This is a family run operation that services the Medford area's farmer's markets with fresh pasture-raised poultry, organic eggs, home-pressed olive oil, turkeys, and some organic produce.
I visited this awesome little farm today (it's mid-April) with my children. They had a few frozen broilers left, so my mom and I each bought a few. She also bought 1 doz large, gorgeous eggs ($5), and we both got a bottle of olive oil.
Margaret was so, so nice to us, showing us all around the well organized place (even though she kept apologizing for the messiness...? It's a FARM for heaven's sake, and it looked great to me!). My kids fed the chickens, tasted the miner's lettuce that grows like a weed all around there, and helped retrieve eggs from the nests. We tasted their delicious olive oil, available in 3 varieties.
It is a little on the spendy side, BUT you must remember that everything is of the highest quality, organic feed is very expensive, and you're helping to support a small, unsubsidized farmer. The chickens were $4.75/lb and egg costs vary depending on the size you'd like ($5 for 1 doz large).
The olive oil comes from Ken's dad's northern California grove. One has a peppery finish, one is more grassy flavored, and the third is a slightly less expensive blend of the two. If you bring your own bottle or jar they will take $1 off, and will adjust the price accordingly for the size of container. If you forget (as we did, being our first time), no biggie, but it'll cost you that $1. We paid $12 for a 500ml bottle, which I felt was a great deal even with the cost of the jar! The less expensive blend would've been $9 ($8 if you BYOJar).
Look for them at the local farmer's markets or give a call and arrange a time to go visit their easily accessible farm. read more
