SERVICES

I love watching crops grow. I grew up on a farm and I'm thankful once again to be actively involved with the rythms of planning, planting and harvest. We're committed to providing fresh, safe, delicious fruit, vegetables, eggs and home-baked bread and pies at our "urban farm" in the shadow of Levering Hill, 12 miles south of Mackinaw City, Michigan.

Weekly Farm Market

In 2013, I got serious about gardening and plowed our lawn under to expand our garden area. In the years following, we planted an orchard with 50 apple trees, about 60 blueberry plants, bush cherries, red rasberries, blackberries, strawberries, grapes and even elderberries.

We had enough surplus tomatoes to begin selling some in the 2014 season. Most of the rest of the produce we canned or froze. Two old people. We really didn't need 300 quarts of food a year, so in 2016, we've started our weekly farm market to share our produce with folks who love real food.

I wish we had more strawberries this year because folks sure enjoyed them. We do have plenty of radishes, salad greens, string beans and are looking forward to tomatoes (9 varieties), sweet peppers, potatoes, sweet corn, onions and carrots. Our farm stand is open Wednesday and Saturday from 9am to 1 pm, and we will accomodate your requests anytime if we are able.

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HAMMOND EGGS

In 2015, we ordered a small batch of 25 chickens for personal use. I wanted a dual purpose breed, one suitable for eggs and meat. I also wanted a heavy, winter hardy breed that layed brown eggs, and settled on the Black Australorp. They have proven to be an "eggcelent" choice, but demand for our eggs has exceeded the supply, so we will be adding more birds to our flock soon.

We do offer our eggs as available. Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods on the planet, containing a little bit of almost every nutrient we need. Free range hens with access to pasture (like ours) produce even healthier eggs.

Fresh Baked Goodness

For years, my wife has made the best fruit pies I've ever tasted. Producing a flaky pie crust is second nature to her, and she loves using the best fresh ingredients when available to deliver a joyful dessert experience. It's been a few years since our friend asked her to bake pies "for money", and now he buys a pie nearly every week.

Barb also bakes a fine loaf of bread. Her bread has six ingredients, and I can pronounce them all!, The Swedish Rye bread is my grandmother's recipe, and that's my job. We normally do our baking the morning of our farm market, but we love phone orders anytime!