I'm wondering what the 'appitite' might be for a local screening of the movie "Fresh".   You can see the trailer below and I think it's an important statement that helps us all define the Slow Food Movement and why supporting local food systems is so critical. 

Let me know your thoughts after viewing the trailer here below..

Last week my fiance and I were in our favorite pub enjoying one last beer and night out before Lent commenced and we entered the "closed" time of year. In walked a few of our local farmers for their own bit of brew. 

One of the farmers came right over and warmly said hello. I buy from their booth at my local farmers market all the time so it was nice to be recognized and greeted. Another of the farmers, however, whom I buy from regularly, only gave me a blank stare. Didn't even pretend to know...

So I think pigs like to be outside.   We've had a pretty warm winter this year without a lot of snow so I was curious to see how our Large Black pigs would take to a recent dusting.   Well, they loved it :-)

Joel Salatin talks about allowing Pigs to express their Piggishness (or something like that)  The idea is to allow them to express their desired natural behavior.  In that vien, we give them a warm place to sleep and an open door every day.   Some days they don't go out at all, other...

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Chris Baggott

Whenever we blog about a farmer, rancher or other local food producer, I try to send a follow up email letting them know we wrote about them. 

So I know firsthand that a lot--and I mean a lot--of farmers and local food folks don't have email addresses on their websites. Instead they have nothing, or a contact us form. And lots of times they have an email address that doesn't work. 

If you're one of those folks, your farm marketing needs a kick in the Carthartts, people. A website without an email...

Update:  I just added a great 3 Sisters Video from a feature on the Cooking Channel. Check it out at the bottom...

As the old saying goes..."sometimes it is better to be lucky than good".  Last week I was speaking at a marketing conference on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington.   I had no idea what to expect and was frankly blown away by the beauty, the people and for lack of a better word...the pace of this amazing island just a short ferry ride from Seattle.

To top it off, imagine my luck...

Last year we experimented with a few chickens This season we are going big :-)  (Check out our first post on our free range chicken farming efforts.)  I am a big fan &  totally inspired by Joel Salatin and his work on pasture poultry starting with his design for the in field coops and that is the design we are committed to at Tyner Pond Farm.
 

As you can see we are well on our way with our first one.  The plan is to build 5 or 6 of these this winter.   Each of these pens should hold about 50 to 60...