We are Jackie Leigh and Ann Marie, two sisters who, with our families, are transforming the farm that was the legacy of our grandparents into lush, green fields. Our philosophy of farming grows out of our belief that the best food comes from animals that live as they are designed to live. Our chickens roam the pesticide-free pastures, where they forage for insects, grasses and seeds, giving us beautiful, nutritious eggs.
The creation of Greenfield Family Farm came from the quest to find the most nutitous food for our families. We were dissatisified, even horrified with the meat and vegetables coming from factory farms (even organic ones). We started a vegetable garden on our land in East Texas where we continue to grow produce without pesticides, using organic fertilizer. The quality of these fruits and vegetables is outstanding. The way they taste, the way they make your body feel, inspired us to keep going and keep growing. We added a small chicken flock to our farm for the eggs. We were amazed with the bright orange color of the yolk from these eggs from free-roaming chickens and we knew we had something wonderful. We decided then that we needed to 'share the wealth' so to speak, so we added another flock of chickens and we are now selling our eggs to others who care as deeply about where their food comes from.
This blog is our way of sharing our lives and the life of our farm, to share our knowledge of what we have learned about good nutrition and bad farming practices.
Jackie Leigh and Ann Marie
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