Huntertown

Welcome to the world, piglets!

Well, Agnes was a total rock star today and farrowed the first ever 100% USDA certified organic pure mangalitsa piglets in the entire world! Since this was our first farrowing, we really didn’t have any clue what to expect. After getting her due date wrong by about 11 days, we finally saw signs that farrowing wasContinue reading “Welcome to the world, piglets!”

How We Keep Our Land Certified Organic

Basically, we’re pretty darn lucky. To give you an idea of how we can have certified organic land without worry about pesticide overspray from neighboring farms, our farm is perfectly sandwiched between FOUR awesome environmental preservation sites. The first is Acres Land Trust. The Tom and Jane Nature Preserve is 71 acres of perfectly preserved natureContinue reading “How We Keep Our Land Certified Organic”

How We Pasture Our Chickens

Once the chicks on our farm are about 4 weeks old, we move them from the brooder to the pasture. It’s a nightly chore. Seeing as how our farm is surrounded by nature and wildlife preserves, we have plenty of predators to go around. We have hawks, owls, eagles, foxes, coyotes, raccoons, and the list goesContinue reading “How We Pasture Our Chickens”

First Flock of 2016

Well, St. Patrick’s Day was a special one for us here at Hoffman Certified Organics! Although we enjoy our green beer and having the luck of the Irish, we were more excited about finally getting our first flock of chicks! After many cold winter days and long winter nights preparing our farm for their arrival,Continue reading “First Flock of 2016”

Easy Chicken and Dumpling Casserole

(Photo coming soon – just as soon as Natalie or Stephanie bakes this dish for the sole purpose of photographing it because last time Stephanie made it, her family ate it before we took the photo – but trust us, it’s pretty). Ingredients 3 cups shredded Chicken 2 cups chicken stock 1 stick of butter (½ cup) 2 cupsContinue reading “Easy Chicken and Dumpling Casserole”

Preparing the organic brooding barn

Here in Huntertown, Indiana, winter took it’s sweet time getting here! December 2015 was one of the warmest on record. It’s now February and winter has officially reared its head! The cold temperatures and below zero wind chills in January didn’t stop Ben from preparing the farm for the spring arrival of our first 2016Continue reading “Preparing the organic brooding barn”

2016-2017 Flock

We here at Hoffman Certified Organics are ringing in the new year with a variety of 100% USDA Certified Organic birds. We are excited to be more than quadrupling last year’s chicken count. This year is shaping up to be a very busy and productive one. Here are the different types of birds we will beContinue reading “2016-2017 Flock”