Stirring Soil farm is an organically and biodynamically practicing farm in the Osage Questas of Northeastern Kansas.
Our 20 acres of farmland is a biodynamically & organically tended. Our farm is a living organism where the rotation of diverse cover crops, Missouri Mulefoot/Largeblack Pigs, native grass pastures, Heritage Chickens, and annual open-pollinated heirloom vegetables awaken & mineralize our soils. The planning and rotation of plants & animals is always in rhythm with our earth's natural cycles using the Biodynamic calendar as our guide. In addition to the rhythmic rotations, we apply Demeter (Biodynamic) Certified preparations provided by the Josephine Porter Institute.
Our OP heirloom vegetables are organically & biodynamically custom grown for our Greens CSA.
Our eggs are laid by heritage breed chickens that are rotated over our entire farm with our pigs. We maximize our chicken’s health & potential by using multi-species rotations with our pigs. Our diverse pasture & old veggie fields provide much of their diet while incorporating their fertility into the soil. They also receive fermented organically grown alfalfa, sunflower seeds, peas, milo; locally grown & milled.
Our Missouri Mulefoot/Largblack Pigs spend their whole life on our farm. Born on our diverse pasture (seeded with forage like beets, kale, peas, buckwheat, etc.. ), our pigs spend their whole life feasting on good bacteria & bugs in our soils, chomping down cover crops, tilling in the remains of harvested vegetable fields, exploring the shaded tree lines seeded with brassicas & root crops, wallowing in the cool mud, or just chillin’ in their mobile shelters. Our pigs are moved to fresh diverse pastures every 10-14 days based on impact which provides much of their diet. In addition to pasture, our pigs receive a twice-daily fermented hand-mixed mash made from locally grown nonGMO certified feed, additional diatomaceous earth, & hardwood charcoal.
“We are truly grateful for the nutrition that our pork gives our community and we show that gratitude to our pigs every day of their life.”
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