Four Maples Farm: Four Maples Farm

Four Maples Farm provides organically raised pastured poultry in Medina, Ohio. We operate in conjunction with Schmidt Family Farms who provide local honey, certified organic eggs, and certified organic vegetables. Chickens are raised on certified organic pasture, and fed certified organic feed (No GMOs). Our 2011 organic certification through the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) has been submitted, and we are awaiting inspection.

All of our chickens are raised on a constantly rotated pasture to promote the health of the animals and the soil. We use the "day-range" method which means that the chickens are safe in a coop during the night and free to roam their ample paddock space during the day. Constant access to fresh grass gives the birds a taste that's beyond compare. The chickens are processed on-farm, humanely, and without the unnecessary use of chemicals.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Chicks at 2 weeks old

Chicks at 1 day old

Chicks at 14 days old

I had to show you all the photos side by side so you can really get a grasp on how fast they grow. After just 14 days they are almost fully feathered and have more than quadrupled in size! Tomorrow I will be moving them out of their brooder and into a larger space, but I will still have heat lamps on them for the next week. At about 3 weeks they will be ready to go out on pasture and start eating their greens! I finished getting their field shelter all set today. I'll include some pictures of it soon. They'll be staying inside it at night and free-ranging during the day protected by an electrified net that I can easily move to make sure that they are always on fresh pasture.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

At The Green Faire 2011

We were invited to set up a display for our farm at this year's Green Faire at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron. The theme for this year was ethical eating, and the displays focused on fair trade, sustainable agriculture and other related topics. We shared our table with Debbie Fox, a good friend of ours that runs the White House Gardens CSA. Right next to us was the Crown Point Ecology Center's display. They are one of the largest CSA's in the area, and also do research projects and educational programs. There was a wonderful turnout, and we were so happy to meet many new people.

We want to say thank you again to the volunteers of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron's "Green Team" for putting such a wonderful and educational event.