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We're hiring! Katherine needs someone to help with the Goats On The Go JoCo grazing business from 16-24 hours a week through the season. Its a really fun, challenging and always different job where you'll get to work with goats! Please share widely- we're looking for someone who likes to work hard, learn hard, and who'll appreciate the unique (and by unique, we mean goofy, sweet, aggravating, entertaining) character of goats!
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Woohoo! The Brookside Market starts tomorrow! We'll be there with lots of transplants for your garden, beautiful spinach, spring garlic, and greens! Happy day!
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Good afternoon! Two Birds Farm is in need of a couple of appliances and we're wondering if any of you have a refrigerator or microwave you'd love to get rid of?
They don't need to be fancy, just functional and we're happy to pay/ pick up at your convenience! We use the fridge for egg storage and crew food and the microwave for all of us, so we'd be grateful!
(Back story on the fridge- the mice in the barn ate the wiring and nested under it over the winter : / This time we're going to close it off with hardware cloth, plus we got some really hungry feral cats for the farm!)
Message me if you have anything we could use! Thanks!
There are babies everywhere! In the last three days, 9 moms kidded, all but two of them went really well. What lovely and lively little creatures they are!
Sometimes in the evening our neighbor inflates her balloon and takes off. It's pretty magical.
The big high tunnel has a new lid on it and it is planted! Fennel, swiss chard, kale, here we come!
This weather is just crazy. Not complaining, but weird...
Usually, this time of year, we're stressing about our greenhouse heating costs from February and hoping March will be a little better than just COOOOLLLD. Instead, we're just about giddy about our low propane costs and we're warning the transplants to 'SLOW DOWN" so they don't get too big before we're ready for them! Laura keeps shuffling through her seed packets and, after that last blast of cold, finally decided it is a good time to get seeds in the ground ahead of next week's rain.
And, pregnant goats- last year we had several born into really bitter cold; the first born in 2023 was Lucky. His mom, Woo Two, kidded him first and then was occupied with kidding two more in the early morning bitter chill. When we found him, he was on the ground so cold we thought he was dead; we rushed him into the germination chamber (warmest space on the farm), wrapped him in a heating pad and rubbed him warm. (He's now big, sweet and sassy and fully worthy of his name!) We had others born into freezing conditions, the seed chamber was used a couple times to warm up brand new babies.
This year, the does are panting in the heat, blowing their coats out, and lying in the shade trying to cool off. We should start seeing kids hitting the ground in the next few days; it will be fun to see them shake their heads, get up on their long and wobbly legs, and start to nurse in a more temperate environment.
Farming is always about managing as much as you can through good planning, good practices, and long hard hours and then rolling as best you can with what nature hands you. We're hoping, as always, for a good and mild year. It is always an adventure to be a farmer and (most days) we can't imagine any other way of living.
Oh it's going to be a busy spring! The greenhouse is starting to get kinda full, our pregnant goats are also busting at the seams, the chicks think they are ready to take on the world. We're looking forward to a new season!
We've got two herds of goats ready to tackle your challenging landscapes!
Talk about a cliffhanger! Look how well these goats cleared this hillside!😱
A big thanks to Goats On The Go® at RoyAn Ridge Farm LLC, serving Iowa City, Coralville, and Cedar Rapids for this awesome before and after. 👏
Find them or an affiliate near you at https://www.goatsonthego.com/affiliate-directory
First and last chance alert! We have the most gorgeous fennel, cauliflower, baby pac choi, broccoli, salad turnips, poblanos, sweet peppers, greens and so much more! After a tough fall, we finally have a surge of gorgeous produce, but the upcoming hard freeze means this Saturday may be our only chance to share the bounty. The temps will be chilly, but we'd love to see folks show up for the Brookside Farmers' Market tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join us for great local food, free hot coffee and cold weather camaraderie. These veggies need a great new home now!
It's going to be a beautiful day at the Brookside Farmers Market!
UPDATE! We're all set for help! It's going to be a good and busy day with the goats!
We're looking for a couple of volunteers to help with the goats on Sunday. We'll be trimming hooves, getting weights, doing some vaccinations, etc. We're looking for a few people to help hold the goats and provide back up, no experience with livestock necessary but you need to be strong, quick on your feet, and good at following instructions! You'll learn some, you'll hang out with us and the goats, your help will be much appreciated! Message me if you are interested!
How about some TOMATOES?! Our plants are overloaded and have decided to ripen all their bounty at the same time. We have so many and want to share the joy while we can. Please visit us at the Brookside Farmers Market tomorrow. Gorgeous heirlooms, deep red slicers and golden orange beauties are waiting for you! This is the Tomato Festival and Tomato Peak is now – grab them while you can! While you visit, grab a bunch of fresh basil and check out our awesome icebox watermelons.
We need HELP! One of our crew members is going to be out unexpectedly for more than a month, plus we just need more hours to help with everything we've got going on!
We're looking for full-time or part-time crew members, we pay $14-$15/ hour plus seconds on veggies and eggs, plus good learning and nice people to work with.
To apply,
We appreciate the call-out from Natasha Bailey in this Food Recs story!
Come visit us this Saturday at the Brookside Farmers Market, 8:00-1:00 at 6425 Wornall Road!
We'll have the first of the season's cucumbers, sugar snap peas, Italian zucchini, other baby summer squashes, beets, beautiful salad turnips and so much more!
As summer creeps in, so do heaps of fresh produce at local farmers markets. KCUR's food writers are back with ideas for where to find fresh, at-home ingredients, and where to grab a meal made with locally-sourced produce.
Poison Ivy? Invasive honeysuckle? Overgrown vegetation? We have two herds of goats who can help!!
We work in Johnson County, KS, including Shawnee, Mission, Lake Quivira, Spring Hill, Gardner, Stilwell, and Merriam. We've grazed lots as small as 8,000 sf and properties as much as 9 acres.
If you are in another municipality in JoCo and are interested, contact me and we can talk with city staff about codes!
Our goats are at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park in Lenexa! They are cleaning up the park and making people happy. That's a pretty awesome combination. https://2birdsfarmkc.square.site/goats-and-grazing
Oh, we're so sad! Our strawberry season is pretty much wrapped up and we're already missing their sweet flavor and beautiful color! The only thing keeping us going is the prospect of all those tasty summer vegetables to come, which you can get weekly at the Brookside Farmers Market, Saturdays from 8-1. Come pick up some greens, some eggs, some beautiful root veg and more at the best organic and sustainable farmers market in Kansas City!
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STRAWBERRY YOU-PICK! We have two more picking days then we think our season is over! Thursday 25th, from 10-1 and Saturday 27th from 9-12. https://2birdsfarmkc.square.site/strawberry-you-pick
We are picked out for strawberries! We'll be open again on Tuesday afternoon from 2:00-5:00 and then Thursday morning from 10:00-1:00.
The strawberries are just peaking! We're open: for You-Pick:
Thursday, 18th, from 10-1,
Saturday, 20th, from 9-1, and
Sunday, 21st, from 1-4
Strawberries are $5.25/ pound, they are organic and so sweet!
2931 S 78th St, Kansas City, KS 66106
https://2birdsfarmkc.square.site/strawberry-you-pick
YOU-PICK STRAWBERRIES TODAY! This afternoon (Tuesday the 16th), from 2:00-5:00! The berries are washed by the rain, ever so red and sweet-sweet! Grown with only organic practices, good for you and for the environment.
2931 S 78th St, Kansas City, KS 66106
You can pre-pay or just show up.
YOU-PICK STRAWBERRIES! Today and Tomorrow Afternoon!
Two Birds Farm, 2931 S 78th St, Kansas City, KS 66106
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STRAWBERRIES! We're open for picking today! so many, so yummy, a nice breeze, come visit us! 2931 S 78th St, Kansas City, KS 66106 or sign up at
Pick your date and time! The basic cost of $30 includes:~ 2 quarts of strawberries (about 5 pounds)~ 2 you-pick containers~ 2-3 hours for picking, picnicking, enjoying the beauty of the farm~ Access to shaded picnic tables under our lovely oak treesIf you want to pick more than 2 quarts, each pound....
Friends, we're open for Strawberry You- Picking today until 2:00! It's a great day for coming out! 2931 S 78th St, Kansas City, KS 66106! https://2birdsfarmkc.square.site/strawberry-you-pick
YOU PICK STRAWBERRIES! SUNDAY, MAY 7, FROM 11:00-1:00!
This heat is ripening the strawberries up fast! They're sweet and just beautiful!
Well, it is looking like we have enough strawberries to start the You-Pick! Wahoo! Sign up for a day and time at our website!
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Oh, the spring greens... swoon. Not only do we have a stellar assortment of lettuce, but the chard, kale, tatsoi, spinach and the escarole(!!) are ready too! We'll also have our first round of spring garlic. Come see us Saturday morning at the Brookside Farmers' Market and get your green on!
We don't have enough for the You-Pick yet, but we do have enough for farmer quality control checks! Mmmmm
Just a few of the beautiful greens we'll have at the Brookside Farmers Market Saturday! Plus, eggs and transplants for your garden!
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