The Family Farmstead

03/07/2022

🔥 Keeping the art of butchery alive~ fresh RED WATTLE hams, from one of our 9 month old forest, and pasture raised, Red Wattle hogs. These fresh hams will be cured, hung, and smoked the old fashioned way🔥

03/03/2022

🔥 Look at those incredible Green Cayuga Duck Eggs 👀 🔥

02/04/2022

✨☀️✨~WINTER•VIBES~✨☀️✨
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01/15/2022

❄️ “In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” William Blake❄️

01/11/2022

☀️~WHAT A NICE JANUARY EVENING~☀️
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12/26/2021

In a world that seems to move faster every day, we like to slow things down on the ranch...and be old fashioned on purpose, and with purpose. Starting Colts is imperative to our mindset, and the way we tend our livestock. Live free, grow wild, and enjoy the ride~🖤

11/22/2021

~~~🔥🦃🔥 FRESH TURKEYS🔥🦃🔥~~~

✨We have extra FRESH turkeys, available for pick up TODAY in Springfield. Shoot me a message for details. FROZEN turkeys also available. These are FREE-RANGE, PASTURED, NON-GMO Happy Gobblers.✨
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11/04/2021

🔥🔥🍁WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!!🍁🔥🔥

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11/02/2021

🔥 🍁Heritage bred Red Wattle Hogs, being finished on Heirloom Pumpkin🍁 🔥

10/05/2021

🍂🍁~Fall litters are in full swing~🍁🍂


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09/21/2021

~☀️~ What a beautiful evening! ~☀️~

09/13/2021

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09/02/2021

✨We love our free range turkey flock!✨

🌱Mindfully raised, these lovely turkeys are almost two months old🌱

✅ Holiday turkey pre-orders are filling up fast! DM or sign up at the downtown Old Capital Springfield Farmers Market ~Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm ✅

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08/16/2021

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08/14/2021

✨☀️✨HAPPY SATURDAY✨☀️✨

✨☀️✨We are off mending some important fences today, and will miss you guys at the Farmer’s Market, Catch us Next Saturday, RAIN OR SHINE✨☀️✨

💫ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY💫

07/31/2021

07/24/2021

🔥🔥THIS NEW, FIRE ENGINE RED, FARMSTEAD T IS HOTTER THAN A HAZY JULY AFTERNOON IN ILLINOIS 🔥🔥 🚒

🐝 Come see what all the buzz is about at The Farmer’s Market 🐝

07/17/2021

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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT:

Dynamic duo and friends for life, Leslie and Kate of The Family Farmstead and Kate’s Granola share a booth as well as their passion for food at the Saturday market!

During her previous experience as a chef, Leslie knew that the best ingredients make the best food, so she was inspired to start raising them herself! She’s got whole free-range chickens, Heritage cattle, Red Wattle hogs, and pasture-raised turkeys. She sells out fast, but you can sign up for her waitlist. Well worth it.

Kate’s been making granola for years, but with the encouragement of Leslie decided to make a business of it just last year! It’s her first year at the market and already her various granolas and frozen yogurt bars are a huge hit!

Find them at the south end of the market 🐷🌻

06/29/2021

~☀️~ What a gorgeous day to farm responsibly! 🐽💕

05/22/2021

Thank you Springfield, IL!! If you did not get a chance to catch us today~come say hello, next Saturday, to Kate LaPorte Wagener, from Kate’s Granola, Leslie Christine, from the Family Farmstead...and of course, Lilly & Violet, The Amazing Red Wattle Piglets💕

We sold out today~and will be restocked next Saturday with Kate’s delicious all natural homemade gluten free, naturally sweetened Granola:
Vanilla Almond
Pecan Coconut
Low-Carb

The Family Farmstead will be stocked with farm fresh all natural pasture raised whole chickens.

Don’t forget to jump on our pasture pork wait list & sign up sheet for natural pasture raised Turkeys !

All the best to you guys~thank you so much for supporting your local farmers and entrepreneurs. Let’s get our local economy poppin...one delicious, and sustainable, day at a time.

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05/10/2021

We found what we were looking for~🖤🐃

03/23/2021

Fresh farm raised pasture poultry Sign-up is now open!

Send us a message for price and pick up info ✅

These big happy chickens live the life, they are provided healthy nutritionally dense sprouted grains~and free range the beautiful acreage of The Family Farmstead in the fresh air and sunshine. ☀️ 🐓🌱🌱

Taste the delicious difference, and feel good about where your food comes from.

08/23/2020

Back to basics~living, fresh and simple~🖤

08/12/2020

Things are heating up in the greenhouse!

🔥🔥🔥~Scotch Brain Babies~🔥🔥🔥

08/06/2020

Preserving the taste of summer~🖤~



#🖤brine

07/22/2020

~~~~~~~~~Basket Giveaway~~~~~~~~~~~

Fresh summer veggies, delicious duck eggs, and tasty homemade brew~🖤~

“Like,” this post and drop a comment below, and we will draw a name next week for a basket of fresh farm bounty!
Drop off/pick up within a reasonable distance, of course~😉

~Baskets will vary~

“When you learn, teach, when you get, give.”
~Maya Angelou

07/11/2020

Cultivating the garden with my two favorites!
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07/10/2020

The new duck flock is starting to lay~💚~and it’s time to make pickles! 😋

06/25/2020

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09/26/2019

The Family Farmstead

09/26/2019

Coming soon~🥛

04/27/2017

...and then the sun came out. ~🌞~

04/13/2017

There is an art to the management of land and livestock in order to maintain balance. When both are respected with care; ultimately both will care for you.
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03/20/2017

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03/20/2017

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