purplebrown farmstead

03/14/2025

The celebration of completing all the pruning is to prune the willow hedge - it's my fun, artistic, craft, expression, experiment, and so on. today was for it. And the cat enjoys it too 🐱

02/27/2025

Did you know? if you don't cut back flowers and don't remove all the natural mulch, you'll grow baby trees accidentally & provide food for birds all winter? It's a magical time to restore - when the snow falls, and when it melts, when the full moon shines bright & when darkness makes everything gloomy, your body & mind replenish with the cold air outdoors, in nature, daily. I didn't have to travel far to find respite in wilderness.

Five out of five stars. Highly recommend: nature, year round.

Yes year of course there's also lots of work happening. Because: pruning fruit trees, planning annual plantings, feeding & tasking care of the animals - bring purpose & joy too 💜🤎

Find me & my duck eggs at
Year round
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02/23/2025

Looking for something special to do Friday night?
Join us at Purplebrown Farm Store
Get to know 4 amazingly talented local producers - indulge on tasty food & drink, & take home a special goodie bag 💜🤎

Hey friends, another chance for a super event at your fav farm store - intimate, festive, unique gathering with FOUR very talented artisan producers & their food!

We will indulge on the food & the stories that have made it all possible 💜🤎

This will likely sell out - don't wait to get your tickets!

02/20/2025

Find our own organic duck eggs at
.. Though they won't be certified organic for much longer, friends ... Not because we are changing anything (we have always used certified organic feed, and follow a high standard of pasture rotation, and animal treatment)
But because (as you may have noticed) the economic and regulatory landscape is shifting quickly and among the many impacts - there is no federal funding this year for cost-share program farmers can take advantage of to off-set the high cost of organic certification. Our little tiny farm, for example, paid just over $1300 last year, and it just goes up from there.

So, we will take a pause on our organic certification this year. We hope this is short term, because we are strong advocates for voting with our dollars and investing in the institutions we want to succeed - without national organic standards (however imperfect and wavering to the trends), there is no collective standard, transparency, or accountability. And then we each have to dig deeper, and learn more personally where our food comes from? If you care about that kinda thing.

So yeah, buy our eggs and much more good local food, down by the river, in

02/20/2025

Just a few of the ways our food supply is being affected -

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pleaded with President Trump to exempt potash from the tariffs he is placing on imports from Canada. “Biden inflation increase the input cost to farming by 20 percent […

02/17/2025

Did you know?
Where does your food come from?

A new report published by USDA on Friday, Feb. 14 shows a significant loss of farms in 2024.

* The number of farms in the United States for 2024 is estimated at 1,880,000, down 14,950 farms from 2023.

* Total land in farms, at 876,460,000 acres, decreased 2,100,000 acres from 2023.

Download a PDF of the full report here>>
https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/5712m6524/z316rz25j/db78w849h/fnlo0225.pdf

Image credit - Mark Stebnicki

02/16/2025

Newsflash! Much of the money is not being distributed right now through USDA to the farmers that depended on it. Most contracts are reimbursements - which means many farmers have come out of pocket for expenses that are not being reimbursed.
These are competitive and non-competitive grants and payments. Some farmers will surely lose the farm over it.

This was a popular topic of concern among farmers at the annual conference - lots of stories, tons of stress
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association

USDA funding remains frozen despite a rescinded order, leaving farmers and conservation programs in financial limbo with no clear timeline for payments.

01/04/2025

Visit us this winter at
Got some of our products here (duck eggs & garlic currently)
+80 local producers = full grocery with extra special vibes
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It's a great day to

12/27/2024

Happy 50th anniversary to our National Park! What a unique place & motivational example of community determination, innovative partnership, and nature's resilience!

Farming in the has been absolutely amazing & we take real pride to steward this beautiful landscape -

Wishing our beautifu Cuyahoga Valley many more years of vibrancy, growth, conservation & community!

12/13/2024

Yes - my happy ducks are laying nutritious tasty eggs for y'all!
Find them fresh at
It's the best way to support our farm & consume the most nutritious seasonal foods 💜🤎

Also, the swales have been amazingly doing their great work quietly - the whole farm is quietly working like an orchestra, attuned to nature, evolving ... Storing water and building soil.... Gonna explode with growth come spring 2025!

11/25/2024

So much to be grateful for this year - especially the farm - holding up so beautifully in spite of it all - there's challenges, but there's opportunity if we choose to remain agile & go with the flow ✌️🍁

& Looking forward to more growth & rootedness

10/26/2024

Why yes, thanks for asking - we do have our organic shiitake mushrooms, duck eggs, & garlic in stock at

& Thanks for shopping - we look forward to growing more nutritious tasty food & vibrant community. #✌️

09/16/2024

Did you know?
We ❤️ using only the best local organic freshly milled grains to feed our flock. I bet you would too! Shop at to get some.

Organic means that wherever these grains are grown - no glyphosphates /roundup are used and neighbors can breathe easy. It's what we strive for - clean water air & soil for all 💜🤎

09/12/2024

Right from our wild organic farm & into weekly produce bundles at

09/11/2024

Speaking of politics... tonight I proudly introduced my 1st piece of legislation as a council member (unanimously passed ) to resolve for the Village of Boston Heights to be a Gateway Community to our beloved CVNP and

Of course! Embracing the opportunities offered by our green spaces is essential for the success of our community's future!

Getting involved in politics is important too - it is the decision making behind our quality of life -
..onward to &

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08/24/2024

It's like a jungle sometimes that makes me wonder how we keep from going under .... Huhuh huhuh 🎶📻👩‍🎤

Find these wild beauties 🌻🌻🌻
decoating

I didn't prioritize a lot of commercial growing this year, but we sure do love growing for wildlife & our own enjoyment & these flowers enjoyed growing too! 💜🤎

07/14/2024

Organic garlic harvest is almost complete 🧄🧄🧄
Coming to this week

06/25/2024

Check out my pork on the tasty menu at larder 🤤