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Our Farm
Our farm is located on the H street road in Lynden. It is a small hobby farm located on 5 acres.
The Farmers
We are hobby farmers; and while we have many years of agricultural experience, this is not our primary occupation. This is something we choose to do because of our love for farming, a felt need for quality poultry, and a desire to share our passion with others.
There are three of us who work together, each with our own set of skills and knowledge, to bring you humanely raised poultry that not only tastes better than what you can buy in the grocery store but is also better for you. We're currently working on more biographical information on each of us. You'll find it added here as we finish.
Jim Baron
I was born on a family dairy farm. My Dad, both of my grandparents and most of my Uncles and Aunts were farmers. Nearly everyone of my school classmates grew up on a farm. But that was 50 years ago. Recently when I visited my granddaughter's class in school, I asked her classmates the question, "how many of you live on a farm?" I think most of you reading this can guess the answer. Not one!
What a turn around. In 50 years, the Family Farm has all but disappeared. And along with that, the way our food is raised, grown, transported, and processed has changed too. Even the types of animals we eat are not the same.
On the family farm, it was common to have a variety of animals, in addition to the primary product the farm specialized in. So in addition to milk cows, (who spent their time in lush green pasture) it was common in my family to see chickens, maybe a pig or two, and I remember the occasional turkey. These animals were fed surplus milk, scraps from the table and maybe extra produce from the vegetable garden. Chickens with their baby chicks scratching in the weed patch was always a welcome sight in the spring. Time spent watching the baby animals never seemed to be wasted.
The family farm has been replaced by the mega farm, the big one. So things change. And many things are much better than they were before. But, that is not the point of this story. This is my story. And what has been difficult to accept is the changes that have come along with the disappearance of the family farm – the changes to our food supply: Feedlot steers, caged chickens, turkeys that can't procreate naturally and pigs that aren't allowed to walk. And when my store bought chicken started tasting more like a salty sponge and the pork chops more like cardboard, I knew all the changes were not good.
So I started doing what many of you are doing right now. I started studying the issues. I started researching on the internet and reading books like Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Poullan and Eat Wild by Jo Robinson. I learned that not only had we lost the family farm, but the nutrition and health benefits of many of our agricultural products had diminished also.
So, I'm doing something about it. Our small seven acre farm now specializes in growing grass fed beef. We have Lowlines that have been carefully selected to finish with tender, tasty meat without being fed corn and other grains. We have pastured chickens. We have heritage Turkeys. Now these are not like our family farm Turkeys. These, I'm told are like the ones the Pilgrims raised and ate.
So that's my story. Now we are happy to share a small number of these healthy animals with some of our neighbors and friends. Check out the rest of our website, and place an order if available. Our products sell fast because more and more people are recognizing the benefits and like me, they miss the family farm.
And stay tuned for the next chapter. Pigs are next!
Chad Baron
Growing up we always had a small farm. When I was five my parents planted raspberries on our land. I remember the contest we would have every summer to see who could find the first ripe raspberry of the season.
We also had horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, goats, chickens and occasionally a cow. I loved being around the animals, eating fresh raspberries, collecting eggs, digging holes and all the other things a boy does growing up in the country.
Now I live in town and have for many years. I have my own business building websites for businesses. In fact, dandychicken.com is my creation. While I love what I do I also love the country and farming. I guess the saying is true: you can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy.
When the opportunity came up to get involved with raising pastured poultry I didn't have to think twice. I'm familiar with the issues surrounding where our food comes from and am happy to be part of the solution. I'm happy to be connected with farming. Ultimately I'm happy to be able to provide humanely raised chickens and turkeys to people like me... people concerned about our health, concerned about the humanity of factory farms and people nostalgic for times when food tasted better.
Visit Us
If you would like to visit our farm and see how our chickens are raised please let us know. We love to host visitors and share our passion. Visiting appointments can be made by contacting us via the contact link at the top of the page. Because we don't raise chickens during the winter we request you visit during the months of April to September.
