purplebrown farmstead

06/06/2025

Is there something on my face?

When I'm not all cleaned up at
I'm likely covered in grass & dirt-

Eggs, asparagus, herbs, flowers, berries & fruits
Growing to the soundtrack of

I'm so lucky here in the
But any (good or bad) garden can, & should,
become an oasis for &

It's

05/22/2025

🚨 We’re urging the USDA to reconsider their decision to terminate Produce Perks funding. For 9 years, this program has helped Ohio families buy fresh fruits & veggies while supporting local farmers & economies.

In 2024 alone, the program generated $3.6M in local economic impact and supported over 670 Ohio farmers. Let’s keep that momentum going.

📣 Add your voice to support the appeal—let the USDA know Ohio needs Produce Perks!
🔗 https://form.jotform.com/251345834591158

05/20/2025

Love the farm tours!!

04/25/2025

Find our delicious duck eggs & shiitake mushrooms, mint & sorrel, at Purplebrown Farm Store 💜🤎

04/22/2025

It's peak season for our

Find them for sale at

+ Our duck eggs & pretty much all the groceries you need 💜🤎🌱

Also, happiest wishes to y'all - hope it's filled with the magic of the

03/29/2025

There is work to do,
Things can always be better,
It's motivation.


& Yet, we got away from it all, to what felt like the top of the world ....

just to come back with even more clarity & enthusiasm for the seasons ahead - right back to work, at the farmstead & at .

Asparagus beds are getting ready for action! & The ducks are ecstatic for the fresh bugs & grasses

& Still, what a sunset 🌆

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
✌️

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