Our girls are working hard and producing plenty of eggs – Yay!!!

The stand is open and we have eggs in the cooler! Our prices are the same as last year -$5.00 per dozen of mixed sizes and for a limited time we have medium-sized eggs for $4.00 per dozen. They are on a separate shelf and are clearly marked.

We also have frozen stewing hens for $4.00 per pound,  Floriani Red Flint cornmeal (2 lb. Bag for $5.00) and Turkey Red whole wheat flour (3 lb bag for $6.00). Both are freshly stone ground on our farm. The meat and ground items are available by prior arrangement. Either email pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com or call 815-467-5259.

Garlic is coming up nicely

Rosemary is blooming in the greenhouse.

And thanks to Renee who made all the soil blocks for me today – cauliflower, cabbage and kohlrabi are planted in their soil blocks.

We are starting a new adventure this year – Biodynamic farming. According to the calander, today is a “root” day, so I will be starting some onions.

It’s warm and sunny in the greenhouse
Time to start some seeds!

It turns out I have no self control when it comes to ordering seed – especially tomatoes! My original plan was to cut back on the number of varieties but I just can’t help myself. Too many awesome heirloom varieties with equally awesome names. New for us this year will be Piglet Willie’s French Black tomato (pictured), Royal Hillbilly, Strawberry Leopard, Cherokee Tiger, Mule Team and my old favorite – Mortgage Lifter.

Piglet Willie’s French Black tomato

Our hens are still laying eggs, but the cold prevents us from putting them in the cooler for sale. So, if you would like eggs from our Animal Welfare Approved hens you will need to either call (815-467-5259) or email pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com

We also have freshly stone ground Turkey Red wheat flour in a 3 pound bag for $6.00 and Floriani Red Flint cornmeal in a 2 pound bag for $5.00. We grind in small batches. Because these are whole grain flours with their full nutrition (germ) intact – You will need to refrigerate them to prevent nutrient loss and spoilage. 

Winter is finally coming to Creekside Natural Farm and the little ones are ready with their coats on.

We will also be closing the stand but will still have eggs available. We ask that you either call or email ahead to make sure we will be home and have eggs. Our avalability for egg pick up will be daylight hours only.

815-467-5259
Pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com

Please leave a message if you call and no one answers.  Sometimes we are just outside making sure all is well with our hens and alpacas.

For the next couple of days we will be leaving the eggs in the stand only until dark because of the cold weather.
They will still be in during the day and it looks like the tempature will be going back up so we will continue to keep them in the stand until it is consistently below freezing.
If you come for eggs before dark and there are none in the stand, please call

815-715-3590

For safety reasons , we ask that you not come by after dark.

Luna is thankful for APPLES! And Thomas wishes he was brave enough to eat from my hand.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family.

Beautiful peppers for the last batch of heirloom tomato salsa for the season.

We also have okra, potatoes, garlic and plenty of eggs.

We are finally picking heirloom tomatoes and have them in the stand for $3.00 per tray.
We also have sweet peppers, Poland and jalapeño peppers, bell peppers, okra, zucchini, potatoes, garlic and eggs from our Animal Welfare Approved hens.

Our last batch of chickens for the year is processed and ready.

If you pre-ordered, please contact us with a time and day you would like to pick up your order. If you did not pre-order, but would still like chicken that was raised on pasture with organic feed, please contact us either by phone at 815-467-5259 or e-mail at pam@creeksidenaturalfarm.com

This year – in addition to the regular chickens that we have raised in past years- we also have a heritage chicken available. They have a superior flavor and are great for slow roasting, stewing, bone broth. You can also roast or stew them and use the meat for other recipes – chicken salad, pot pie, casserole, ect…  AND use the bones for bone broth.

Both types are $4.00 per pound and sold as a whole chicken

Whole Chicken

Can’t wait to start using my homeopathic kit for the alpacas.