pastured chicken
Available now
$4/lb. Our chickens are raised in small batches throughout the spring, summer and fall. Chicks are started indoors in our brooders and as soon as they are old enough, are moved outside to our poultry pens. These pens are moved at least once a day to fresh new pasture. Their diet of bugs and plants is complimented by certified organic chicken feed. Whole chickens are available frozen throughout the year or fresh if pre-ordered and picked up at the farm on chicken days TBA
pastured turkey
We will not be raising turkeys in 2011...try a pasture-raised chicken instead!
$4.50/lb. We raise a limited number of turkeys each year outside with fresh air and green grass. They spend their nights safely in our 'turkey trailer' and are let out first thing every morning to enjoy their pasture. They are fed certified organic turkey feed to compliment their diet of grass, worms, bugs and veggie scraps. Whole turkeys are available fresh or frozen for Thanksgiving.
berkshire pork
Sold Out! Now accepting orders for Fall 2012
$7/lb mixed boxes, $6/lb half pigs, $5.50/lb whole pigs. The heritage Berkshire pig is considered to be one the most flavourful pork producers. Our small crew of pigs have unlimited access to the outdoors to wander our lush pasture to enjoy the full benefits of the sun, rain, grass and mud. Their browsing is supplemented with certified organic grain and lots of veggies from the garden! Pork is available in whole pigs (~150lbs), half pigs (~75lbs) and 25lb mixed boxes. Cuts include hams, roasts, pork chops, smoked chops, shoulder butts, shoulder picnics, bacon, sausage, ribs, and ground pork. We also sell pork by the cut from the farm and at our weekly farmers' markets.
free-range eggs
Available now
$5/dozen. Our mixed flock of free-range hens produces some of the tastiest eggs our customers have ever eaten. They have full run of our 70-acre farm, and the bright colour of their yolks reflects the varied diet they enjoy. Their free-range diet is complimented with certified organic feed. An egg share is available to all vegetable CSA members at a cost of $90 per season for a dozen eggs and $50 for a 1/2 dozen eggs. The egg share corresponds with the 20 week CSA season from June-October.
Research shows that compared to factory-farm eggs, free-range eggs contain:
1/3 less cholesterol
1/4 less saturated fat
2/3 more vitamin A
Two times more omega-3 fatty acids
Three times more vitamin E
Three to six times more vitamin D
Seven times more beta carotene
honey
2011 crop available now!
$6/375mL jar. We raise honeybees primarily for pollination in our garden and as a service to an unbelievably important species that is in serious trouble. A great by-product of this venture is their honey! Our honeybees come from hardy Russian stock which enables to them to thrive in our colder climate. They feed on (and pollinate) all the plants on our diversified farm so they're honey is a mix of clover, buckwheat, wildflower, raspberry, etc.
Honey is naturally anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal. Our honey is completely raw and unpasturized and contains
many minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants destroyed in the pasteurization process of commercial honey. It also naturally contains pollen grains that have been know to help reduce seasonal allergy symptoms when consumed on a regular basis. Unpasteurized honey naturally crystallizes after time but is still tasty and nutritious.
certified organic produce
Available June-October
reroot organic farm grows more then 40 different kinds of vegetables as well as herbs and cutflowers. We also grow strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, and saskatoon berries. All of our produce is certified organic by Eco-cert. In addition to our CSA program, produce is available at the Minto Farmers' Market, Fridays 3-7pm, and at the Elora Farmers' Market, Saturdays 9am-1pm, from June-October.
