.

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to read it, because it really reflects the heart of what Kakadoodle is all about: a community of families, farmers, and friends choosing better food together.

See you soon, friends. 🧡