Time has a funny way of passing in leaps and bounds in just the blink of an eye. Elmwood Stock Farm began in earnest in the 1930s with Cecil D. and Clara Bell, who established what was then called Bel-Clair Farm. They kept a family dairy cow, chickens and other livestock and grew a variety […]
PRE-ORDER YOUR TURKEY FOR THE HOLIDAYS Happy Fall! Now that summer is over, school is back in session and we’re creeping that much closer to the holiday season, now is the perfect time to plan ahead and pre-order your organic, pasture-raised turkey for your holiday table! Our 100% organic, pasture-raised turkeys make for a memorable […]
If you’re a seasoned local foodie you probably know the names of certain varieties of vegetables you like. Peaches and Cream sweet corn and Black Krim or Green Zebra tomatoes, for example, are some varieties that taste awesome. On our end, we want to plant the varieties you love, but we take many factors into […]
If farming could be summed up in three simple words it would be community over competition. Good and bad, unpredictability is the name of the game and because of that we love partnering with other organic producers who can fill in the gaps when certain things aren’t in season for us yet. This year we’ve […]
We’re pretty passionate about our organic, pasture-raised meat from the way it tastes to the way its raised. At the heart of this is our rotational grazing program, which we implement for all of our livestock. The overall goal of rotational grazing is to avoid sequestering livestock to one pasture to graze which leads to […]
Many folks are surprised to learn that even though our livestock are 100% grass-fed, we do feed hay and wonder how that fits in with our operation. Simply put, hay is made up of the grasses and/or legumes that are cut down from pastures, left to dry and then compacted into what are called bales. […]
It’s sometimes hard to reconcile that Earth Day is reserved for just one day. For us, we love to celebrate Mother Earth each time we traipse through the fields, while we harvest and plant, rotate our livestock and even during our weekly trips to the farmers market. But being an organic farm, this holiday tends […]
Spring has sprung! Spring is always a joyous and beautiful time to be here at the farm. It’s a time of awakening, when we all shake off the dormancy of winter and embrace new beginnings and new life around every corner. The crisp blue skies, warming spring sun and deep green grass fed by the […]
When it comes to holidays many of us quickly associate them with certain food traditions, like turkey on Thanksgiving and prime rib for Christmas. But as Easter fast approaches, we wanted to encourage you to think a bit outside the box and consider a new but equally delicious alternative to ham: lamb. Truthfully, lamb as […]
If there’s one thing that’s been cemented in our minds after all these years of farming it’s that finding partners that understand and connect with your practices and your “ethos” is crucial. In fact, it’s one of the most valuable tools we have in our arsenal and we are very fortunate to have met so […]