the farm

In 2017, we (Husband Jon, Wife Karen and two beautiful little girls) moved almost 700 miles from Illinois to Arkansas. We bought a great, but rough, 30 acre property with a good mix of woods, pasture and yard. Slowly, we are working to revive this small farm by responsibly tending to the land and raising our animals as naturally as we possibly can.We started in year 1 with a small flock of laying hens which has now grown to almost 50! They are free range chickens who are fed an organic, non-GMO feed to supplement their natural foraging.We also raise some of the best pork in the world. Berkshire pork is known to many as the Kobe Beef of pork. Our pigs are raised in our woods and part of our pasture, always in nature, never on a concrete pad. On top of what they get from the land, we feed a high quality, non-GMO feed. No steroids, no antibiotics.We are also trying our hand at beekeeping. We lost our first two colonies over the 2018 winter but restarted in 2019 with two new ones.  We are learning a lot and may get some honey this year but we are planning on having a good harvest next year.As we grow, we will be adding pasture raised chicken and also grass fed beef. We will be slowly adding to our garden and hopefully be able to grow enough to sell as well.We are happy to be able to share our farm journey with everyone and build a JAACK Farms community in Northwest Arkansas.