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Farm Fresh Eggs, Organic Eggs

Farm fresh eggs. They’re a hot topic these days—often in short supply since more and more people are moving away from grocery store eggs. There are several reasons why farm fresh eggs are sometimes scarce. There’s the seasonal demand such as festive times of the year...

An Eggcellent Breakfast

I’m usually the breakfast-maker in our family and this is a casserole I enjoy preparing. I adapted it from a recipe written by my great grandfather. He wrote a number of recipe books, and it’s neat to know that this is one of Great-Grandpa’s recipes. The really fun...

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Notes from the Whole Crew

Notes from the Whole Crew

Well, this time we’re all going to contribute a little about what we do. You'll get a snapshot of current events at the farm, through everybody’s eyes.  I, Marvin, do most of the planning, ordering, delegating jobs, and marketing; I look after sales of Bio-Ag animal...

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Why minimize tillage? 5 reasons…

Why minimize tillage? 5 reasons…

Well, we had a real hard frost this morning. I saw Adoniram foraging tomatoes yesterday, in the mostly frosted patch. I even picked one last strawberry from our new patch of fall bearing plants. I don't think either of us will have such luck today. As we look back on...

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The Great Bee Cut-out

The Great Bee Cut-out

Well,  a long awaited adventure has finally materialized! The boys have been interested in bees for several years now, and we studied up on them last winter. There's was old church building in our area with bees in it, and several months ago, we found out that it was...

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Many Meals From a Turkey

Turkeys are so tasty, healthy, and versatile... but BIG! What if you can't use it all at once? I'll give you some ideas. First, it must be thawed. You can do this either by keeping it in the fridge for about three days, or placing it in a large pot of cold water,...

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Bountywoods Open Farm Day 2016

We're having an open house! Or rather open farm. We have been wanting to do this, but weren't sure if it would fit into our schedule. When we realized next weekend would be our best chance for it we have decided to go ahead. We are really looking forward to showing...

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A Greens Recipe For You To Try

Here's a recipe I came up with today to use some of the vegetables we have around. I tried it out for lunch and my family liked it! (so did I) All the main ingredients except the mayonnaise were produced right here on Bountywoods Farm (and the eggs in the mayo were...

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Certified Organic – or Not?

We have decided not to get organic certification for our farm at this time. You may wonder why not; wouldn't it be a Nice Thing To Do? I suppose it would be nice to have a license to use the term "organic". (For your information, we are not allowed to call our farm...

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On the Arrival of Winter and Plans for Spring

From Rebecca: We've had a lovely autumn. But now finally the world is covered with downy blankets and feather pillows of pure white snow, prepared to slumber in peace until spring! The spruces were bowed down with the weight; then along came the wind with huff and...

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