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     With the 2011 season behind us, we are excited about the upcoming breeding season beginnning in February 2012.  We have uploaded photos of our breeding stock and we can begin taking orders.  You can alsovisit us on Facebook and check out more pics.

     We raised a new flock of Buff Orpingtons this year and they are available for the 2012 season.  

     We have finished a 30' X 72' high tunnel for early and late season produce and our first raised beds are supplying us with swiss chard, romaine lettuce, and kale.     

      As we continue efforts to improve the breeds we offer, interest in our Delaware lines has grown considerably.  We will do our best to keep up with orders. Thank you for your continued interest and support..

                                                        -Paul and Kelly Harter

                                                    Our Story  

     Have you ever bought baby chicks from a commercial hatchery hundreds of miles away and been disappointed with what arrived in the mail?  We have.  Have you ever picked out a tomato at a grocery store that looked great but had no flavor?  We have. 

Kelly and I began raising chickens and growing market vegetables in 2005 because we thought that there were alternatives to artificially-ripened, mass-produced food grown thousands of miles away and we were right.  I must admit that when we started out we weren't planning on becoming chicken breeders.  We just liked chickens!  We jumped in with both feet and before long we had more chickens than we had a need for.  With some hard work, heavy culling, and good stewardship we've made some real progress with several breeds.  The main focus with our stock is to improve egg-laying and hardiness.  We are very pleased with the results so far and we don't plan on slowing down.

We took a break from vegetable production in 2009 to make some much needed farm improvements, but the 2010 season was very successfull. We just finished eating the last of the potatoes and we still have plenty of sweet corn, tomatoes, and green beans in the freezer to hold us through the winter.  Most of the garden has been plowed under already.  I can't wait to get started in the spring.

We normally grow plenty of heirloom tomatos, sweet corn, green beans, potatoes, lettuces, and melons. We have added several items to the list for 2012, specialty greens and carrots just to name a few.    

-Paul and Kelly Harter