05/06/10- Things are starting to grow... We had a small but succesful hatch of heritage turkeys. Percentages were down a little bit from expected. We hatched close to 30 heritage chicks in our incubators, and our hens are still sitting on about 30 eggs. They are all doing good in the brooder. Our new layer flock has been ranging for about a month now and are just starting to lay. The First group of broiler chicks will go out to pasture early next week. and will be processed and available for purchase by mid June. we expect to have fresh chicken available every week throughout the summer. You can reserve birds with a small deposit and they will be available when you request, or they will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Heirloom tomatoes (Brandywine & Amish Paste) and Bell Peppers have been started and moved outside to the cold-frame and doing well. Shell and Snap Peas are in and should sprout any day now. Additional plantings will continue through June. Check our 2010 Growing Season for approximate availabilty of produce.

03/12/10- still alot of snow cover, but some grassy spots are starting to open up. At least our heritage turkey flock thinks that spring is here as they've been giving us plenty of eggs. Eggs were set in incubator #1 on 3/8 and incubator #2 should start 3/22. We'll post availablity of heritage turkeys in April/May. We plan on having fresh chickens available by mid June this year. Click here to see our proposed 2010 growing season for availablity of produce, poultry, beef, and pork. We expect our layer flock to begin laying in May/June. Come visit us at Chautauqua County Farm Bureau's: Showcase of local agriculture event Sunday, April 11th, at Chautauqua Suites Meeting & Expo Center, Mayville, NY. We will be participating in a handful of other events this spring and summer and we'll post more information as it becomes available, as well as our Farmer's market schedule.

12/29/09- Wrapping up another succesful year at Good Grass Farm! We would like to thank all of our returning and new customers for a succesful year. We sold out of turkeys this year (the biggest was a 40 lb'r sent to our friends mike & keri). We have a handfull of frozen whole chickens and some grass finished beef still available. Eggs are coming slowly but we have some available also. Our apologies for not posting news all summer and fall. We had some technology issues, a hard drive crash on our web computer, and the camera lens had to go in for repair. it's taken a while to get everything running properly. data recovery, and re-installation of software... 150 new layer chicks arrived in late November and should be starting to lay in June. Our heritage turkey flock is in the barn in a new aviary. We will begin the turkey breeding process in the next few weeks. We will be processing our flock of heritage chickens in the next few weeks also, we have Jersey Giant and Rhode Island Red roosters. Give us a call if you'd like to try some heritage chicken. next season we plan on introducing pasture raised pork to our line-up and a major expansion to our produce garden. More pastures of course plus hay fields and grain fields maybe...

7/13/09 - Blueberry season is open! A couple weeks later than normal but just as sweet as they always are. This year you can find our blueberries at the North Harmony Outdoor Center, Stow, NY, and featured on chef Jonathan's tasting menu at La Fleur restaurant, the Stedman Corner Store, the "local produce" stand at Red Brick Village, across from Chautauqua Institute, and always right here at our farm. Our early turkeys have moved out to pasture and are doing great, the late turkeys still have a couple weeks in the brooder. we have a handfull of heritage turkeys available to reserve, call or email us. Our first batch of broiler chickens are sold out, our next batch will be ready July 30th. we still have some available to reserve. Produce will be available starting July 20th. We will have sugar snap peas, carrots, onions, zuchini, summer squash, pickling cukes, and some heirloom cukes, red raspberries should be ready in a week or two.

05/28/09 - It's good to be working outside again. The first batch of broiler chicks will be moving out to pasture today, the Jersey Giants will go out next week. The First group of white turkeys arrived today, these will be the "big guys". If you would like to reserve a "large" white turkey, 30+ lbs, we have a few still available to reserve, just call or email. We are expecting 2 more hatches of heritage turkeys late next week, we'll post availability in a couple of weeks. We are preparing to fence in a couple new pastures in the next couple weeks, one for beefers and one for pigs. The layer hens are enjoying thier new digs and have really increased their egg production. Yes, we have lots of fresh brown eggs! The gardens are starting to fill in with new growth. This year we hope to have: peas, carrots, onions, zuchini, summer squash, potatoes, green beans, cucumbers, brussel sprouts, greens, and herbs. will post availability in July. Blueberries are coming along nicely, not as abundant as last year but there will be plenty. We should have blueberries available around the 1st of July.

05/8/09 - oh its an exciting time of the year... Busy days behind and busy day ahead, everything is going smooth so-far. The first clutch of herituage turkeys hatched a few days ago, the second is in the incubator, the third i'm going to let the hens handle. The brooder houses are starting to fill with chicks, the first batch of Cornish Rocks arrived the other day. We also have a small flock of Jersey Giants in the brooder. See the Products section for availability of chickens. The Beefers are happy to have fresh grass and the layers have a new mobile layer coop (made of 75% reclaimed material) and are enjoying the new spring grass, and of course giving us lots of nice brown eggs. Steers will go to the butcher July 12th contact michael@goodgrassfarm for availability. Blueberry bushes have started to bud and a few have begun to flower. Thanks to the nice weather we've been able to really work the produce lot with piles of fresh compost and ash. The early crops are in and we're waiting for the soil to warm a little more before we sow the rest.

03/30/09 - 250+" of snow total this winter, and that's all I have to say about that. We will be starting the first batch of Heritage Turkey eggs (all Bourbon Reds) in the incubator in a couple days. We will post availability here by June 1st. We are currenty taking orders for pasture raised broiler chickens and white turkeys, see our order page for details. We will also have pasture raised pork this year, we will post availablity in June.

10/15/08 - looks like it's been awhile since I posted... As usual we've been pretty busy around here. Turkeys are doing great in the field, getting fat on grass, bugs and all natural grains. we have a few heritage turkeys still available, and a couple dozen white turkeys available. I will be making a delivery to Buffalo, NY the weekend before thanksgiving. so, anyone in the Buffalo area interested in a turkey (no delivery charge), give us a call, or email. We had great summer and wish to thank everybody who ordered chickens, blueberries, 100% pasture raised beef, and eggs. We hope you all enjoyed them, and we hope to see you again! Currently we are sold out of chickens, beef, and produce. We always have fresh brown eggs on a first-come-first-served basis, please call or email to see what we have available.

7/31/08 wow, 3 days in a row without rain... Today we hosted a farm tour for the day campers at YMCA's Camp Onyasa. I hope they had as much fun as I did. Hopefully they learned a little bit about sustainable agriculture; they sure had alot of questions, which are always appreciated and welcomed. They all enjoyed picking blueberries and had a nice lunch under the shade of the big willow tree. Our blueberries that are free of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides are available at the Stedman Corner Store, the North Harmony Outdoor Center, across from Hogan's Hut in Stow, NY, and just up the road at the "Jennies pies" stand on rt. 394, the Lighthouse Grocery in Mayville, and featured on the menu at La Fleur restaurant in Chautauqua, NY. Also, stop by Bellini Lounge at Chautauqua Suites in Mayville for a Blueberry Bellini. We still have some chickens available, and will be processing the next batch the week of August 16th. We also have pasture raised turkeys still available, contact us to reserve your heritage or white turkey.

7/8/08 - Blueberry season is open! The bushes are full and beginning to ripen. This year our blueberries can be purchased at the Stedman Corner Store, and the North Harmony Outdoor Center, across from Hogan's Hut in Stow, NY, and of course right here at the farm. Our blueberries will also be featured on the menu at La Fleur restaurant in Chautauqua, NY. Look for our label for blueberries that are free of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. We had another late hatch of heritage turkeys last week, our Slate Gray hen hatched 14 chicks. these will be too young this fall for processing, maybe Christmas time... The 4-6 week old poults have just gone outside and all are doing great. We are still on schedule for chicken processing July 12th. Those that have ordered birds can pick them up between 1-4pm. If you can't pick your birds up at this time contact us and we will chill or freeze them for you.

6/13/08 - well, it's been very busy around here... A pair of Red Devon steers (Zack & Utah) arrived a couple weeks ago and are enjoying their new pasture. thanks paul! Our first group of broiler chicks have been outside for almost 2 weeks, all are doing well and loving the fresh air and grass. We are planning to process on July 12th, and still have some available but they're going fast We had a small but sucessful hatch of heritage turkeys. We have 16 available so order soon, they're going quick. The blueberries are coming along great, this rain will sure help. We are hoping to start picking around mid-July. Our fields are loaded with wild strawberries now. Anyone interested in fresh, wild strawberry jam, give us a call.

5/20/08 - The first batch of broiler chicks arrived, all are well and comfortable in their brooder coop. The beef pasture is finished and awaiting arrival, hopefully, of a pair of fine Red Devon steers. Still shopping for a couple more though. The layer hens are enjoying the nice weather, getting outside, laying lots of nice eggs. Heritage turkey eggs have about 10 days left in the incubator, and we have a Bourbon Red hen sitting on about a dozen eggs. we'll see what happens... The blueberries are beginning to bloom, it appears that the intesive pruning last year has worked out very well!