Turtle Island Homestead

03/31/2026

Today's the big day! Our chicks are ready for their forever homes! 🐣

Straight run barnyard mix chicks born 3/29 & 3/30. 6️⃣ clucks each. Located in Victor, NY. DM if you're interested!

The parent roos are Beleifelder, Easter Egger & Olive Egger and hens are EE, OE, black austrolorp, midnight majesty marans, deathlayer, speckled Suss*x, rustic rock, sapphire gem, and black s*x link, so it's likely the ladies will offer a nice array of browns & colored eggs & many will be great dual purpose birds. They are super adorable and many have fluffy cheeks!

We also have hatching eggs available for $10 a dozen! 🪺

03/30/2026

Our chicks began hatching yesterday morning! 🐣
So far we have 22 healthy, happy little baby chickens with another 17 yet to hatch. They are so stinking cute and fluffy and we are overjoyed to be able to watch them come into the world. 💗 We will be keeping some of the chicks to add into our flock and be united with their parents as well as offering some chicks for other homesteaders/farms/backyard chicken lovers to raise as well! We are expecting that by this Wednesday these sweet peepers will be ready to meet their new family's. We will keep yall posted! In the meantime, enjoy some cuteness overload from the chicks that have hatched. 🥰

DM us if you're interested in these babes!

03/18/2026

Meet Cup of Cozy! 🥰

A super delicious and comforting blend of herbs to support the respiratory system, circulatory system, and immune system. This tea contains ginger, cinnamon, licorice root, apples, marshmallow leaf, & mullein and is delightfully reminiscent of a chai tea. 🍵

It’s the perfect companion through the colder months into Spring, when we might need some extra immune support from the fluctuating weather conditions, and support clearing our lungs of the dampness that the wet season brings. This blend is also very grounding and can help us move through the seasonal changes with more ease and lightness. 🪷

We love to enjoy Cup of Cozy with a splash of canned coconut milk to fully embody the chai vibes, especially curled up with a good book next to the fire. ❤️‍🔥

We offer Cup of Cozy as a loose leaf tea in a jar 16 servings for $25 & as a pre-bagged tea 10 servings for $20. Local delivery & pickup available!

Check out our other wonderful tea blends & handcrafted herbal products on our website!
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*Because this blend contains licorice root, we strongly advise those that are taking prescription medications to do research on potential intercations before consuming.*

03/16/2026

Rainbow eggs galore! 🪺 Our hens are just loving the longer days & being able to be out & foraging again now that the ground has thawed & life is coming back to the landscape. 🌱
We've been getting almost two dozen eggs daily between our chickens & ducks & we are delighted to be able to expand our egg offerings to a few more folks on a weekly & bi-weekly basis! 🍳
Our birds spend most days free ranging for insects & are fed an organic soy-free layer feed. We offer chicken eggs for $6/dozen & duck eggs for $10/dozen (they are amazing for baking)! We also offer unwashed fertilized hatching eggs for $6/dozen. Local pick-up & delivery available. DM us if you're interested in our farm fresh eggs! 🩵

03/13/2026

Hi friends! Our incubator is loaded up & we will be offering straight run chicks on our homestead in a few weeks. ❤️ Expecting the babies to hatch on 3/29. They will be a barnyard mix! The roos are Beleifelder, Easter Egger & Olive Egger. And our hens are EO, OE, black austrolorp, midnight majesty marans, deathlayer, speckled Suss*x, rustic rock, sapphire gem, black s*x link, so it's likely the chicks that hatch will offer a nice array of browns & colored eggs & many will be great dual purpose birds. 🐣 We will be offering chicks for pick up on a first come first serve basis. Stay tuned for these sweeties hatching Earth side soon & DM us if you're interested. 🥰

Peep the newest members of our flock: 3 Buff Orpington chicks, 3 Silver Laced Wyandotte, & 6 Guinea Hen keets. Such a joy to have the little ones around again! 🫶

03/11/2026

We are so excited for this event on Saturday! We will be preparing a feast with foods highlighting some of the amazing farms in our area. ❤️

Celebrate and discover the Seneca ways of winter through traditional Haudenosaunee activities at Ganondagan's Haudenosaunee Games, Food & Storytelling!

Join us for Snowsnake demonstrations, Dog sled demonstrations, Haudenosaunee Social Dancing workshops, Storytelling, Traditional games, Food demonstrations & sampling, Maple sugar & traditional tapping demonstrations, Haudenosaunee White Corn inspired foods for purchase, Children’s activities, and more!

PLUS - Enjoy complimentary admission to the Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan, including the exhibits & the Iroquois Creation Story film.

Admission is FREE – Suggested Donation $5/person, $10/family.

This event is made possible by the generous support of Rochester Area Community Foundation

02/08/2026

Feeling like you've got the midwinter blues or just like you just can't get through the lingering symptoms of the seasonal yuck? 🤧
Fire Cider with help reignite your internal flame!

Fire Cider is a folk remedy that does not disappoint! ❤️‍🔥 We start every batch with homemade apple cider vinegar, then we add a whole plethora of herbs and spices to help armor your immune system from any invaders. This blend contains: garlic, onions, ginger, turmeric, 7 varieties of hot peppers, 🌶 black pepper, tulsi, oregano, parsley, thyme, rosemary, lemon, rosehips, ashwaghanda, horseradish, and we finish it off with local honey. 🍯 Needless to say, it is packed with vitamins and minerals, and has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, and antiviral properties, as well as being supportive to the digestive system, and a mover of both the lymph and circulatory system! We enjoy 1 tsp - 1 Tbsp daily mixed in water or juice. Or if you're feeling real creative, you can add the Fire Cider into a salad dressing, marinade, or even use it in place of hot sauce...the possibilities are truly endless. We are offering single 4oz bottles for $10!

Get in touch with us if you're interested, your immune system will thank you! ALSO - all of our makings on our website are back in stock - check us out at turtleislandhomestead.com
We offer local delivery and pick up. 🥰

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease

01/23/2026

We are over the moon to be collaborating with Keuka Spring Vineyards on a monthly Vista Supper Club starting in February. Chef Saul & Haley will be intentionally preparing globally inspired cuisine with ingredients that feature local, organic farms. These 4 course suppers will be highlighting award winning wines from the vineyard. ❤️

Interested in having us cater for an upcoming event? Feel free to reach us through our website at Turtleislandhomestead.com for more information!

01/22/2026

We are so grateful for the plant medicines, the lessons they teach us, the wisdom they carry, and the healing that comes with every sip. 🌼 Today we are long steeping a pot of tea on our wood stove to enjoy for many days to come. This slow steeping method pulls every amazing bit of minerals and vitamins from the herbs, so this tends to be how we brew our tea every few days. ❤️ The blend we crafted this morning is stinging nettle, calendula, rose, cardamom, coriander, black pepper, cinnamon, ginger, star anise, cloves, marshmallow, & chaga mushrooms. Yay! Thank you to our wonderful friend Patrick J. Muldoon for sharing the chaga abundance with us. 🙏