Market Farming

["Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>]

OK, how do you handle harvesting and storing, and maybe this discussion should move to the APPPA listserv, but we may have folks who are not yet members of APPPA  (http://apppa.org)

 

 

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From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 1:08 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Chicken feed - growing grains for

I do not have chickens but make a scratch mix that is made up of wheat berries, cracked corn, and rye berries.  Its a simple by product of what I am milling for human consumption.  I sell it to backyard chicken owners that only need a couple pounds at a time.  Right now I charge .50 a pound.  Its sold  to folks IN Cincinnati all grains are grown and milled inside the I-275 loop.  So its pretty darn local, even if not well rounded.  Its a fairly nice winter scratch mix I think/..maybe not.  I do not have chickens but have not had any complaints.

I have to go to market now, but I can tell you that handling and harvesting are the biggest issues.  I'll be more than happy to go into how we are tackling it.

I would be curious to hear more on what chicken owners on this forum are looking for.

Cheers!

Richard Stewart

Carriage House Farm

North Bend, Ohio

An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855

(513) 967-1106

http://www.carriagehousefarmllc.com

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