Mike and Karma Glos and their daughter Rosie have owned and operated Kingbird Farm since the late ’90′s. They raise certified organic pork, beef, chicken, turkey, duck, storage vegetables, and herbs, as well as wildcrafting mushrooms and herbs from their woods.
Meet the Farmers - Kingbird Farm
Meet Karma Glos, one of the owners of Kingbird Farm (http://www.kingbirdfarm.com) in Berkshire, NY. Karma, her husband Mike, and their daughter Rosie operate this certified organic farm, raising cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, vegetables, and herbs, using draft horses as their only source of farm traction. In this clip Karma introduces us to the farm, setting the stage for the series of production technique clips that follows, where Karma shows us in detail how they raise everything on their farm.
- Title
- Meet the Farmers - Kingbird Farm
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- 4:28
- Description
- Meet Karma Glos, one of the owners of Kingbird Farm (http://www.kingbirdfarm.com) in Berkshire, NY. Karma, her husband Mike, and their daughter Rosie operate this certified organic farm, raising cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, vegetables, and herbs, using draft horses as their only source of farm traction. In this clip Karma introduces us to the farm, setting the stage for the series of production technique clips that follows, where Karma shows us in detail how they raise everything on their farm.
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- Kingbird Farm Marketing
- Runtime
- 4:47
- Description
- Karma Glos from Kingbird Farm discusses how she markets all their products, how this fits their farm goals and how it has shaped what they grow. If you'd like more information about Kingbird, look for the "Kingbird - Meet the Farmers" video on this site.
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- Kingbird Farm - Pastured Pigs (2 of 4) - Piglet Castration
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- 3:39
- Description
- Karma Glos of Kingbird Farm demonstrates how she manages piglet castration shortly after farrowing. This clip is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (https://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878
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- Kingbird Farm - Pastured Pigs (3 of 4) - Piglet Ear Notching
- Runtime
- 3:28
- Description
- This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Kingbird Farm, a certified organic diversified small farm in Berkshire, NY raises pigs from farrowing to finishing. This clip is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (https://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878.
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- Kingbird Farm - Finishing PIgs on Pasture (4 of 4).mov
- Runtime
- 8:54
- Description
- This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Kingbird Farm, a certified organic diversified small farm in Berkshire, NY raises pigs from farrowing to finishing. This video is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (https://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878.
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- Kingbird Farm - Layer Hen Breeding (1 of 2)
- Runtime
- 9:17
- Description
- In the quest for flock improvement and self-reliance, Karma Glos from Kingbird Farm has started breeding her own laying hen replacements. Here she describes how she manages them from hen to egg, and incubator to chick. This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Kingbird Farm, a certified organic diversified small farm in Berkshire, NY, produces eggs from pastured laying hens. This clip is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (https://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878.
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- Kingbird Farm - Layer Management & Egg Production (2 of 2).mov
- Runtime
- 11:05
- Description
- This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Kingbird Farm, a certified organic diversified small farm in Berkshire, NY, produces eggs from pastured laying hens. This clip is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (https://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878.
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- Kingbird Farm - Turkeys and Ducks.mov
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Description
- This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Kingbird Farm, a certified organic diversified small farm in Berkshire, NY integrates ducks and heritage breed turkeys into their operation. This clip is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (https://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878.
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- Kingbird Farm Chicken Processing
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- 5:38
- Description
- In NYS, there is a regulatory exemption allowing farmers legally to market directly to customers any chickens, ducks or turkeys that they have killed on-farm, as long as they do not kill more than 1,000 chickens/ducks (or 250 turkeys) in a year. Mike and Karma Glos from Kingbird Farm demonstrate a low-cost but hygienic poultry processing set-up, and their efficient processing methods. For more information about meat processing regulations and marketing, read the Livestock Direct Marketing Guide (https://nebeginningfarmers.org/publications/livestock-direct-marketing-guide) produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program.
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- Kingbird Farm - Growing Herbs.mov
- Runtime
- 6:35
- Description
- This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Kingbird Farm, a certified organic diversified small farm in Berkshire, NY, produces herb transplants from seed and cuttings. This clip is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (https://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878.
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