Every year we get the chance to attend the annual OAK Conference which brings together organic farmers and food advocates from all across Kentucky to talk shop, share ideas and resources, and build community. Celebrating 15 years, this year’s conference brought a nice surprise! Mac, Ann, and John were honored with the first annual Organic […]
In the midst of our winter farming endeavors, we’ve also been hard at work on our organic recertification for the year ahead. Given that it’s the start of a new year it seems like another good opportunity to talk about what it means to be an organic farm and all the different flavors that that […]
No matter how busy we are coaxing vegetables out of the ground and nurturing animals we try to donate our time and energy for the collective betterment of society. Our cause will be no surprise to you: the value of organic foods to the health of humans and of Mother Earth. This time of the […]
Here we are, just over a week out from the most planned out and choreographed meals of the year. Travel plans have been made and sleeping arrangements are agreed upon. Sporting events and maybe a turkey trot have been blocked into the calendar. Some of us are scrambling to finish little house projects before our […]
We started raising broad-breasted turkeys some 20+ years ago, I should remember the exact date, given it was such a memorable experience. Going in, it seemed they would be similar to rearing big chickens, which they are, sorta. But because they are naturally gregarious, the feeding, care, and handling is completely different. When you gobble-gobble […]
Whether you’ve been a part of our food and farm family for years or you’ve recently joined us as a CSA shareholder or purchased from us at our farm store or the farmers market, we’re glad to have you. We thought we’d take the opportunity to re-introduce ourselves and answer a few of the most […]
We love getting to show you how your food is grown, but we also love getting the opportunity to show you the people who grow it. We’re (Ann Bell Stone, John Bell and Mac Stone) the managers at Elmwood Stock Farm and we’re proud to lead a team of field crew, delivery drivers, farmers market […]
Let’s start with the premise: what we eat matters to how our human body functions. Let’s also recognize that the mechanisms by which food influences the health of the human body are wildly complex. With those things in mind, it seems to be widely accepted by the medical community that we should balance the various […]
Often our customers ask us what we do all winter on the farm. Well, one of the tenets of organic farming is continual improvement. As we close out the season, it seems natural to look back and see how far we have come. Given the myriad factors we juggle to provide wholesome foods to you, […]
This past weekend we were fortunate enough to be able to attend this year’s Annual Farming Conference, put on by the Organic Association of Kentucky or OAK as we like to call them. The annual conference brings together organic farmers and food advocates from all across Kentucky to talk shop, share ideas and resources and […]