I might never have found my way to Polyface Farm if Joel Salatin hadn’t refused to FedEx me one of his chickens. “No, I don’t think you understand. I don’t believe it’s sustainable–‘organic,’ if you will–to FedEx meat all around the country,” Joel told me. Michael Pollen, Mother Jones (2006) As some of you may […]
Organic Monopoly
This is a bittersweet time for us as we welcome a few new members to our herd share from another herd share that recently closed in West Michigan. Of course, we are always excited to add folks to our tribe – people like us who appreciate real, local food. But it is also painful because […]
MOOving Home
As many of you know, this past year has been exciting but quite challenging for us. The past two summers have both been droughts and this winter was the coldest and snowiest winter in decades, followed up by a prolonged cold muddy spring. As farmers, we’re out in the thick of it – rain or […]