thought for the day: organic = sustainable
what customers are saying: I left Countryside for cheaper, "All-Natural" feed. When my customers started COMPLAINING about the taste of my eggs I came back to Countryside!
— Better Feed Makes Better Eggs, Better Eggs Make Happier Customers
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By Bill, on April 8th, 2013 We’ll be at the Tom Yum Local Food Innovation Event on Saturday, April 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., alongside the City Market in Downtown Charlottesville. Kevin will speak at 9:30 a.m. on, “Raising Chickens the Easy (Drug Free) Way.” In addition to the City Market there will be Chef Demos and Tastings, Food [...]
By Bill, on March 27th, 2013 Countryside Organics is now carrying Sims Brothers’ AU Grazer® Sericea Lespedeza Pellets. Lespedeza is a perennial legume proven to reduce and control barber pole worms (Haemonchus Contortus) in goats and sheep while providing high quality, cost-effective forage protein. Goats love it!
More information on Sericea Lespedeza, here. Countryside Organics Online Store Link for Lespedeza, here.
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By Bill, on March 12th, 2013 Tuesday, March 19th – Brandy Station, VA
10 am to 2 pm
Organic Valley and the Fertrell Company will co-host a workshop for crop, horticulture, and livestock producers at the Brandy Station Fire Hall.
Speakers and Topics:
§ Organic Dairy and Feed Opportunities – Gerry Cohn, Organic Valley
§ Stocking rates and forage accumulation enable [...]
By Bill, on March 12th, 2013 Our friends at waycooltools.com are at again, making further improvements to their broadfork. Lighter and unbreakable. Check it out, here.
By Bill, on February 13th, 2013 It used to be that there was more of a seasonal variation in this business. There used to be more of a winter, more of a space between fall harvest and spring restart. It’s still there, still noticeable, but things have leveled out more as more folks go deeper into winter with hardiness zone expanding [...]
By Bill, on January 10th, 2013 It’s right around the corner. This Friday and Saturday. Mark your calendar. Set aside a day to explore what is new and good and happening in Biological Farming. Check out the speakers, activities and cool out of town visitors, here: http://vabf.org/conference/conference-2013/
By Bill, on December 6th, 2012 Is Dr. Oz with Organics or against organics? It might come down to how much pressure the Biotech industry is sending his way. Here is an excerpt from an Alternet article by Katherine Paul and Ronnie Cummins:
“The motives behind the Stanford study and the Freeman Spogli Institute are obvious. What caused Dr. Oz to [...]
By Bill, on October 17th, 2011 Our friend John has some new, hard-working tools over at Way Cool Tools. Check out his press release:
Small farmers and gardeners will benefit from The Dynamic Trio: Over the past few years we’ve had requests from our customers for a better broad fork. Well, we’re happy to say…. It’s Here!
Our new broad fork [...]
By Bill, on October 17th, 2011 An Herbal Ley is a foraging mix comprised of multiple grasses, herbs and clovers. It should produce a well-balanced forage that reduces fertilizer inputs and provide increased levels of vitamins and minerals to livestock. Additionally, it should build and restore soil fertility. The higher initial cost of Herbal Leys are offset by improved animal performance, [...]
By Bill, on October 17th, 2011 News21 is a program of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to foster in-depth, interactive and innovative investigative journalism at journalism schools across the country. It is headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
Check out their food [...]
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what customers are saying: I would just like to say that I am extremely satisfied with the
quality of your soy-free organic chicken feeds. My laying hens have been raised on it since birth and are now healthy and productive. I know that what I am feeding them is good for the Earth, good for the chickens, and good for myself, and free from herbicides, pesticides, and the hormones in soy. Everyone who has tried my eggs has commented on how much better they taste than supermarket eggs. Plus, the feed is always shipped fast so I can order a new bag a few days before I run out and have the new feed on time.
— Max Z., Massachusetts
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