It’s Turkey Time!
First, a PSA – we will be at the Hopewell Harvest Fair TODAY (Saturday, September 19) if you would like to ask us questions in person about our turkeys or our products. Plus, we will …
Heritage Turkeys
Hopewell Harvest Fair & turkeys
First things first. We will be at the Hopewell Harvest Fair this Saturday, September 19 (rain date October 3) located at the Hopewell Elementary School. The hours are 9:45am-4:00pm. It is a great day of …
Summer Close Out
And you know what that means…it’s getting to be that time to order your heritage turkey. And yet, there are still the last little bits of summer to play and have fun. We hope you …
Turkey Teaser and Summer Stuff
This year we are doing things a little differently for Thanksgiving turkeys. In addition to various vendors, our heritage turkeys will be sold and picked up directly from our farm – and the orders will …
Out Into The Wild
Several days ago, we brought the whole turkey population out into the tall grass for the first time. They will be on this pasture until Thanksgiving. The move outside never disappoints. The chirping, feather ruffling, …
Busy Farmers and Farm Markets
We are deep into our stretch of turkey hatching right now in preparation for Thanksgiving. A farmer starts the season many many months (sometimes a year) in advance. We have turkeys of every stage…and personality. …
Waiting out the freeze
It’s been cold. Real cold. The kind of cold that has texture and sticks to you when you come inside. Alternatively, the kind of cold that lets you know if dental work is imminent. The …
Summer Days Winding Down
Oh the back-to-barnyard drama. It’s been a full season of rotating fields, haying, grazing, and lazing. But fall brings a change of pace and new questions. Which Pyrenees will partner with which? Where will the …
Springing forward
Well, the clocks have changed and all of us, including the animals, have a new lease on life. First, the puppies are about 25-30lbs. It will be a while before they are 100lbs – but …
DBF Turkeys on TV!
We are getting all the pieces of the puzzle in place for the big Thanksgiving push. And of course, the stars of the culinary show have once again become the stars of morning TV…
October This and That
As we roll into November we are very busy taking turkey orders, readying for Thanksgiving, and waiting for rain on our pastures. But in truth we are all also really enjoying the sunshine…
In The Summer Zone
Summer is so busy that it’s hard to keep on top of the cool and funny and just farmy things the animals are doing. Like hanging out in the shade. These pigs can barely container …