Things are moving fast for our poultry entrepreneurs at the Northfield Area Latino Poultry CSA.
Over the last month, we finished the infrastructure to grow up to 1,000 chickens per round. Though there are only 500 in the first batch, the infrastructure we have in place can easily handle twice as much without compromising our operating principles.
Over the last month, we have also seen many visitors, from families who just want to learn how chickens grow, customers who have signed up to bring their kids to watch the growing process, to each family of the members of the group that was formed to run this operation. Altogether we have had over 30 people come visit, mostly family of the farmers and many of their friends.
This group of leaders in-charge of the operation have worked hard at many levels, just building the fence was a huge undertaking, once the post were in during the 
fall of 2007 we could only wait until the spring of 2008. Once the ice started melting, the chicken wire went up, and the warming house for the little ones was fixed up, then came the larger building where the first round of 500 birds is now inhabiting.
We bought very little materials and we built the place ourselves, we spent less than $4000 total, including the first order of feed.
Since birds take up to 8 weeks to be ready for processing, we have ordered extras to serve last minute customers. So if you have not ordered your chickens yet, print and fill out the order form and mail it to us with your payment.
Here is also an updated slideshow of the growing flock.