Lately, when thunder rumbles in the distance no one around here gets too excited. We are all too familiar with the routine; grey and guttural in every direction but above, sprinkles tease the parched everything…to read more click here Vol.9 #18 (08-02-16)
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On this gracious spring day in the heart of December I am writing the very last newsletter of a very good…to read more click here Vol.8 #34(12-15-15)
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This Thursday the Harris County’s Chamber of Commerce Adult Leadership class will be meeting at the farm to discuss Agritourism…to read more click here Vol.8 #26(10-13-15)
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The farm’s pastured, egg laying chickens are brazenly pecking atop the hill above the vegetables and underneath the massive…to read more click here Vol.8 #7 (05-05-15)
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While picking green beans yesterday one of us glanced at the browning adjacent field of grass and noticed a blanket of innocent-looking…to read more click here vol.7 #17(08-12-14)
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The toilet at the farm has been uncooperative for the past two years, so today I finally allocated the time and a hundred bucks for a new one. Toilet shopping and installation surely debunks any romantic notion one might project onto organic farming… to read more click here Vol.4 #4 (5-4-11)
Moving Chickens!
Once a week, we move hook up our chicken coop to the tractor and move the chickens to fresh ground, where they can forage for bugs and have a new supply of green grass. Here’s a short clip of them exiting the coop to their new spot for the week.
The Newcomers
Watch this short video clip to see our new apprentice, Janice, show off the newest additions to the Jenny Jack Sun Farm family– baby chickens! The chicks are in incubation as of now and will be joining the rest of our laying hens in another month or so. As any of you who have visited the farm know, our chickens are pastured and we move them to new pasture every one to two weeks. We move the chickens regularly to give them a new food source. In return, they help aerate and fertilize our land. The eggs from these chickens that are allowed plenty of sun, lots of roaming space and a well balanced diet are higher in many vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids than traditional eggs from hens kept in confinement and exposed to artificial, continuous light. We hope you enjoy seeing our new chicks!