A few acres, a flock,
and a question.
We didn’t want to buy fertilizer. So we asked the chickens for help.
2012
Chickens instead of fertilizer.
First chickens on the farm. We began looking after a hay field and using a broiler flock to help manage fertility and be productive on the wide-open space. Instead of buying nitrogen to make more hay, we bought chickens and managed them closely to leave nitrogen behind during their short foraging stays. We were left with better hay, no waste to clean up, and better chicken than you can get in the store.
2014
Every week at market.
Our first year at market. We joined the California Farmers Market as a full-time vendor. We came every week with as much chicken as we could load up.
2017
A full rotation.
The first multispecies rotation, including sheep, hens, broilers, and pigs. It was a big learning year. The farm grew more productive, and we had more on hand than ever before.
2021
Feeding the community.
A big year in the world. We had a lot of new customers in a very unstable time. We worked hard to grow more than ever to supply the community with fresh, accessible food.
2023
More forage, better soil.
Working with the MD Healthy Soils Grant to help us plant more forages to supplement what the farm grows perennially. We are now using many different types of forage, including both annual and perennial natives as well as annual and perennial forages, to maintain a high level of forage productivity across the farm and across the seasons.
2026
Twelve years in.
We are excited to be in our 12th year at the California Farmers Market!