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We have TEMPORARILY suspended Farm visits/tours due to a family emergency...Please check back or email me with any questions.

Our Best.....YOUR Farmers, Rod and Heidi

 Spring is here...ready or not!  The cows are calving, the sow has given birth to 11 piglets, chicks are growing, our Jersey cow gave birth to a sweet little girl, and Loosie, our miniature donkey is due next month.  

We are putting our garden in tomorrow - we even have CSA family members coming out to lend a hand.  

The grass is GREEN and daffodils are everywhere!  

What a great time to visit the farm!!!

I am offering my second CANNING Class on March 30th.  We will be canning beef, chicken, and pork!  We will also review canning fruits and vegetables.  Email me now for more information!! 

 Okay, a little Rolling Hills Farm trivia....How do you determine the color of egg a chicken will lay?  Brown chicken - brown egg?  White chicken - white egg? Nope!! The color of the chicken's EAR determines the color of the egg it will lay!  So, we have four chickens with white ears and get an average of 3-4 white eggs a day.  The same amazing eggs you have come to expect - just a different color shell!read more »

Because I get this question often, I thought it might be helpful to give a couple examples of what exact cuts of meat you might expect in a monthly full share of your meat CSA.  

Example one: 2 whole chickens, (2) 2# ground beef, (1) 2# ground pork sausage, 1 pork shoulder roast, (4pk) rib-eyes, round steak, rump roast (total 25#)

Example two: (4pk)NY strip, sirloin steak, 2# ground beef, chuck roast, (4pk) pork chops, 2# ground sausage, beef soup bones (total 25#)

 Everywhere we turn....blessings...our winter chickens are doing great and ready to be processed for our December/January CSA customers.  We have  full-time farm help;  Perish is really carrying his weight around the farm. He helps with everything from rotating hogs and cattle to all our winter projects (fence repairs, building our second mobil chicken coop, chicken processing area -better then the one we have, and Rod and Perish are building a cabin for Perish)! Customers are our biggest blessing - what fun we had this fall with hayrides, donkey visits, and farm tours.read more »

Wow, what a busy season...we are blessed!  Rod and I have had the joy of adding so many new CSA family members - THANK YOU!  Now that the "dust has settled" we have limited space available for our CSA's!  We have gotten some wonderful feedback about our grass-fed beef, pastured eggs, amazing fresh pork, and our chicken!  We are encouraging folks to plan ahead for the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays now by ordering extra eggs and sausage for your cooking, baking, and/or a one-of-a-kind gifts for love ones.read more »

Wow, what a busy season...we are blessed!  Rod and I have had the joy of adding so many new CSA family members - THANK YOU!  Now that the "dust has settled" we have limited space available for our CSA's!  We have gotten some wonderful feedback about our grass-fed beef, pastured eggs, amazing fresh pork, and our chicken!  We are encouraging folks to plan ahead for the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays now by ordering extra eggs and sausage for your cooking, baking, and/or a one-of-a-kind gifts for love ones.read more »

The leaves are turning and animals are getting their winter coats!  Rod and his Dad just installed a wood burning fireplace in our living room!  I can't wait to cook on the top of the wood burning stove.  Our last miniature donkey is due any day....we just can't wait.  All the chickens are laying eggs like crazy!  We picked the best chicken layers (Red Star) - they are year round layers and great birds.  Come visit the farm during the fall- it is beautiful here! 

 Please join us for a Canning Class on Thursday, October 15th from 6-8 PM ~ Our class will focus on canning beef, chicken, and pork.  For more details, click on CONTACT US - or call 931-583-2279.  Space is limited so contact us now.