Walnut and Willow Farm

08/06/2026

Happy summer friends and neighbors! We hope you are all having as good of a time as we are!
Mid summer is always a busy season here at the farm, we had in another successful run of broilers, had a great batch of rhubarb this year, our tomatoes are off to a good run despite increased pressure from hornworms, and although our w**e berry season was a little shorter, our black raspberries more than made up for it, and new berry jams will soon be coming to the stand. Despite the up and down weather we had a great harvest of wheat and straw, and our wildflower plantings are moving forward on schedule. As a result, this year you may see our turkeys ranging in the front field over the next one to 2 weeks. They have historically free-ranged in the field that will become our native wildflower meadow, and as such needed a new home this year.

We thought this might be a good time to address some of the differences between our ranging styles for our chickens and turkeys. Our chickens have been in the front field for several weeks helping us to transition crops, and will soon be rotating to the back of the property. Our chicken fence is designed to keep predators out and you may occasionally see chickens inside and outside of the fence to their preference. Please do not chase or scare them, they are able to enter and exit their camper.

Our turkeys however, have a taller fence with a different pattern designed to both keep them in and predators out. Our turkeys are larger and free-range much like cows or sheep because by the time they go on pasture they have little to fear from Hawks or owls. However, they are far more curious and people friendly and have a tendency to follow folks around, near the street or the farm stand. In the event that a turkey does get out of the fence, please feel free to alert us, and please do not take them home with you, no matter how nicely they ask. It is the turkey's willingness to " take candy from strangers" that requires a different fencing strategy.

If you ever have questions about our birds or would like to know more, please feel free to reach out, on social media or a call. We are happy to address questions and concerns, and we hope to improve education as to where our food comes from and how these animals are raised. Please remember this is a working farm, one on which we live. We kindly ask to only enter the farm if you are with Farmer Jeff or Farmer Sarah.

As an aside, you may see some more activity than usual occurring at the farm this year. We are undergoing a large kitchen upgrade to improve and enhance our capacity here at the farm, and are excited to share it with you as we progress!

As always, thank you for your love and support, and wishing everybody happy and safe rest of the summer as we look forward to fall harvests and celebrations!

07/26/2026

04/27/2026

5/30 Spring broiler processing/ pastured poultry class!

5/30 9am-12pm *Rain or shine*

Are you curious about raising broilers? Have you been raising layers and are interested in management of a dual purpose breed or excess roosters? Looking to improve your self sufficiency?

Our family farm is intent on raising the healthiest protein sources for our family with the goal of utilizing the most ethical methods while improving our land. We want to share our knowledge with our neighbors to build a more resilient community!

If the above interests you we would love to see you at our spring broiler class. We will cover various processing methods, ethical and legal considerations, and conclude with hands on training in processing and packing.

This small group class requires pre-registration, space is limited.

For a $60 registration fee you will leave with an new skill set and your own broiler processed and packaged.

Pm any questions!

04/11/2026

Does anyone know these folks?

We are very excited to make positive weather posts about all of our crops that are in and our broilers that are going on pasture and our new fruit plants coming in, but unfortunately we have to make another post about theft in the farm stand...

If anyone knows these folks, it would be helpful, we would like to touch base with them and we are hoping it is an honest mistake, but we have them here on camera with unpaid merchandise yesterday afternoon.

This farm is a labor of love for our family, and we would be lucky to break even. These thefts have an outsized impact on our margins and morale.

Please friends support local, but most importantly be good humans to your fellow humans!

04/05/2026

Hi friends- whatever your traditions and whatever animal your colorful eggs come from, we are wishing everyone quality time with their chosen family!

03/20/2026

Hi friends, I've debated making this post today but I feel like I need to mention it.

After 2 years of wonderful interactions and new friendships, less than one week into the season opening of our Honor system farm stand we have had our first theft, with someone taking approximately $75 worth of product.
I thank them for being neat, and as this occurred in the middle of the day, I waited, hoping that a late venmo or cash box addition would appear, but as of now nothing.

Myself, my wife, and our young children put a lot of time and love into our products and hope to continue providing them to the public. We understand times are hard and if any of our neighbors need any assistance please let us know. We are happy to help however we can.

If you are reading this and you took the product, please reach out or kindly return it to the stand, no questions asked. We cannot resell it, but we can recycle/ reuse.

Friends, as we are forced to reevaluate our policies and security, you may find limited inventory in our stand. As always, please reach out if you are interested in something that you don't see available or in larger quantities and we'll be happy to get them to you.

Thank you for bearing with us and supporting local!

03/15/2026

Welcome back, happy spring! Syrup season is here, and maple and hickory syrup is now in the farmstand which has finally melted out of the snowbanks!
With the extra sunlight the ladies are laying again, and eggs and some other goodies are in the stand.

We had a wonderful winter break full of skating, fishing, catching up on rest and repairs. The new tractor handled all the snow in comfort and style. We are ready for another growing season and are excited for all of our friends and family to join us!

12/24/2025

Hey friends, need a last minute gift idea? Shipping get delayed? Amazon driver decide to keep one of your presents? The farmstand is open for last minute gifts- Merry Christmas!

12/16/2025

Gift boxes available this week! Happy Holidays!

12/15/2025

Happy Monday and Happy Holidays! For anybody who's been in the neighborhood this past week you may have seen the farmstand changed over for for holiday shopping, just look for the sparkling chicken!
*The extreme cold makes canned goods a challenge, so today and tomorrow the stand will look closed, but feel free to open the doors and go in the cooler. Help yourself to all of your favorites! Temperatures are looking good to reopen through the big day!*
Drop by for the usuals (salsa, eggs, jelly, firewood) ,seasonal favorites (like our loofah squash scrubby soaps and candied black walnuts), and new surprises like our greenhouse hot sauces including Zac's newly named Green Reaper jalapeno sauce!
Hickory syrup is back in stock, both with and without Mica sparkles for Saturday night cocktails and Sunday morning pancakes, and there's a limited inventory of gift boxes as well for easy gift giving.
Thank you everyone for your continued support, and remember to shop local!