In addition to the vegetables and fruits we grow, we raise a variety of livestock on the farm. Keeping livestock allows us to offer a diverse offering to our community, and has the added benefit of providing fertility, upkeep, and general enjoyment to our land and our lives.

For all inquiries about livestock products, please direct emails to patchfarm.brandon@gmail.com

Pigs

We are a farrow to finish operation, with our pigs being born on our farm and only leaving the day they go to the butcher. We believe in the old adage, that they only have one bad day. To that end they are continually rotated on a mix of pasture and forest. Pigs thrive in a wooded environment, where they are able to find cooler temperatures and wallow, forage on acorns and shrubs, and just be their piggy selves. We feed them NON-GMO grain from Morrison's in VT, dairy from our cow and goats, and a rotating smorgasbord of fruits & vegetables from our farm. Needless to say, they have it pretty darn well! Our pork is available at our farm store, and at the Bridgton Farmers’ Market, or seasonally as a whole or half pig.

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PASTURED POULTRY

All of our poultry are Certified Organic by MOFGA.

For more information on the benefits of truly pasture-raised poultry, please visit the Get Real Chicken website. We’re proud members of the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association, and are happy to answer any questions about our methods and why we believe they result in a far superior end product than anything you’ll find at the supermarket.

Laying Hens

We keep about 300 laying hens each season. They have a fenced pasture (roughly 20,000 sq. ft, or about 50 sq.ft per bird) that is rotated around our fields multiple times per week, and they are locked up at night in a mobile coop. We supplement their pasture with an organic grain ration, calcium, and grit. The result is some pretty tasty eggs from some very happy hens.

Turkeys

We raise Broad Breasted Bronze and Broad Breasted White turkeys very similarly to our broilers. From 4 weeks of age, they are out on pasture. They have a movable pasture pen that we lock them in at night, while during the day they are free to roam in a fenced paddock that gets moved multiple times per week to fresh grass. Turkeys are much more voracious foragers compared to chickens, so fresh pasture is that much more important to keep them entertained.

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We are taking a break from raising turkeys, but stay tuned!