Back Yonder Farms

01/14/2025

This week’s Sedalia order pickup is Thursday at 5:00 PM in the Family Center Farm & Home parking lot!

🥚 Fresh Pastured Eggs
🍗 Pasture-Raised Chicken
🍪 Freezer clean-out on cookies – 50% OFF!

I’ll post the available cookie flavors on Tuesday, so check back then. Don’t miss out—stock up on your favorites!

01/11/2025

We’ve been soaking up knowledge and networking with other growers we only see once a year at the Great Plains Growers Conference, celebrating our 15th year attending, while the girls braved the winter weather back home. For once, the weather was better in St. Joe than on the farm! After this short break, we’ll be back taking orders this week—including a freezer cookie sale and a little something special for National Bagel Day.

01/10/2025

Snow may be falling, but the farm animals still need care. ❄️ While the world slows down, we’re out here making sure everyone’s fed, watered, and warm—Ruby included, of course, who insists on riding up front for the extra warmth! 🐾 "

01/08/2025

🚨 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕-𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒖𝒑!🚨
✨ Since the road conditions are improving, we’ve added 𝑻𝑾𝑶 pickup locations for 𝙒𝙀𝘿𝙉𝙀𝙎𝘿𝘼𝙔 1/8 to make it easier for you to stock up on farm-fresh favorites!
📅 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 & 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆:
🛻 𝑺𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒖𝒑: Family Center Farm & Home Parking Lot
⏰ 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆: 1:00 PM (Orders close at 10:00 AM)

🛻𝑯𝒘𝒚 52 & 𝑯𝒘𝒚 𝑾 (𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 & 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒑):
⏰ 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆: 4:00 PM (Orders close at Noon)

🥚 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀:
- Large/Extra Large: $4.00/dozen
- Medium: $2.50/dozen

UPDATE: We received numerous egg orders overnight which depleted our online inventory. We have now update the website inventory to include yesterday's eggs. As of 7:45 am there are 20 dozen L/XL and 30 dozen medium available.

🐓𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻:
- Whole Birds
- Cuts Available:
- 🥩 Breasts
- 🍗 Leg Quarters
- 🍖 Drumsticks
- 🍗 Wings
- Specialty Items:
- 🍲 Broth Bones/Carcasses
- 🦶 Feet
- 🥡 Livers
- 🥩 Gizzards

💳 𝑷𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑶𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔:
- Cash 💵
- Credit/Debit 💳
- SNAP/EBT 🛒

01/07/2025

As the sunrise spills golden light over the snow-covered high tunnels, they stand empty but full of quiet promise. Last year’s growth is being cleared away, making room for what’s to come. Soon, seeds will be sown, and in just a few weeks, life will take root again. Even in the stillness, the sunrise reminds us of the hope a new season brings.

01/06/2025

When you’re Ruby, the tough farm pup who 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 doesn’t need a coat “because coats are for city dogs”, but two minutes in the snow have you shaking like a leaf. ❄️🐾 ‘I’m fine, Sissy, just put me down—I’ve got morning chores to do!’ (We tried. She’s stubborn.)

Also, we made her come back in the house which she didn’t appreciate.

01/06/2025

We want to thank everyone who purchased eggs during our pre-winter storm sale. Your support has been invaluable, and we’re so grateful for it! We’re now returning to our regular off-season prices, and with that, we wanted to offer some insight into the real costs involved in producing pasture-raised eggs.

Producing eggs isn’t as simple as it may seem—there are a lot of hidden costs. For small-scale farms like ours, these expenses add up quickly. While these numbers aren’t exact for us, they are very close and provide a great representation of the costs we face. The following information was originally shared in a post a few years ago. We used the original poster’s formulas but updated it with today’s prices for chicks and listed some hidden costs they didn’t include. It’s a great way to see what really goes into those golden yolks! 🌾🐓

Supporting small-scale farmers isn’t just important during farmers market season—it’s crucial year-round. We’ve seen a couple of times in the last few years how quickly things can change, and without your support, small farms like ours won’t be here when shortages happen.

Let's do some chicken math:
PER HEN
$4.25 - pullet chick
$24.00 - feed (for 7 months)
$2.50 - nutrients supplement
Total $30.75 for a chick to 7 months old hen

7 months on for 2 years (prime laying) per hen
2lbs feed per week X 52 weeks a year for 2 years = 208 lbs fed.
208 lbs / by 50lb (per bag) = 4.16 bags fed
4.16 bags X $20.00 = $83.20 worth of feed
$83.20 + $30= $113.20 total

Let’s pretend the chicken produces 400 eggs over 2 years… average depends on breed.
$113.20/400= $0.283 per egg
$0.283 X 12 = $3.40 (rounded up from $3.396) PER DOZEN for just chickens & feed)

$3.40+$0.35/egg carton=$3.75 per dozen

Now add in:
Transportation (time & mileage to hatchery, feed mill, farmers market, order pickup location etc.)
Equipment
Housing
Electricity
Bedding
Fencing
Loss from Predation
Business Expenses (taxes, insurance, vendor fees, licenses, credit card processing, website, labels, printers etc.)
Time (feed & water 2Xdaily, move houses, gather, wash, candle, grade, size, and package eggs, etc.).
That’s $3.75 a dozen without the add ins… TO BREAK EVEN.

01/04/2025

UPDATE: A huge thank you to everyone who purchased eggs on Saturday during our "pre-winter storm" sale! We hope it helped you stock up in preparation. We sold at a loss, hoping to ease some of the extra expenses and uncertain work schedules related to the storm. However, we now need to return to our normal off-season pricing. We truly appreciate your support!

❄️ Winter Storm Alert! ❄️ Heard the stores are out of eggs? We’ve got you covered! 🥚 Over 60 dozen farm-fresh eggs available today only at these sale prices:
• Large/XL: $3.00/dozen
• Medium: $2.50/dozen

💬 Message us to reserve! Pickup options:
📍 ̶1̶1̶:̶0̶0̶ ̶A̶M̶ ̶-̶ ̶C̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶C̶a̶m̶p̶(̶L̶S̶A̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶l̶o̶t̶)̶ ̶
📍 1:00 PM - Junction of Hwy 52 & Hwy W (Between Cole Camp & Stover.
📍 On-farm pickup available by appointment.

01/03/2025

Prepping for the upcoming winter weather? ❄️ Today we added fresh straw to all the poultry houses—turkeys, guineas, ducks, and our 2 layer houses—to keep everyone warm and dry! 🦆🐓

Need to stock up? Our egg cooler is fully stocked, and we have plenty of chicken cuts and even cookies in the freezer. 🍳🍗🍪 We’re available for on-farm or near-farm pickup over the next couple of days. Message us to arrange your order!

12/31/2024

Ever wonder what it takes to get farm-fresh eggs to your table? 🥚 It’s not just gathering—we spend hours washing, candling, sizing, grading, and packing each egg with care. Every carton tells the story of hard work and love for what we do.

Taking orders until noon today for pickup this afternoon in Sedalia, Cole Camp, and Cole Camp Junction. Message us to reserve yours!

12/30/2024

🌾𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥 𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮! 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙀𝙜𝙜𝙨 & 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚-𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 🐔🥚

It’s time to stock up for a healthy start to the New Year! We’ve got 𝟴𝟬 𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗴𝗴𝘀 and 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙯𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 ready to go for tomorrow’s pickup. We're taking a little break from baking but apparently the hens didn't get the memo. They're working overtime and the eggs are really piling up.

Our 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 are both raised with care in mobile coops on lush, green pastures. They have plenty of space to roam and forage naturally, with only the best 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 and no synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or medications. This means you’re getting flavorful, healthy chicken and eggs. 🥩🥚✨

Our egg prices are based on our costs and haven't changed with the egg market.
• L/XL Eggs: $4.00/dozen
• Medium Eggs: $2.50/dozen

𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙡: Get 𝟲 𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗟/𝗫𝗟 𝗲𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟱! (Find them in the Product Bundles on our website.)

𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙪𝙩𝙨 𝘼𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚:
• Boneless Skinless Breasts
• Bone-In Thighs
• Whole Wings
• Drumsticks
• Gizzards
• Livers
• Broth Bones/Carcasses
• Feet (great for bone broth!)

𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 & 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨:
• 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽: 2:00 PM
• 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:2:20 PM
• 𝗦𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮: 3:00 PM

Orders close at 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, so be sure to place yours soon!

12/27/2024

Made a quick run to Springfield for egg cartons, Costco, and a much-needed breather after a hectic few months. The girls are laying overtime, and we’ve got plenty of pastured eggs—from hens that are fed certified organic feed, farm fresh, and ready for you! Shoot us a message to set up a pickup. 🥚🐔

12/24/2024

🎄 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟏𝐬𝐭: “𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬!” 🍪✨ 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡: “𝐒𝐚𝐲 ‘𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞’ 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞…” 😤

Another very early 3:00 a.m. start means everything’s baked fresh for order pickups this afternoon. After that, it’s time to trade the cookie sheets for dinner plates and get our family Christmas Eve dinner ready.

Thanks for making this wild year our best yet—you’ve filled our ovens and our hearts! ❤️🍪

12/22/2024

🎄🎅 𝐇𝐎 𝐇𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐔𝐏! 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫!🎅🎄

The elves at Back Yonder Farms are busy baking up holiday magic, and there’s still time to get your goodies in time for Christmas! 🕚 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌!

🎁 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:
🍪 Cookies to sweeten your celebrations
🍞 Freshly baked breads, rolls, and festive braids
🥯 Bagels made with love (and our secret seasoning blend!)
🐔 Farm-fresh chicken
🥚 Eggs so fresh they’re practically gifts from our hens

🎄 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐩 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞:
🎁𝐒𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚: 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎁𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐰: 𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎁𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩: 𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
🎁𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫: 𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌

🎅 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 backyonderfarms.eatfromfarms.com to make it easy for Santa (and us!) to check that list twice!

💳 We happily accept 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡, 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐭/𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐏/𝐄𝐁𝐓

📲 Don’t miss out—place your order now and let us help make your Christmas 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬!

12/20/2024

Last chance…2 boxes still available.
🥯 Fresh Bagels Alert! 🥯

We have 1 box of each of the following flavors available from today’s bake! Each box contains 4 bagels:

✨ Cinnamon
✨ Cinnamon Raisin
✨ Everything—-SOLD
✨ Garlic Parmesan—SOLD
✨ Cranberry Orange--SOLD

📍 Pickup tomorrow in Sedalia, Cole Camp, Stover, or maybe somewhere in between. On-farm pickup available by appointment!

First come, first served—grab your favorite flavor before it’s gone! Message us to claim your box! 🎉

12/18/2024

🍳🥯 Make your holiday mornings extra special with a quick and delicious Everything Bagel Breakfast Casserole!

Crafted with our 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘠𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 , farm-fresh eggs, and our custom-blended Everything Bagel seasoning, it's the perfect dish to bring everyone to the table.

✨𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. ✨
Perfect for cozy holiday breakfasts or brunches with loved ones! Recipe in comments⬇️⬇️⬇️

This everything bagel breakfast casserole combines bagels, everything bagel seasoning, bacon, eggs, and cream cheese to make the ultimate satisfying breakfas...

12/17/2024

🎄𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡-𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐲!!!🎄

Make your Christmas stress-free and 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 with:
🍪 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬– 20+ flavors, including festive favorites!
🥖 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 – sweet loaves, artisan styles, & sandwich loaves.
🥯 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 –𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 with your choice of flavors, boxed and ready to serve, plus 4-packs 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭-𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 for freshness!
🥐 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐬– filled with our 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 for the perfect holiday treat.

🐔 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 & 𝐄𝐠𝐠𝐬– All poultry is raised 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and supplemented with 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝. Hens are laying like crazy, so there are plenty of 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐬 ready for your holiday meals and baking!

📍 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐩 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬:
- 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 & 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞
- Cole Camp
- Stover
- Sedalia
- Warsaw

🎁 Need a different time or location? Just message us – we’ll work with you!

✨ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 – we’re adding even more holiday goodies soon!

Make your Christmas table shine with homemade baked goods and farm-fresh poultry from 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 . 🎅🍳🍞

👉 Place your orders now!