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Good Food Farm
Sep 61 min read
How long do eggs last?
I often get the question, how long will eggs last. According to Health Canada, their best before date is 3-4 weeks. And that is,...
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Good Food Farm
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Belated (Due to technical issues) Fun Fact Friday: Cows chewing their cud.
Cows are so called ruminants which means they can digest long fibrous materials such as grass and legumes by fermenting them in their...
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Good Food Farm
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday
Todays Fun Fact is brought to you crows. Yes, crows, who have been know to be extremely intelligent creatures. The crows local to Good...
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Good Food Farm
May 26, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday: Egg Tooth
Fun Fact Friday: Chicks are born with a specialized tool to help them bust out of their eggs' shell known as an egg tooth. Think of it as...
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Good Food Farm
May 19, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday: How our bull kept his name.
Back in the summer of 2018 we needed a bull to breed our Belted Galloway Cows we had bought earlier in the year. We found a young Belted...
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Good Food Farm
May 13, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday: Boston Butt
Contrary to it's name, the Boston Butt does not come from the rear end of a pig. It is actually the upper part of the shoulder. So how...
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Good Food Farm
May 6, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday: A Walk Down Memory Lane
Good Food Farm's CCO (Chief Chicken Officer) Ruth, aka The Chicken Lady, has been in the chicken business since she was 11 years old....
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Good Food Farm
Apr 28, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday!
Cows can produce 50-140lb. of manure per day! That's a lot of free, very valuable fertilizer. At the same time that much manure can...
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Good Food Farm
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday!
Laying Hens like to lay their eggs in some kind of a nest and not randomly somewhere on the ground. They usually prefer spots that are...
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Good Food Farm
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday: Egg Colours
In honour of Easter coming up this week's fun fact is about egg shell colours. Eggs come in a variety of colours besides the two you can...
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Good Food Farm
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday!
Piglets establish a "teat-order" in the first 2-3 days after birth. They each claim a teat from which they will drink from till they are...
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