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June 1, 2022

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The irony is that science has served only to show how small human knowledge is.Masanobu Fukuoka

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Around the Farm

Our Spring Thing is in Full Swing

The corrals are empty! Well, except for Gigantor who has the place to himself with the free range chickens. He's a bad boy, so has to stay in the corral. When he went to the pasture with the milk cows, he escaped the electric fence and headed straight for the ewes. And he couldn't be put into the little pasture pen Ivan and Walter use for grazing around the farm because he gets too rough on those two guys. When you misbehave, there are consequences.

The beef cows are enjoying the green pastures and a pleasant setting for having their calves. Our calves are a collection of motley colored black and black with white spots…very cute.

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The laying hens have joined the cows in their mobile hen house. True free-range critters living life naturally.

Most of the gardens have been planted and weeded at least one round. We're just waiting for warmer weather to plant corn and squash. Still only sprinkles of rain, so we're thankful for irrigation.

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James removed some old solar racks that were set up many years ago to help heat something. They turned out to be nothing but an eyesore in the landscape. The area will be used for a greenhouse and building to house a wood-fired boiler for heating the store and Martin and Jeannie's house. Just another building project at Harvest Haven!

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Harvest Haven Pasture Raised Chicken

We raise the chicks in the barn for about 5 weeks until they've grown enough feathers to survive cooler nights. At this point they're ready for pasture. The birds are split up into 10-foot by 10-foot cages on shorter, trampled grass, which provides more suitable bedding and renders the bugs easier to catch. And the tender pasture regrowth is much easier for the birds to digest than mature grasses.

Every morning after the dew comes off, we move each cage ahead by a full ten feet, providing the birds with a fresh salad and a side of bugs, which they take full advantage of before resorting to their grain feeders. It should go without saying that we provide exclusively organic grain and clean Grander Living Water.

This system also moves the birds away from their manure which means they are never exposed to any pathogen load. It keeps everything and everybody healthy and clean.

Our birds have full access to sunshine and fresh pasture breezes that are 100% free of ammonia. The healthy pasture grasses make immediate use of the nitrogen in the manure to prevent any odors or runoff.

The whole system is beautiful and clean, naturally providing meat that is clean, flavorful, and nutritious.

Fresh WHOLE broiler chicken will be ready Sunday, June 12th and Tuesday 14th. We're closed Monday, June 13th.

Fresh chicken PARTS will be ready Wednesday, June 15th.

PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW.

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Mans Organics

We have fresh locally-grown Mans Organics back in the store – beautiful big beefsteak tomatoes for a delicious sandwich, flavorful grape tomatoes tossed into a spring salad, long English cucumbers sliced onto a plate, and crunchy mini cukes for eating out of hand. Let's not forget the freshest eggplants, perfect for baba ghanoush, moussaka, eggplant parmesan, and all the other delicious eggplant recipes.

Comparison of Mans Greenhouse Organics and Hydroponically Grown Products

Mans Organics is soil based, with compost input. It's similar to how we grow our food, except with more heat and protection from environmental elements, like wind and snow.

Healthy soil with good structure is of prime importance to Mans Organics. Also, organic certification requires that produce be grown in soil.

Hydroponic agriculture is very artificial. It is a process of growing plants without soil by adding nutrients to the water. It might seem impressive that that much food can be grown in a small area, but that isn't the whole picture.

Just to provide the phosphorous fertilizer, there's a strip mine to harvest the ore, a smelting plant to refine it, and a fluoride waste stream. Hydroponic agriculture doesn't use less land than our gardens do. Just like feedlots don't use less land than range cattle do. The appearance is deceiving.

Also, hydroponics plants don't coexist symbiotically with microbiology. There are no fungi or nematodes or beetles. There is no ecosystem. As far as I can tell, it's about the same as lab grown hamburger. I like my veggies with dirt on them.

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Grander Water Videos

We've been receiving many more inquiries about Grander Water Revitalization and felt the need to have informative videos posted on our website to explain a bit about the technology and the products.

Grander Water is a product invented by an Austrian naturalist that puts the life back into water. In this short video, you'll see some of the most common Grander products used to revitalize your water and why it's important for your health and the environment.

We'll let you know as more videos about each of the products are posted.

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Our Farm Favorites

Harvest Haven Pastured Boneless Chicken Breast – These are our "go to" favorites when we want something quick and tasty for a family dinner or serving guests. Moist, flavorful, and filling…they never disappoint.

Valley Pride Organic Whipping Cream, 250 mL – There is really no substitute for real whipping cream. So good simmered on fresh-from-the-garden veggies, poured on raspberries, blueberries, or other fresh fruit, or added to your cereal for a rich flavor.

Harvest Haven Linzer Potatoes, 5 lb or 10 lb – Thin, smooth skinned potatoes with a slightly nutty flavor that are perfect for roasting, boiling, frying, and slicing into soups, stews, and casseroles. The best potato for salad because it doesn't fall apart when cooked. An absolute favorite!

Harvest Haven Pastured Beef Bacon – This healthy alternative to conventional bacon is made from Harvest Haven pastured beef. The brisket is simply brined and smoked without nasty preservatives.
It's great served with eggs, pancakes, or cornbread for breakfast, in a BLT for lunch, or diced into a casserole.

Organic Mango – Sweet and fragrant, this tropical fruit must be fully ripe to release its wonderful flavor and juiciness. Usually eaten fresh as cubes or slices, it does make delicious desserts, smoothies, sauces, and salsas.

Filsinger's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, 946 mL, 1.89 L, 3.79 L – Apple cider vinegar has been used for centuries to help with a variety of ailments because of its naturally occurring antibiotic and antiseptic properties.

Filsinger's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar is made with their own farm-grown, certified organic apples. The vinegar contains no additives or preservatives, and the finished product is raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized, and contains a mother of vinegar.

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The Recipe Box

Please note, all ingredients in our recipes are organic.

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Baked Tuscan Chicken

4 Harvest Haven boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Cream Sauce
1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons Harvest Haven garlic, minced
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Place chicken breasts on a cutting board and cover with a piece of parchment paper. Use a rolling pin, smooth meat mallet or small frying pan to flatten the thick side of the chicken so that it is roughly an even thickness.

Place chicken breasts in a 9×13" baking dish (or a larger one if you are using very large chicken breasts — you don't want them smushed together or they will take longer to cook).

Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, Italian seasoning, paprika and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Drizzle chicken with oil and rub with seasoning.

Whisk together cream, garlic, cornstarch and salt until combined. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes and Parmesan cheese and pour around the chicken in the baking dish.

Bake at 425 degrees F for 20-30 minutes, until an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached in the thickets part of the chicken (the exact cook time will depend on the size of your chicken breasts).

Remove pan from oven and stir spinach into sauce. Cover pan and allow chicken to rest for 10 minutes while the spinach wilts.

Uncover and serve.

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Bavarian Potato Salad with Bacon

5 slices Harvest Haven beef bacon
3/4 cup chopped Harvest Haven onion
2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
6 cups cooked, peeled and sliced Harvest Haven potatoes
chopped parsley (optional)

TO MAKE THE DRESSING
In a large skillet, fry the bacon until crisp, remove and set aside to drain on a paper towel.

Drain all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Add onion to the pan with the drippings and cook until tender.

Add vinegar and water, cook until bubbly. Add sugar, salt and pepper and stir to dissolve.

Allow to reduce and then remove from heat.

Place cooled potatoes in a large bowl. Pour warm dressing over the potatoes. Gently stir to combine. The potatoes will soak up the dressing as they sit. Crumble bacon and add to potatoes along with chopped parsley.

Serve warm.

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Mango Pie

Pie Filling
2 lb mango, cubed
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
pinch of salt

Pie Crust
340 g flour
225 g cold butter cubed
7 tbsp ice water
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp salt

Pie Crust

In a food processor combine flour and cold butter and pulse several times to mix. Do not over mix.

Add ice water, apple cider vinegar and salt and pulse several times. The mixture is ready if when you pinch some of the crumbly dough together with your fingers, it holds together.

Turn the dough into a ball and warp with plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

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Place 3/4 of the cubed mango and a pinch of salt into a saucepan. Cook for 15 minutes until most of the juice has evaporated. Chill for 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes combine all of the mangoes, sugar and cornstarch in large bowl.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a baking sheet on an oven rack.

Divide pie dough into 2 balls, save 1 in refrigerator. On floured surface, roll out dough with a rolling pin to a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 of an inch thick.

Carefully place into a 9-inch pie plate. Gently press the pie dough down so that it lines the bottom and sides of the pie plate.

Fill the pie plate with mango filling.

Take last dough out of the refrigerator. On floured surface, roll out dough with a rolling pin to a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 of an inch thick. Cut lengthwise into about 1 inch wide strips. Make about 9-10 long strips.

Make lattice pie crust on the mango filling.

Trim excess dough.

Bake 350 degrees F for 1 hour 15 minutes on baking sheet.

When done baking, cool the pie to room temperature.

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Down on the Farm

The way I see it, "The Science" is easily the most popular and most sinister suicide cult that's ever been. You heard me right. Every time one of the "Science" priests in their white lab coats starts lying their pants off behind a podium, the masses obey as if their carelessly concocted drivel is self-evident truth.

And how many people can say they're no longer members (because we've all been there)? And none that leave are spared the mockery and rejection of the rest of the cult. The very moment you leave the church of "Science," and start living clean, you receive opposition from friends and family.

"The Science" always promises prosperity and luxury, but, invariably, it will cost your freedom and your life. The Darkness never settles for less.

I wrote this article a few years ago, but with all that's happening in agriculture and the food supply, it's even more relevant today. The "scientific" agriculture system is collapsing and hardly anyone is talking about it. The price of the herbicides and pesticides are skyrocketing and so is the fuel required to ship, receive, and apply them.

It won't be much longer before our "non-scientific" farming methods at Harvest Haven start making a lot of sense to people. We have the solutions and, very soon, folks are going to realize how valuable they are, when they start experiencing very serious problems.

Feeding the World

I've gotten into a lot of discussions and arguments about the sustainability and legitimacy of organic farming, as I'm sure many of you have.

Many have insisted that conventional farming with its seemingly great yield per acre is the only way to feed the world, as though chemicals are the only possible means of eradicating starvation and hunger. It's such a preposterous lie that it makes me angry, not that I can hold it against everyone who's been deceived by the chemical gospel. It is an evil history strewn with lies, murder, greed, and plenty more than a few dead bodies.

Let me share a few points that come to mind.

First, organic farming has been tested side-by-side with chemical farming for the last 50 years and it's been more than adequately demonstrated that there is no advantage in using chemicals. In fact, in dry or wet years, organic crops outperform chemical crops. And that's only comparing yield. The nutrient density of the organic crop outperforms the chemical crop every year.

There is a reason for the "conventional farming yields more" myth. You see, organic soil can fix its own nitrogen out of the air (the air we breathe is 78% nitrogen) with the aid of solar power and microbiology. If you add chemical fertilizer to a healthy organic crop, you'll likely see incredible yields in the first couple years because you have your chemical input and your microbiology working together. Great yields can be very tempting. The trouble is that the chemicals eventually annihilate the microbiological community at which point you're back to your original organic yields but it's not free anymore.

The only way to achieve that same super crop is to increase the amount of chemical, and as your soil diminishes, the chemical needs continue to increase. At that point your chemical company officially has you and your soil hooked on drugs. The only way out of that addiction is a miserable period of withdrawal that many farmers are not willing to face. Understandably so. It's hard enough for most farmers to get by. The prospect of losing money until your soil slowly comes back to life is too big a burden for most family farms to bear.

There are whole divisions of these evil companies responsible for forcing and deceiving new nations and cultures, enslaving their farmers after hooking them on chemicals. Thousands of farmers in India alone have taken their own lives in desperation because chemical companies took what little ability they had left to feed their families away from them. It is cruel tyranny. We have choices to make. These chemical companies would be bankrupt tomorrow if everybody boycotted them.

Second, just because we can get outrageous yields for multiple years in a row, does not mean we can presume it will continue. Just because we can get somewhere faster by over-revving our motor, does not mean it comes without a cost to the motor. If you withdraw more from your soil than you return, you are guilty of stealing from your children and God Himself.

Third, over 40% of North America's food is wasted. People have a gross disrespect for food. If we're so concerned about feeding the world, why not stop burying nearly half of our harvest in landfills. At the very least, a good portion could be fed back to livestock.

Fourth, if you could hear the cries of starving third world farmers whose crops are now worthless because "charitable" first world nations flooded their economies with cheap food, you would think twice about how much so-called "good" we're doing by trying to feed the world. First world governments are intentionally crashing foreign markets with surpluses of cheap grain to bankrupt local agriculture and create dependency. We are bankrupting our own soil and creating a harmful over-abundance, just so we can take advantage of people who are already suffering. Everybody is losing.

Finally, do you know how much money, natural resources, research, political activity and straight up hard labor get wasted on war every year? Did you know that the same chemical companies that produced chemical weapons, nerve gas, and explosives for Hitler during the war now produce pesticide and fertilizer for your average farmer? Did you know that those same companies are waiting in hospital boardrooms when their dirty agriculture gives you cancer, so they can finish you off with a derivative of mustard gas they call Chemotherapy? Can you even imagine anything so evil?!!??

There is enough land and resource on this planet to feed billions more people. There's no need to believe and repeat the lies that murderers have fed to us, just so we can suffer for their gain. Chemical companies have taken advantage of well-meaning farmers by convincing them they're helping feed the hungry, just so they can attempt to satisfy their own insatiable greed.

Chemical farming doesn't feed the world. It destroys it!

Every last person on Earth could live like kings if everyone would hear, believe, and exercise Truth!

Martin

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