Winged Spur Farm

04/29/2024

Unfortunately Winged Spur Farm will not attend the Mount Pleasant or the Big Rapids Farmer's Markets this year. John is suffering health problems. He plans on returning next year. Meanwhile we still have chickens and will be selling eggs. We will deliver eggs to the Mount Pleasant Thursday Market through Udder Bliss. You can order through our page or via text message at 989-309-0946. You can also pick up at the farm.

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08/30/2023

Sorry all chicken eggs come from a hen chicken. I've had people not wanting to buy white eggs because "they come from the store." They wanted brown eggs because "they come from a farm." Go figure.

When shopping for chicken eggs at a Michigan farmers market, you might see eggs that are white, brown, or even blue! You may wonder if one type of egg is better for sweet or savory dishes, or whether it's best to enjoy a certain color boiled or baked.

According to our friends at MSU Extension, "The hen’s genetics and breeding determines the shell color of eggs. The shell color does not control the content of the egg. Eggs may be different on the outside but there is no difference in flavor or nutrition, or how one might consume them."

Enjoy eggs of all colors of the rainbow safely by keeping them refrigerated and consuming them within three weeks of purchase.

08/29/2023

Brussel Sprouts sprouting. Chickens enjoying grass, bugs and weeds in their run. Our newest addition Bill the guard goose. Find us at the Mt. Pleasant Thursday Market and the Big Rapids Friday market thru the end of October.

08/02/2023

After a few weeks on the sidelines due to health issues, I will be back at the Mount Pleasant Farmer's Market at Island Park Thursday and the Big Rapids Friday Market. Come and check out these markets.

07/31/2023

Our first sighting of a red tomato this year.

07/13/2023

We're at the Mount Pleasant Farmer's Market today, Thursday, July 13, until 2 p.m. with our home grown produce and eggs.

06/09/2023

Rub adub dub dub we have all eight ducks in the tub!

06/06/2023

Finally got most everything planted in my hoophouse. Then we got the brassicas in to complete a good day's work.

06/02/2023

I just read we should have above normal precipitation this summer. Yet we received less than inch of rain in May. Maybe with rain our cactus will bloom. 🤔 ☀️

05/19/2023

My new baby Rusdian Orloffs from Sandhill Preservation Center arrived and have been enjoying their brooder. I got 18, a few extra. Great place for poultry and heirloom seeds and more.

Finished the new beds with Veggie Doo from Morgan Composting in my hoophouse. After soaking them down they will be home to tomatoes and basil. The walkways will be covered in woodchips. The beds were built on soaking wet cardboard to help check the weeds.

05/08/2023

Getting ready for a delivery of baby Rusdian Orloff chicks and Khaki Campbell ducklings which should of hatched today in the great state of Iowa. Definitely priority mail.