Sheep, Pigs & the Top 10 Things
To get back to our farm tour series, traipsing east from this year’s vegetable field along “John T’s field” (John T. was a friendly neighbor who lived directly across highway 460 for almost 40 years), we come upon a narrow walk-through gate in the fence that opens into the chicken field. I think it was […]
Pastured-Poultry Myths
Elmwood Stock Farm offers wholesome, organic food year-round, but as Mac explained earlier, some of the livestock we raise on the farm is seasonal. Our broiler chickens, in particular, are in a seasonal system. Here in Central Kentucky, the winters are just too cold to keep these Cornish Cross birds outdoors. Rather than cave to […]
Corn, Sweet Corn
Happy first day of organic Elmwood Stock Farm sweet corn! This is a celebration on the farm each year because sweet corn season is short and, oh, so sweet. Thursday’s CSA shareholders are the first to receive corn, and we hope to have enough to share with our wider customer audience in the coming weeks. […]
The Sounds of Nature
COVID-19 gave me something I thought I’d never witness while standing on Elmwood Stock Farm: the sounds of nature, no man-made noise of any kind. With the sound of commerce coming to a halt a few months ago, I had the unimaginable opportunity to hear the hum of insects, cows ruminating, songbirds awakening with first […]
One Degree of Separation
With our lives in a new state of constant flux, Mac offers a look at what’s happening at Elmwood Stock Farm through a journal of sorts. We plan to offer this journal over the next few weeks, as we all experience life in the new normal together. Friday, March 13; 6 a.m.: One Degree of […]