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We raise Berkshire pigs that are not in tiny pens but rather one large pen. In summer they are free to go in and out of the barn as they wish. Our meat chickens are raised in free-run pens and feed on grass, weeds, and bugs. As quantities are limited, we ask you pre-order your chickens if possible to avoid disappointment. Our egg chickens (browns) are also raised
this way. Our feed is about 1/2 feed we mill ourselves and 1/2 bought from the feed mill. We also started a trial run of ducks and geese recently! We have grown almost any vegetable you can think of including green, yellow and various heirloom beans; carrots; snow, snap and shelling peas; pickling and slicing cucumbers; over 50 different kinds of tomatoes, most of which are heirloom; beets, corn, potatoes, melons, squash, ornamental gourds, onions, and many more. The herbs we have offered include parsley, summer savory, dill, sorrel, cilantro, basil (5 or 6 kinds), rosemary, and others. One of my passions is growing mint. We have offered over a dozen different types as well as other herbs perfect for tea: lemongrass, borage, etc
Fruits vary from season to season as chokecherries and wild plums are picked in our bush and birds can get there first! Usually we have a fair bit of them though. Strawberries are available most of the summer as are raspberries (both red and yellow). Apples are available starting mid-August (the sweeter ones) and again in early September (the more tart ones). I am hoping to be able to offer nanking cherries. Plenty of cherries to share, pears and apricots too. We have also planted saskatoon, blueberry, currant, and blackberry shrubs. We do our best to offer produce that tastes incredible (though many heirlooms do have odd shapes, their taste is far above the "pretty" looking tomatoes!)