Posted by Desiree Nelson on Dec 11th 2024
Farm News
Starting
a farm business in 2008 was not necessarily what Jack and Betsy McCann had in mind. Betsy was teaching music (and still is!) and they decided to start a hobby farm with a desire to feed
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Dec 7th 2024
Lookback on Fall 2024
We had a very typical fall here on the farm. September and October are usually very busy,
and luckily November was a slow month to get caught up.We started September out with a big change, I stopped
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Oct 23rd 2024
Meet an RFS Farmer
Farmer BeccaBecca raises produce for RFS and TC Farm in Northfield, MN. A first generation farmer who started farming 12 years ago, she began Seeds Farm as a small "glorified garden" with 5 CSA member
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Oct 15th 2024
Reserve Thanksgiving Items Today: Turkey, Sides, Pies and More
Thanksgiving is fast approaching! Save 10% on local, pasture raised turkey & sides when you reserve in advance.Reserving ahead of time helps us plan accordingly and make sure we have enough food
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Aug 29th 2024
NEW Home Delivery Service!
In September 2024, we will be transitioning to a new home delivery service for our customers. We are hiring Regional Food System (RFS) in Blaine to do these home deliveries and suspending our pickup
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Jul 3rd 2024
Egg Labeling
Have you wondered about the freshness of your eggs and how long they will last? I get these questions often and I’ll tell you what we are required to do for labeling from our state agricultural depar
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Jun 5th 2024
If Our Farm Name Is On It...
. . .We Raised It.Since we have started farming, we have learned a lot of things about marketing and branding. There are all kinds of farms out there that when we were consumers, and maybe this is wh
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Feb 28th 2024
Buying A Whole Or Half Pig
Are you interested in buying a whole or half pig from our farm? I will answer all of your questions about that here. OUR MANAGEMENT:First, we raise our pigs on pasture and they move to a fresh pasture
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Feb 7th 2024
How to Cook Pasture Raised Chicken
Occasionally I will get the question of how to cook pasture raised chicken. Customers often associate the difference in cooking grassfed beef and non 100% grassfed beef, thinking there is a similarit
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Nov 15th 2023
Why Support a Pasture Raised Egg Farm in the Winter
I have a few reasons for you to support your local pasture raised egg farm in the winter. We farm in Minnesota, we obviously have winter with cold and snow. This isn’t suitable for chickens to be on p
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on May 15th 2023
Are You Getting Duped by Egg Yolk Color?
This past winter, a conversation about egg yolk color came up on the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association (APPPA) listserv. We have been members of this organization since 2013 and value t
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Posted by Desiree Nelson on Feb 23rd 2023
Easy to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
I often get the question if I know the secret to peeling our hard boiled eggs? Typically farm eggs are fresher than eggs you buy in the store. And older eggs in general will peel easier. I have compil
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