Tag Archives: Chicken

A bevy of lambs graze peacefully over lush Rootbound fields.

Week 19 – Seasonal Shifts, Meet the Team, & Recipes

As we head into fall, the animals on the farm are experiencing seasonal shifts as well. Earlier this week Bree, Ben, and Ramon worked 160 ewes (adult female sheep) and 250 lambs. “Working” sheep means we bring all 400 animals up near the barn and get our hands on every animal and take records about their health and growth. We […]

Week 18 – Needed Rain, Meet the Team & Recipe Recap

This week’s rains were much needed and welcome – the dry ground was thirsty and ready for a good soaking and we are thankful to our harvest team that worked a full day of harvesting in the rain to bring us 180 bunches of beets, 120 bunches of arugula, 520 heads of bok choi, 275 […]

How to Cook: Chicken Wings

Thank you to our guest bloggers this week: longtime CSA members Tori and Andy! This year has been exciting because of the newest offerings from Rootbound: chicken wings! Well, to be clear, Rootbound offers more options for chicken, but our family is especially a fan of the wings. They have always been a staple in […]

The Rootbound Chicken Story & Recipe for Week 14

This week we wanted to take a deeper dive into our newest enterprise on the farm, the chickens! We’re finding this journey to be exciting and challenging and most importantly, beneficial to our farm and our customers.  Our chicken story feels like a natural evolution of our farming story.

Recipe Recap – Week 10

This is the time of year to make bowls! Bowls? It’s an easy formula for a delicious meal. Protein (ex: lamb, chicken) + starch (ex: rice, quinoa) + veggies  + dip (ex: hummus, tzatzki) = a bowl. With cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes aplenty, this is a great week for Mediterranean lamb bowls with pita and […]

Recipe Recap – Week 6

It is pesto time! I’ll be honest, pasta is not my favorite way to enjoy pesto but pesto is one of my favorite summer treats on toast in the morning with a fried egg. I also love pesto as a pizza sauce substitute and a sandwich spread. For more inspiration visit 8 Ways to Use Pesto. […]