Full Circle Farm

While spring doesn’t officially begin until next weekend, the seasonal rebirth of the farm has begun. With a week of warm temperatures and plentiful moisture, the fields are turning green and the trees are beginning to bud. The chickens are laying again and the lambs are arriving.

Our first two lambs arrived this morning, a colorful little boy and girl. Now that we have started, lambs will be coming steadily for the next month.

This year we will also be starting Lamb Watch. Beginning Sunday, March 20, we will be opening the farm every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 for folks to come by and see the lambs, tour the farm, and stock up on free-range eggs and grass-fed meats.

See you next week! Bring your boots!

As always, we also sell our eggs and grass-fed meats at the farm.

Full Circle Farm. Working with Nature

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This week is the five year anniversary of Full Circle Farm.  In five short years, we have grown from a brown field of corn stubble to a green field of trees and lush pasture. We started that fall with four chickens, four sheep, four cats and one puppy and have grown to permanent residents of 75 chickens, 21 sheep, four goats, three cows, two pigs, eight cats, two dogs, and several guineas, turkeys, and ducks. Full Circle Farm is also the “seasonal” residence of additional chickens, turkeys, guineas, ducks, lambs, beef cattle, and pigs.

We couldn’t have made it this far without the assistance of various student groups, farm interns, and of course our loyal customers. With your support, our products are found in season at a local restaurant and three local farmers’ markets. We look forward to celebrating many more anniversaries with you.

This week, we will be participating in the following markets:

Friday, August 29, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Farm to Fork Market at Normandy Farm (79^th & Marsh Road) – We’ll have eggs, pastured pork, and pastured chicken.  Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms will also be available.

Saturday, August 30, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m – Zionsville Farmers’ Market (Main St. & Hawthorne) – We’ll have eggs, pastured pork, and pastured chicken.  Guinea Girl products will not be sold at this market.

Tuesday, September 2, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Decatur Township Farmers’ Market (5106 S. High School Road) – Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms will be available at this market.

As always, we also sell our eggs and grass-fed meats at the farm.

Full Circle Farm. Working with Nature.

We came home from a day of sending our son off to college and found this little lady prancing around the yard with her brood.  We didn’t even know she had a nest.  Hopefully there’s a few more surprises in the weeks to come since our turkey hens have mysteriously disappeared recently.

This week, we will be participating in the following markets:

Friday, August 22, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Farm to Fork Market at Normandy Farm (79^th & Marsh Road) – We’ll have eggs, pastured pork, and pastured chicken.  Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms will also be available.

Saturday, August 23, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m – Zionsville Farmers’ Market (Main St. & Hawthorne) – We’ll have eggs, pastured pork, and pastured chicken.  Guinea Girl products will not be sold at this market.

Tuesday, August 26, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Decatur Township Farmers’ Market (5106 S. High School Road) – Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms will be available at this market.

As always, we also sell our eggs and grass-fed meats at the farm.

Full Circle Farm. Working with Nature.

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We’re back in pork, in every way. We picked up our butchered pork from This Old Farm and have plenty to sell. We also bought five new piglets. These piglets will be as pastured as pastured can be. They were farrowed on pasture and will be raised on pasture. Two of them are gilts that we hope to breed for our own pastured pigs.

This week, we will be participating in the following markets:

Friday, August 8, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Farm to Fork Market at Normandy Farm (79^th & Marsh Road) – We’ll have eggs, pastured pork, and pastured chicken. Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms will also be available.

Saturday, August 9, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m – Zionsville Farmers’ Market (Main St. & Hawthorne) – We’ll have eggs, pastured pork, and pastured chicken. Guinea Girl products will not be sold at this market.

Tuesday, August 12, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Decatur Township Farmers’ Market (5106 S. High School Road) – Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms will be available at this market.

As always, we also sell our eggs and grass-fed meats at the farm.

Full Circle Farm. Working with Nature.

Is not like the other. Can you spot the oddball? We’ve had troubles with the birds hatching their own eggs this year. We have managed to incubate some of our own turkeys, guineas, and ducks though. Last week we hatched five ducks. We’ll probably save these to grow our duck flock next year.

This week, we will be participating in the following markets:

Friday, July 18, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Farm to Fork Market at Normandy Farm (79^th & Marsh Road) – We’ll have eggs and pastured chicken. We’ll also have a few special lamb cuts. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Paleo goodies and granolas. Betsy will also continue to bring her Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms.

Saturday, July 19, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m – Zionsville Farmers’ Market (Main St. & Hawthorne) – We’ll have eggs and pastured chicken. We’ll also have a few special lamb cuts. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Paleo goodies and granolas. Guinea Girl products will not be sold at this market.

Tuesday, July 22, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Decatur Township Farmers’ Market (5106 S. High School Road) – We’ll have eggs and pastured chicken. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Palo goodies and granolas. Betsy will also bring her Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms.

The Farm to Fork Market will also be celebrating Christmas in July, a festival of art, food, and music from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. We won’t be able to attend but we encourage you to attend.

As always, we also sell our eggs and grass-fed meats at the farm.

Full Circle Farm. Working with Nature.

Pasture raised chicken is back. On Wednesday, Farmer Betsy and Farmhand Sid took 84 chickens to our Amish friends in Wayne County. Now we have a freezer full of whole chickens and packaged wings, leg and thigh quarters, and boneless breasts. We also have a few packages of livers.

This week, we will be participating in the following markets:

Friday, July 11, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Farm to Fork Market at Normandy Farm (79^th & Marsh Road) – We’ll have eggs, pastured ham steaks, and pastured chicken. We’ll also have a few special lamb cuts. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Paleo goodies and granolas. Betsy will also continue to bring her Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms.

Saturday, July 12, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m – Zionsville Farmers’ Market (Main St. & Hawthorne) – We’ll have eggs, pastured ham steaks and pastured chicken. We’ll also have a few special lamb cuts. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Paleo goodies and granolas. Guinea Girl products will not be sold at this market.

Tuesday, July 15, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Decatur Township Farmers’ Market (5106 S. High School Road) – We’ll have eggs, pastured ham steaks and pastured chicken. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Palo goodies and granolas. Betsy will also bring her Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms.

As always, we also sell our eggs and grass-fed meats at the farm.

Full Circle Farm. Working with Nature.

Last week you got to meet the new goat kids, Megan and Mark. A couple of days later, Doral our Dexter calf was born. Today, we had 200 more chicks delivered. It’s been a fun week. Enjoy the 4th!

This week, we will be participating in the following markets:

Friday, July 4, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Farm to Fork Market at Normandy Farm (79th & Marsh Road) – We’ll have eggs and pastured ham steaks. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Paleo goodies and granolas. Betsy will also continue to bring her Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms.

Saturday, July 5, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m – Zionsville Farmers’ Market (Main St. & Hawthorne) – We’ll have eggs and pastured ham steaks. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing Paleo goodies and granolas, granolas. Guinea Girl products will not be sold at this market.

Tuesday, July 8, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m – Decatur Township Farmers’ Market (5106 S. High School Road) – We’ll have eggs and pastured ham steaks. Betsy’s Kitchen will be bringing treats. Betsy will also bring her Guinea Girl lotions, body butter, herbal salves, and lip balms.

As always, we also sell our eggs and grass-fed meats at the farm.

Full Circle Farm. Working with Nature.