A Visit to Applecheek Farm

I've learned a lot from my Daughter , I've learned to pay more attention to where our food comes from and what foods I am going to feed our family.  We've come to the decision that we are no longer buying any meat products from the grocery stores. For two good reasons, the mistreatment and mass production of the animals and what they feed them .  Since my daughter and son in law are "growing" chickens and pigs" which we will buy from them. We decided to find a local farm to buy good quality home grown beef from , not that we eat alot of beef these days but when we do we want to buy beef from a farm that takes good care of their animals.  We decided to go visit Applecheek Farm and see if they would "fit the bill".
Its a nice drive from Montgomery to Hyde Park, Vermont and there were lots of signs to lead our way to the Farm.  As we approached we could see right away how well taken care of the farm is.

too bad I took these through the dirty windshield of the Jeep ( yes I should of edited them!)

Love their sign...:)

A lovely store front greeted us when we got there and the inside was neat and clean and filled with all sorts of "goodies!" Vermont made, syrup, jam , jelly, cheese, RAW milk , eggs, you name it and a really friendly person in there to visit with too..:) We bought a farm raised chicken since ours were ready yet and a nice steak to eat in a few days. Then we went out to  check out the baby EMUS that they were raising there on the farm.

strange looking birds! I guess they are quite tasty when they grow up though!

That is one HUGE egg! I think she said the mother laid like 40 of them! OUCH!

Hello Mamma

Picnic area with a beautiful view of Mount Mansfield in the background!

With our purchases in hand we got under way to head back home again talking about what a nice clean place this farm was and how friendly the folk were and how well cared for the animals were. We decided we for sure would go back to buy any beef we buy from now on as well as stock for my Maple Syrup addiction....:o)

It is so very nice to see dairy cows on grass! They just look so peaceful and content and HAPPY!

Had a GREAT visit to Applecheek farm and we are looking forward to going again.:)