It has been discouraging the past number of years with all the reports of how the government is making things harder for small farmers and is supporting the big factory farms. We have some good news. Maryland Department of Agriculture is developing a certification and inspection program that will enable small farms to process chickens [...]
Our son, Joel, grinding organic corn for the chickens. The corn is ground fresh each morning. About 50% of the vitamins are lost in the first 10 hours after a grain is cracked, and almost all of the vitamins are lost within 72 hours. The corn is mixed with a protein, mineral, and vitamin concentrate [...]
April 16, 2010 – 11:00 pm
Last month, on March 20, the Washington Post ran an interesting article titled "With Cheap Food Imports, Haiti Can’t Feed Itself". After reading the article, I realized that our national agricultural situation in the United States is similar in several ways to Haiti – we import about half of the food that we eat, and [...]
March 16, 2010 – 10:15 pm
This year was the first time that our road was flooded by the Monocacy River since we moved here three and a half years ago. The road flooded slightly once earlier this year during the night and receded again in time for people to go to work the next morning. This time, we were flooded [...]
March 16, 2010 – 10:15 pm
We survived a very snowy winter. All the snow added a lot of extra work here on the farm and it prevented us from getting a lot of other work done outside that we had hoped to get done this winter. However, in spite of all the cold and snow, the hens and the animals [...]
March 16, 2010 – 10:15 pm
Eggs should be considered a ‘superfood’ because they are one of the most nutrient-dense foods and boost health and tackle obesity. That is what researchers say in a study released this month. The researchers analyzed 71 research papers that examined the nutritional quality of eggs and their role in diet. Dr Carrie Ruxton, a lead [...]
November 19, 2009 – 2:00 pm
Here in the Washington DC area you often hear Monsanto running ads on the radio touting how they are helping farmers feed the world and how they are supporting sustainable agriculture. However, Monsanto is anything but a supporter of sustainable agriculture. They are a giant agricultural chemical and genetically modified (GMO) seed corporation that has [...]
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Tagged Brix, Chemicals, Economy, Farming, Food Safety, Gardening, GMO's, Health, Monsanto
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November 2, 2009 – 11:45 pm
As many of you know, the American Chestnut Foundation has an American chestnut breeding orchard located here on our farm. Recently a new sign was put up so that you can see where the orchard is located. The orchard is located on the right side of the lane, up the hill behind where the sign [...]
October 6, 2009 – 12:00 am
I was surprised when I started researching recently on the nutritional value of eggs. Eggs are a much more valuable food than what I realized. Eggs supply a high quality protein Our unfertilized pasture-raised eggs are a meat free food that supply a high quality protein and other nutrients that are necessary for healthy body [...]
September 7, 2009 – 6:15 pm
A number of people have requested information on how to produce high brix food and how to increase the brix of the pastures. Producing high brix food is not achieved overnight. It takes three to eight years to get the nutrients balanced in the soil so that high brix food can be produced. When you [...]
