About Hook Organics
What is Hook Organics? We're a small 100+ acre family farm based in Northeast Ohio with a mission to grow our crops and animals as naturally as possible. We don't have fancy equipment, thousands of acres, or sprayers full of pesticides. We plant non-GMO seeds and grow them organically; yes we have weeds, and the yield is modest, but the result is a superior product that you can feel good feeding your family and livestock. Mr. Hook Organics and his father, along with our two boys, put in a lot of hard work to keep this process going.
What do we grow? Our field crops consist mainly of Ohio organic corn and soybeans with various cover crops and a bit of hay, peas, and clover for our livestock. During the warm months here in Ohio, we have a large pesticide-free garden for growing farm market produce such as heirloom tomatoes, peppers of all colors, cabbage, pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, radishes, onions, squash, beets, purple potatoes, lettuce, kale, collards, and more - all from non-GMO seed and grown organically (though not certified organic). Our livestock consists of Ohio free-range heritage chickens, turkeys, ducks, and guinea fowl. We hope to sell free-range organically-fed turkeys, chickens, and eggs in the near future. Organic grain is seasonally available for sale direct from our Ohio farm.
How did Hook Organics begin? Well, for several years, we grew conventional soybeans from GMO seeds (developed by you-know-who) and sprayed with pesticides. Yuck, right? Our yields weren't that great either...the ground was being poisoned and stripped of its nutrients. As we slowly became aware of GMOs and the effects of all the chemicals in our environment, we began converting our household to more natural and organic products and foods.
Around the same time, Mr. Hook Organics accidentally ran over one of our guineas, and we looked to a local hatchery to purchase more. It turns out that they have lots of really cool chicken breeds that lay a rainbow of egg colors (well, not purple), and we bought a few hens. Every week, they have extras of these rare breeds, so we bought a "few" more. In our efforts to produce organically-fed chickens/eggs, we found a wonderful whole-grain organic feed that we could have shipped by the truckload all the way from Washington to our farm in Ohio. Mr. Hook Organics, in his efforts to maintain his frugal reputation, thought he would try growing our own organically-grown grain. Months later, we now have achieved being officially certified organic on some of our fields and have our first organic crops planted. I wonder if he ever wishes he didn't run over that guinea.
If you have questions, please submit a contact form or Find Hook Organics on Facebook.
What do we grow? Our field crops consist mainly of Ohio organic corn and soybeans with various cover crops and a bit of hay, peas, and clover for our livestock. During the warm months here in Ohio, we have a large pesticide-free garden for growing farm market produce such as heirloom tomatoes, peppers of all colors, cabbage, pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, radishes, onions, squash, beets, purple potatoes, lettuce, kale, collards, and more - all from non-GMO seed and grown organically (though not certified organic). Our livestock consists of Ohio free-range heritage chickens, turkeys, ducks, and guinea fowl. We hope to sell free-range organically-fed turkeys, chickens, and eggs in the near future. Organic grain is seasonally available for sale direct from our Ohio farm.
How did Hook Organics begin? Well, for several years, we grew conventional soybeans from GMO seeds (developed by you-know-who) and sprayed with pesticides. Yuck, right? Our yields weren't that great either...the ground was being poisoned and stripped of its nutrients. As we slowly became aware of GMOs and the effects of all the chemicals in our environment, we began converting our household to more natural and organic products and foods.
Around the same time, Mr. Hook Organics accidentally ran over one of our guineas, and we looked to a local hatchery to purchase more. It turns out that they have lots of really cool chicken breeds that lay a rainbow of egg colors (well, not purple), and we bought a few hens. Every week, they have extras of these rare breeds, so we bought a "few" more. In our efforts to produce organically-fed chickens/eggs, we found a wonderful whole-grain organic feed that we could have shipped by the truckload all the way from Washington to our farm in Ohio. Mr. Hook Organics, in his efforts to maintain his frugal reputation, thought he would try growing our own organically-grown grain. Months later, we now have achieved being officially certified organic on some of our fields and have our first organic crops planted. I wonder if he ever wishes he didn't run over that guinea.
If you have questions, please submit a contact form or Find Hook Organics on Facebook.