Tag: eggs
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Inviting Kestrels
On Sunday, Raphael and I looked into our Kestrel nest box with our camera attachment for the first time and saw a mama kestrel! Unfortunately, we were pretty surprised and did not get a picture fast enough! We did see her fly out of the nestbox, and later we got some photos of her eggs!…
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NEW Delivery Van is Ready to Roll!
In 2025 we were awarded a huge grant from the NASDA Foundation’s Northeast Regional Food Business Center and their Business Builder Grant. This grant funded our purchase and full vinyl wrap of a refrigerated delivery van! After several months of design work with AP Corp in Sykesville, we brought it to their shop and they…
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Something is Happening Every Minute
“This is a book about farm animals, And what happens during one year on a farm. The year is divided into twelve months, The months are divided into weeks, The weeks into days, The days into minutes, And on a farm something is happening every minute.” That’s how one of my favorite children’s books, The…
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What’s NOT in the Chicken Feed?
Recently we received an email from a customer and friend of ours asking if we knew whether or not the feed we give our chickens is tested for arsenic. We passed this question along to our feed supplier, Josh Ernst, of Ernst Grain & Livestock in Clear Spring, MD. No Arsenic Josh answered, “We have…
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Learn More About Pasture-Raised Poultry
At Good Soil Farm LLC, we are proud members of APPPA–American Pastured Poultry Producers Association. Here are two GREAT videos that talk about the Pasture-Raised difference! Enjoy!
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What’s So Great About Pastured Poultry?
At Good Soil Farm we want to provide you with a source for the best food you can find! And that means we look at the animals as what God created them to be—not hunks of walking meat that are treated like they are in a factory or lab. It is in the nature of…
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Easter Pie
According to my philosopher husband, “Easter Pie participates in the form of the good more than any other egg recipe.” Easter Pie is not a dessert pie, but a complete meal in itself. This is an amazing recipe and we look forward to having it each year, even though it is an intense recipe at…
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Greek Lamb Soup
This is one of our favorite recipes, and an excellent way to incorporate lamb into your Easter celebration, whether you have it on Easter Sunday, or on one of the other 50 days of Easter! I made this for the first time on 2018 and it has become one of our favorites! I often substitute…
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Kale Burgers
-from the kitchen of CSA member, Beth We put kale in burgers, and it was awesome! Here’s the recipe. 1 pound (or less) of raw kale, chopped up in a blender or food processor 6 cloves (or less) of garlic, chopped up in a blender or food processor, or with a knife (optional) 2 pounds…
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Chocolate Summer Squash Cake
–revised from Allrecipes.com I made this with cue ball squash and it was delicious!- Casey-Mae 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar or sucanat 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups coconut oil 3 cups grated zucchini…