February 20, 2013
For all our customers we are letting them know that for our large chickens as well as quarter chickens the crock pot or slow cooker is your friend. We recommend buying the large 8 litre slow cooker at Walmart for $50.00 tax included. This was the best investment we could make. We put a large chicken (frozen) in the morning about 8 am and put in about half and inch of water and seasonings. Turn it on high and it is usually ready in 5 to 6 hours. On low it takes about 8 to 9 hours. To speed it up if you are home just flip the bird every couple hours and while you are at it give it a little marinade or put in a few slices of our beautiful garlic in the bird. Call it Garlic Stuffed Chicken! Yummie! This is the easiest way to make these birds with the busy lives we all have. Lets take some time back so we can spend it with our family and friends. We usually have four meals from a $35.00 bird so the value is there. Each meal costs us about $8.00 to $9.00 in chicken and it feeds two adults and four children 5 to 10 years old. Our oldest two are really eating a lot now. I make a nice chicken soup from the stock left over and two smaller meals of different chicken dishes or a chicken stir fry. I always look at the value of what we give our customers. Also ease of preparation and preparation time. So for a whole bird at $6.00/lb verses quarters at $7.00/lb you have lots of options. Thank you and I hope this helps. Paul
Posted by Paul Svetec. Posted In : Farm Life
February 4, 2013
I have to admit it feels good to be certified organic. I spent 2012 down-sizing the business and up-sizing my understanding of the food industry, producers, GMO's and organics. In the process, I became a food snob, because once informed, you just can't go back. This year, after meeting so many men and women with allergies or sickness or kids who are sick, and many because the food they are eating have added hormones and chemicals and/or are produced on ground which yields little nutrition... Continue reading...
Posted by Jenny Svetec. Posted In : Farm Life
June 26, 2012
I've come to realize I don't like change. I thought I did. I thought it was a maucho thing to say oh I can handle any changes. Now I know I've been lying to myself. Just ask my wife. She knew long time ago I don't like change. It took me a long time to figure this one out. This year we had some things that had to be taken care of before I could do a lot of field work. For an organic farm I can't just call in my neighbour and say plant it all to corn or soyabeans. I will be back ne... Continue reading...
Posted by Jenny Svetec.
April 20, 2012
All organic from day 1 here on the farm. We started with 105 and as of today we have 88 healthy looking 16 day old chicks. They look very healthy. We have done everything with all organic feeds and no antibiotics in the feed. These birds should be ready for sale the first week of july. I will keep you posted. Continue reading...
Posted by Paul Svetec.
April 20, 2012
Well this is my first time doing a post and I just want to thank my beautiful wife Jenny for all her hard word making this web site. She has done something so amazing I can't stop thanking her for what she has done and continues to work hard at. We are gearing up for another great year of producing some of the best organic food in the area. All our beef is raised on dry hay in the winter months and grass pasture in the summer. All our poultry is being fed the very best in organic grai... Continue reading...
Posted by Paul Svetec.
June 3, 2011
 It's been a week of sunshine. Zucchini's almost a foot tall and flowering undering the row covers and low tunnels that Dubois have been helping us with. Spinach is looking good, as well as the kale. Beans are slowly coming, and I have been planting all week long. Everything takes time. To get the land ready to plant, first I have to bust up the soil with the chisel plow . Then I loosen the soil further with the tiller. Finally I pass through the soil with the 2550 Plastic Mulch Layer, wh... Continue reading...
Posted by Jenny Svetec. Posted In : Planting
May 10, 2011
As a farmer, I have seen this before. Rain almost every day in April. Not a farmer's favourite, for sure. Usually, the guys are out planting, or at least turning up the soil, by April 15th. Not this year. Last month I tried. The soil was still frozen. Been planting just under 20,000 strawberries this week in cold, wet soil. Sun is supposed to stay this week, and I start planting the cold crops today. Hopefully we'll be ready to launch first week of June. We'll see. That's just how i... Continue reading...
Posted by Jenny Svetec. Posted In : Planting
April 28, 2011
Well, it's April 28th and it's windy out there. The greenhouse is growing nicely. There's lots of things growing for transplants, as well as some greens growing right in the ground (turnips, lettuce, kale, collards). All of our organic transplants are doing quite qwell in the greenhouse.
With winds at 90/km, the boys are out in the field dumping dirt on the plastic to keep it from flying away.
Next week, weather permitting, we start planting strawberries. 10,000 come this Wed.
We are trying ... Continue reading...
Posted by Jenny Svetec. Posted In : Farm Life
May 31, 2010
At 5:40 on Thursday morning, Jenny and I were slowly waking and discussing the next phase of planting season. We had just made a huge order with Rekkers, a local greenhouse, and were both wondering what kind of manpower would be needed to get the job done. The kids strolled in around 6 and did their usual dive between the covers as Jenny and I kept working on the details of how we would get those plants in. Would we use raised beds? Mulch? What plants needed to get in the ground first? ... Continue reading...
Posted by Jenny Svetec. Posted In : Planting
May 13, 2010
Planting 20 acres of produce can be an overwhelming task. It almost makes putting in 19,000 strawberry bushes seem easy. To plant this year's all-natural produce, we have to get the soil ready, organize all the seed, get the planter ready, attach the right seed rollers, mark the fields with the right markers, and then hope for great weather to do so. This is our first year planting produce. Usually I buy my seed in tons, load it into the seed drill or corn planter and just plant. Rather... Continue reading...
Posted by Jenny Svetec. Posted In : Planting
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About Me
I've been a farmer all my life. I love the land. I love my family. I love God who makes the plants grow waters it and brings life everywhere. This new farm business is the most exciting adventure I have ever been on, other than marrying Jenny! Stressful, yes. Worth it? Absolutely.
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