Real food from a real family homestead.
We're Carley and Brandon, a PA and a chiropractor raising our kids, our food and our soil the slow, regenerative way in West Michigan. We share what actually works on a full-time-job schedule.
Farm fresh eggsFree guidesCarley is a physician assistant in family practice and functional medicine. Brandon is a chiropractor and our resident chicken guy. Together we're building a homestead that feeds our family as close to year-round as we can: a high tunnel, raised beds, fruit trees, blueberries, and a flock of about 50 laying hens.
We're not a fantasy farm with unlimited time and money. We both work full time and parent actively, so everything we share has to fit real life. Faith and family come first, and the homestead is the education for our kids.
Local to Holland, Michigan. Our address stays private; we text pickup details.
Collected by our family every day. Unwashed, so the natural bloom keeps them fresh longer.
We deliver 3 hens, a movable run, non-GMO feed for the season, a waterer, feeder, nesting material and a care guide. Your family collects fresh eggs from spring to fall, and we pick everything up before the snow comes. Text or call us any time.
Half season (up to 4 months) $375 · Full season (5 to 7 months) $450 · Larger flock (5 to 6 hens) $650. Free delivery within 5 miles. Our runs are predator resistant, not predator proof, and we replace your first hen lost to a predator.
Ask about a rentalWe hatch chicks from our own mixed flock each spring. They're unvaccinated and raised on non-GMO, non-medicated feed. Minimum order is 3.
Chicks $3 each. Chicks and started birds are straight run, so we can't guarantee hens or roosters, which is why they're priced lower. Young hens and point-of-lay hens by season, with a limited rooster swap (see FAQ). One flock rooster free with any order. A 50% deposit holds your birds once they're set aside for you.
Get on the chick listWe're thinking about raising a few pigs in a big wood-chip run on non-GMO feed and kitchen scraps, with whole and half shares for friends and neighbors. Nothing is decided yet. Tell us if you'd be interested, no commitment.
I'd be interestedNo sponsored filler. If it's on this page, it's in our house.
Our everyday pan. No coatings, lasts generations, and adds a little iron to your food.
The stainless set that replaced our nonstick. Made in the USA.
We ditched the microwave about four years ago and haven't missed it.
Under-sink RO for our drinking and cooking water. One of the first swaps we'd make again.
One concentrate for almost everything we clean.
Dish soap and dishwasher detergent without the fragrance and junk.
Decanted into amber glass pumps by every sink.
Simple, affordable skin care with cleaner ingredients.
Wakes us with light instead of a blaring phone. Better mornings, phone out of the bedroom.
Electrolytes from a friend's small business. Not an affiliate, just support.
The tools, seed and chicken supplies we use, in one list.
Every swap above, plus the ones we're still testing.
Free downloads, written by a PA and a chiropractor, for real families.
Easy, budget-friendly toxin swaps for your kitchen, cleaning cabinet and bathroom, one at a time.
What key nutrients do, signs you might be low, and the real foods that supply them.
How we raise chicks naturally, from brooder to coop.
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Deeper dives for families ready to go further.
Hatching, brooding, deep bedding, fermenting feed, and the home remedies we use.
Room by room, at a pace and budget that won't overwhelm you.
Fermenting, freezing, pressure canning and dehydrating the harvest.
Our Zone 6b high tunnel and raised bed plan, season by season.
We partner with a small number of brands we genuinely use and would hand to our own family. Our audience is families who want to grow their own food, raise chickens, and clear the toxins out of their home without burning out.
Media kit available on request.
Email us about a partnershipOur chickens range on pasture and in our woods with a mobile coop through the warm months, then move to deep bedding in our high tunnel for winter. No toxic sprays on our land.
Porch pickup at our home or at our workplace in Holland. We text the details after you sign up.
Pay ahead for a batch of dozens. We keep track, and each pickup comes off your balance. Prepaid and weekly customers get first dibs when eggs are short.
No. We keep nests and bedding clean so eggs come in clean, and we don't wash them. That leaves the natural coating (the bloom) on the shell, which keeps them fresh longer. They keep on the counter for a few weeks, or longer in the fridge. Once they've been refrigerated, keep them cold.
Yes, we happily reuse clean cartons.
Chicks and started birds are straight run, so there's no guarantee either way. That's why they cost less. For young hens and point-of-lay hens, tell us within 6 weeks of pickup and we'll swap a rooster for a hen: 1 swap for every 3 hens in your order. Depending on what we have, the replacement may be a young hen or a grown hen. Keep him as your free flock rooster or bring him back.
A $50 booking deposit ($150 for the larger flock) holds your rental and comes off the price. Cancel 14 or more days before drop-off and everything else is refunded. There's also a $100 refundable deposit at drop-off, returned once the hens and equipment are back with us.
Our runs are predator resistant, not predator proof. If you lose a hen to a predator, we replace your first one free and help you figure out how to keep it from happening again.
We love sharing what we've learned, but our content is education, not medical advice, and we can't advise on your personal situation through our site, comments or messages. Please bring questions and any changes you're considering to your own healthcare practitioner. More here.