We helped to process 50 chickens last Friday at Sunnyside Farm in Pa. It was an intense experience, but carried out compassionately and under Homer's excellent tutelage. Homer, Ally and I worked well together and got the job completed in about 2 hours. Ally and I were rewarded with a chicken each, which we shared with our families on Sunday for supper. They were extremely delicious and went well with the other local veggies and homemade fruit cobbler.
Sunnyside Farm is a unique organic farm about halfway between York and Harrisburg off of I83. In addition to being organic they use no oil driven machinery. All of there tractors are animal operated (not quite Animal Farm, but if the pigs start walking upright, look out). They have a pig tractor, a turkey tractor, laying hen tractor, and a meat-chicken tractor. They also have a herd of cows, but they are not in a tractor as it were. One of Homer's goals for the farm is to have a quiet, great smelling farm - and it is working.
These animal have quite the life - full days eating insects, grubs, grass, and weeds in the great outdoors while hanging out with their friends.
The farm is a true model for what is sustainably possible. Sunnyside participates in the Lauraville Farmer's Market (across from the Safeway and Harford Road) on Tuesdays from 4-8.
Dru and Homer would love your help and have a wide range of chores to choose from. Contact Sunnyside farm for more information. sunny-side-farm.com or Sunnysidedru.blogspot. 1865 York Road, Dover, Pa
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