Farm Musings

A big thank you to everyone who came out this past weekend to visit us at the Co-Op Farm Tour and our amazing dinner at Tullibee!

The 2018 Co-op Farm Tour has been scheduled for July 14th. There will be over two dozen farms participating across the Twin Cities metro area (we are two of them!). This is a great chance to see local farms up close and doing their part to make sustainable, local farming with a purpose within reach for everyone.

It's still a couple of months off (July 15 will be here fast!) but we're trying to get a feel for how many people might attend the Co-op Farm Tour or the potluck BBQ we are throwing for our members afterwards. If you could take the time to let us know if you are interested, that would be awesome!

We're super excited! Turns out we have enough eggs available that we can offer egg-only subscriptions.

A quick recap of this year's farm tour for those who weren't able to make it. And a thank you to those who were!

Here are some favorite Freedom shots...

From third year med school to organic farmer. MPR News has a great write-up with fantastic photos about Steven Schwann, a Minnesota farmer who was one of the first to begin practicing organic farming.

We're super excited to announce the locations for our 2016 Meet the Chicks event. Living in the city, it’s not every day you get to see baby chicks! There will be baby chicks at several of our pickup sites on Friday March 18th through Monday, March 21st. This is always a really popular event for parents with children.

Baby piglets are so amazing. They are small, adorable and quick to their feet. We have 10 healthy piglets born today... I LOVE seeing new piglets.

Having kids on a farm is full of different sort of challenges our suburban upbringing didn't quite prepare us for. Overall it is great though. Here is one perk I appreciated today...

What a year! Here is an update about our crazy year and our life in general. Some of my favorite photos and even a video of 2.5 year old Lauren and her 'pet' snake.

A lot of you like to take some time off in December. Chickens are no different. Read more about the vacation we are giving our birds as well as some changes to our program, specifically what we are feeding our chickens. Also: bonus cricket update!

Just a cute story about a chicken and a cat who both decide one day that the garage is much more interesting than the barn...

Just a couple of pictures to show how rewarding it can be to start and end your day on a farm

After a long, hard winter you begin to lose faith that spring will ever come. This morning, we took the time to note a few things that prove spring is just around the corner.