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to fridge, or not to fridge
People ask me if eggs need to be refrigerated. The quick answer is, it depends. Do I recommend refrigerating eggs? Yes. Why do I suggesting refrigerating eggs? I suggest it because it preserves the …
good stuff
When I first thought about the food I would sell in the market, I imagined selling something special, different, food with a twist on the ingredients, but all of those ideas surprisingly changed. The …
candling eggs
Before I put the eggs out to sell, I candle them. Candling them is essentially grading them. There are a few things to look for when checking eggs. The first thing I look at …
the market is open
Although the market needs finishing touches, the market is open for business. The market current features the pasture raised eggs from the hens that are exclusively fed Highland Naturals, non-gmo, all natural, anti-biotic free …
almost done with the market
The market has been painted, and it is almost ready. The electric company should be coming soon, although it has been pushed back 3 times now. I am hopeful that this will not be …
chickens, coops and pasture
Since the last update, a few things have changed. For now, I’ve stopped buying chickens. I’ve created a unique mix of birds that should produce an equally unique mix of eggs by fall. However, …
the market’s beginning
This is the first of a planned series of stories for the building of a market at the Homestead. The expected completion for the first phase of the market is Fall, 2017. More stories to …
before and after shots of the farmhouse and barns
The process for building the house was a very long, and exhausting process. Two years have passed since I bought the farm, and fortunately, there has been a lot of progress, and I am happy …