Taste of Place
Hi Everyone – wanted to blog quickly about a thought I had – well reoccuring thoughts I have had about “Taste of Place.” Not sure if I will finish it in this post or not – due to the need to go out and move and feed animals and feed and change the sleeping ones […]
Fresh Certified Organic Chicken Available now:)
At our farm we pasture all of our birds and feed them only certified organic grain and our organic veggies. We do not the white cornish cross birds – those one do not do well on pasture and have meat mostly only on their breasts. The birds we raise for meat are a slower growing […]
SO WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE FARM THIS WEEK?
VOLUME VI, JOURNAL II JUNE 27, 2011 BLUE HERON FARM JOURNALGreetings from the farm! So here is Week 2 of 18 weeks. When I saw the green onions the interns and Adam picked today – I had a grin from ear to ear – they are B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! It made my heart sing – these onions […]
First Pickup – tomorrow Monday, June 13
Hello Everyone- Sorry for the late notice but after talking to a few members at market on Saturday and since the spinach did not bolt this week – we will be having a a pickup this MONDAY at the farm from 4-6pm. We wanted to make sure you got spinach and rhubarb before it went […]
We need help planting on Tuesday June 7th:)
We are looking for a MOB of people to descend on our farm TUESDAY- yes TOMORROW – to help us gt caught up from flooding – we are looking for a short bit of time – meet at 8 until noon or whatever you can give. We will feed you yumminess. Our fields and hoophouses […]
Thought for the day courtesy of Sue
My sister Sue is out in Kalcutta, India working/ doing service at Mother Teresa’s homes and Brother Xaviers. This is what she posted on her update today and wanted to share it with all of you – because love is hard – whether it be with people, animals, farm, land, weather.. Love you Susie – […]
Looking for two apprentices for this growing season
Hey everybody – we are looking for 2 apprentices (we just had to positions open up unexpectedly) to start ASAP for this growing season – room (wonderful yurt like tent in the middle of a pasture),board and small stipend – we have a dairy cow, sheep, lambs, chickens, meat birds, and tons of vegetables – […]
Why We Raise Pastured Certified Organic Chicken and Eggs
Blue Heron Farm is a small diversified certified organic family farm in Grand Isle, Vermont surrounded by Lake Champlain. Our farm has always been certified organic since its conception in 2004- vegetables and animals- including our eggs. We are a mama and a daddy raising our children and farming. Our family, including our young daughters, […]
Winter Journal Post and CSA Letter
February 28, 2011 Hello to all returning and potential CSA members, neighbors, friends and family! As I type this, Sadie is napping and her little sweet sister, Delia Mae is laying by my side watching me type. Sadie can spell her name now and is very excited to be a big sister and she is […]