2-3 lb skinless chicken thighs or drumsticks 1 1/2 Tbsp canola oil, divided 1/4 C finely chopped sweet onion 1 tsp minced fresh rosemary + some for garnish 1/3 C brown sugar 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp salt, divided 3 ripe peaches, pitted and chopped 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 1. Oven baked: This can be baked in the oven for 45 minutes covered at 400 F. Bake for an additional 15 minutes uncovered. Mix all sauce

For the meatballs 2 lb lean ground beef 1 small onion chopped 1/4 C fresh dill chopped 2 eggs 3/4 cup oatmeal 1/4 cup milk 1 Tbsp hot Sriracha sauce salt and pepper to taste For the mushroom sauce 1/2 lb cremini mushrooms sliced thin 1-2 garlic cloves chopped finely 4 tbsp unsalted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup apple juice 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 cups chicken broth or water salt and pepper to taste Instructions Add all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix

4-5 lb of cut-up chicken or pieces (thigh, drums) 2 C white sugar 1 C vinegar Place chicken pieces in a 9x13 pan. Mix sugar and vinegar together. Pour sauce over chicken and bake for 1 ½ hours at 350 F – turning the chicken pieces after 45 minutes so they are all nicely browned. Serve with rice or quinoa which absorbs the sauce well. (Can also be put into a slow cooker and cooked on low for 6 hours.) There is actually a fun story attached to this recipe! Laurie’s son spent a

Being able to diversify the products we offer has helped our small farm grow and prosper over the years. In order for our farm to continue to be sustainable, we grow and harvest our own grains for our milling feed. It’s important for us to be transparent when it comes to the ingredients in our poultry’s feed, as we want our customers to know the quality of the chickens that they are receiving. Growing our own grains for our milling feed has made us more self-reliant, and give

Every growing season our farm rotates crops within a given field. We rotate between canola, wheat and barley crops each year, which means that there is a full rotation every three years. If we were to plant the same crop every year that would mean the soil structure would deteriorate faster from the same nutrients being used over and over again. Rotating our crops every year helps to minimize any diseases from forming in the soil and plants. Some of the other benefits are to

Our family farm values the importance of community in order to enhance the sustainability of our farm, local economy and environment. In May 2019, our farm joined the Loop Resource program, in which partnerships are established between grocery stores and local farmers to enhance sustainability. On average, grocery stores produce 600-1000 lbs of unsaleable produce each day that can be diverted to local farms (Loop Resource [accessed 2021]). Every second week, we collect produc