Welcome to Ballston Garden, LLC
A 22-acre farm in Upstate New York dedicated to producing local, healthy food for people and animals.
We have 7 rows, each 100-foot long that are fenced to protect from the deer, rabbits, and other animals that eat our vegetables. We have 8-foot-wide pathways (annual rye and clover) between each row. We are growing several types of beans, asparagus, and sweet potatoes, squash, cucumbers, and more within these rows. The soil will get better and better each year… as we are not tilling and only adding organic matter.
We are building 7 one-hundred foot long and 3-foot-wide permanent beds, separated by 8 feet where we planted organic annual rye and clover in between the rows. We spread last year’s baled straw over the newly planted grass and clover.
We have bees!
We use fencing to keep the coyotes and foxes away from our chickens. We take the time to fence large areas so that the chickens have plenty of space, but also have the predator protection. We are still working on solutions to protect them from hawks, but the more chickens we have, the more chance there is one chicken that will see the hawk overhead and sound the alarm.
Thanks to Welter Seed and Honey Company and the Saratoga County No-Till Drill Rental Program we were able to plant our organic hayfield over the last couple of days.
At 40 pounds-per acre we planted Certified Organic Pasture Mix Consists of:
30% Org Echelon Orchardgrass
30% Org Laura Meadow Fescue
20% Org Premium Perennial Ryegrass
10% Org Calibra Perennial Ryegrass
10% Org Timothy
And we added in the second hopper of the No-Till Drill Organic White Clover at 2 pounds per acre.
Imagine this: Just a few days ago, our farm was buried under 17 inches of snow. But now, Spring is here, melting away the snow and bringing a fresh start. And while all this change unfolds, we’ve been busy creating something special for our chickens.
Introducing our latest innovation: a custom chicken feeder crafted from a sturdy 55-gallon, Food-Grade barrel and large PVC elbows. This feeder allows us to deliver feed from the barn every few days, rather than daily, ensuring our chickens are consistently well-fed. Plus, we’re refining the design to minimize waste, so very little feed ends up on the ground.
As Spring sets in and our chickens start to forage more, they’ll rely less on the feeder. But we’re still pleased with our new feeding station and the value it brings to our chickens.