Swain Farm

01/30/2021

We're back! 2020 was a weird unproductive year. Let's get 2021 rolling. I nope everyone is well. ❤

For 2021, we will need to buy - vegetable seeds - seed starting/growing supplies - baby chicks (layer hens and meat birds) - grain and feed for chickens - infrastructure (building materials/repairs) - canning and packaging supplies

03/05/2020

Swain Farm presents: WEE WICKED EGGS! These delicious little hard-boiled eggs from our bantam hens have been marinating in a spicy pickle brine for a month, and finally they're ready!

What do you do with pickled eggs?

- Snack on them right out of the jar
- Classic bar food for a cocktail party
- Slice them to put on a chef salad
- Chop them up for a tangy egg salad.

They're full of flavor (apple cider vinegar, dark brown sugar, traditional pickling spices, and crushed red pepper), and made from our own farm-fresh bantam chicken eggs.

This was a small batch to test the recipe. It'll be at least a month before I have more available. Large jar $10, small jar $5.00.

Please message me (Christine) on Facebook or call/text to 207-332-5707 if you're interested. We'll make arrangements to pick up your Wee Wicked Eggs here at the farm in Litchfield. Thanks!

02/22/2020

Our chickens are definitely free-range! They're allowed to freely roam and forage on the farm every day year round, except in the absolute worst weather (blizzards, nor'easters, and polar vortexes come to mind). We believe chickens are the happiest and healthiest living a free-range lifestyle, and that results in the finest eggs. Buy local! Buy fresh!

Not sure which eggs to buy? Here's our guide on what's baloney and what's legit.

09/07/2019

Five blue ribbons at the Litchfield Fair this weekend!

08/16/2019

On the farmstand this morning:

Blueberry-Lemon Zucchini Bread!

Made with our own homegrown zucchini and free-range eggs, as well as Maine wild blueberries. Brighten up your rainy morning with this delicious summer bread!

Large loaf $6
Small loaf $3
Slice $1

SWAIN FARM- 1384 Richmond Rd/197 - Litchfield

04/25/2019

New baby chicks just came home! Don't worry, kitties are not allowed to visit unsupervised.

04/22/2019

We agree with Lisa on this! We don't cull our older hens when their egg-laying slows down. In fact, we often adopt older girls and let them live out their days free-ranging on green grass. ❤

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Older hens might not lay eggs any longer, but they still play an important role in a chicken flock.

04/20/2019

After such a long winter, they're thrilled to finally see some green grass again!

03/30/2019

New baby chicks will be arriving April 25th! We've ordered a dozen Barred Rocks. We already have several senior citizen Barred Rock girls and like them a lot, so some young ones will be fun. They should be laying eggs by Fall.

03/29/2019

59 ways to cook an egg. Some of them are pretty silly, but I learned a lot from this. I've heard of an over easy egg, of course.... but you can also cook an egg over medium or over hard, depending on how you like your egg yolks.

Join Basically editor Amiel Stanek as he attempts to cook an egg in almost every way possible. Which method is the best? Can there be a best method? What doe...

02/16/2019

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