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Trumpeter Swan Farm We raise fruits and vegetables, plus we have free range brown eggs. Home delivery to our CSA members.

Last batch of laying hens and our turkeys. We have two auxiliary coops that are fenced off separate from the main fenced...
09/27/2026

Last batch of laying hens and our turkeys. We have two auxiliary coops that are fenced off separate from the main fenced in area, where the laying hen roam. When the pullets get old enough I let them out with the turkeys and they can roam together in their shared pens. Turkeys unlike grown hens have no desire to set up a pecking order. Older hens tend to attack young chicks/pullet as they see them as a threat to their territory. Turkeys are true gentle giants and have problem with the pullets. The only thing the pullets have to worry about is being stepped on, turkeys are very clumsy. We've raised a few turkeys for the last 4 years for personal use. It's made me appreciate how much more mild tempered they are and really are just more laid back then layers.

Last harvest of the cantaloupes. Powdery mildew set in and wiped them out. But we found as many good ones as we could. T...
09/03/2026

Last harvest of the cantaloupes. Powdery mildew set in and wiped them out. But we found as many good ones as we could. This was Sam's last week before she heads out to start college. So she's leaving all the harvesting up to Angie and I now.

Took two days but we got all of our red potatoes in before the rain last night. It was slow going, both mine and Sam's k...
08/29/2026

Took two days but we got all of our red potatoes in before the rain last night. It was slow going, both mine and Sam's knees are shot from kneeling for 8 hours straight over two days. How many we got, I have no idea. Enough to make all four tires of the bulk wagon look a little above flat tire status.

Washed all our yukons these last few days. We have to wash our potatoes due to us having clay loam and not sandy soil. S...
08/16/2026

Washed all our yukons these last few days. We have to wash our potatoes due to us having clay loam and not sandy soil. So first the potatoes cure for a week under cover, in the shop. Then we send them through the veggie washer. Then they get stacked and covered in the "wind tunnel". Four 24" fans then dry them down. After that they are loaded into the potato bunker with a single 24" to keep the air moving. Somewhere between 2000 and 3000lbs of yukons. Should start digging reds this week and start the process all over again.

07/17/2026

Had some extra time on my hands. Pulled all the old broccoli plants from our field, loaded them in the spreader, then chopped them for forage for the chickens. Chickens are currently hiding because they are scared of the debris flying through the air.

Just a few photos from the last few days. Over the weekend Angie and I transplanted some more plants. Joi was making sur...
06/25/2026

Just a few photos from the last few days. Over the weekend Angie and I transplanted some more plants. Joi was making sure we were doing a good job. Then just today, Sam and I cultivated and trellised tomatoes. Little green tomatoes are starting to form.

After cultivating onions decided they could use some extra water. Onions tend to be quite "thirsty" during their growing...
05/25/2026

After cultivating onions decided they could use some extra water. Onions tend to be quite "thirsty" during their growing phase. Always nice to water after cultivating so the water can seep down into the soil and not just run off or evaporate.

In true Trumpeter Swan Farm fashion, the rain missed us. It seems the rain always tends to split apart when it get near ...
05/25/2026

In true Trumpeter Swan Farm fashion, the rain missed us. It seems the rain always tends to split apart when it get near us. Oh well, a perfectly good excuse to get into the field and cultivate. Here's the tractor cultivating our little radish sprouts. With not alot of w**d pressure and hot days ahead they should start growing fast.

Started planting this week. Started out with green onions and dry bulb onions. Both of them aren't to bothered by cool w...
04/22/2026

Started planting this week. Started out with green onions and dry bulb onions. Both of them aren't to bothered by cool weather and high winds, so perfect reason to start with them. With some rather blustery and cool days coming we will hold off one other veggies until the weather starts to turn again. Also I know own waterering ahead of rain. I know it sounds silly. But dry bulb onions are water hogs and really need a bunch of water right at the beginning of their life.

04/15/2026

Making the farm smell bad. Spreading all of our chicken manure we've been saving up, 20 loads in total. Adding manure to our soil improves soil health and helps cut down on fertilizer costs.

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3612 40th Street NE
Buffalo, MN
55313

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+17637323052

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