Why Did I Go Silent?

Quick Recap for Busy Chicken Peeps

• I hit pause to plant deeper roots

• Seed & Feed is our next radical step

• Backyard flocks deserve better nutrition

• Our sprouts unlock ancient instincts

• We're building more than feed—we’re building community

The Silence That Sprouted Something Bigger

They say you can’t serve from an empty cup. Well, mine wasn’t just empty, it was cracked.

I have been juggling everything...coops, feed runs, nonprofit logistics, mentoring youth, and still trying to figure out how to keep the lights on at Blooming Health. 

Thankfully, folks were driving two hours just to pick up feed from us. Which felt like a win. But deep down, I knew it wasn’t sustainable. I’d mastered the science. Hydroponics, fodder, sprouting. Ask anyone, I could geek out about all that all day. But business? That part was still in process. I didn’t want to just “do good.” I wanted to build something that could last. Something that could support our mission without begging for donations.

That’s when I went quiet.

The Old Model Wasn’t Broken. It Was Just... Rotten.

You ever get this gut feeling something's off? Like you're selling a "better product" but it's still part of a broken system?

That’s what happened with our feed. I am proud to offer organic chicken, yet I knew it wasn’t the best I could give our chickens, or your chickens for that matter. I kept hearing this quote in my head:
“You don’t fight the old model by changing it. You create a new model that makes the old one obsolete.”

So I stopped selling what was “better,” and figuring out what was right.

Where It All Led: Seed. Feed. And Something More.

Many of you know that Blooming Health Farms started with chickens back in 2022. My backyard was more than a place for hens, it became a classroom, a sanctuary, and a launchpad. It even inspired me to write Thinking Outside the Soil because I saw firsthand that hydroponics could change how we feed animals... and how we feed people.

We all start with chickens, don’t we?
Three hens, a backyard, and a bunch of dreams.

But food? That’s the real foundation.

You are what you eat.
And you are what your food eats.

That’s why I began sprouting grains. Not just for the nutritional bump, but because when I watched my birds go wild for live feed, something clicked. Their instincts woke up. And honestly? So did mine.

When folks saw those sprouts, it did something to them, too. It stirred something ancient, like this hunger for food that’s alive... food that’s honest.

Welcome to Blooming Health Seed & Feed

This isn’t just a new product line. It’s a revolution that sprouted from a bucket.

At Blooming Health Seed & Feed, we’re doing things differently:

• Live sprouted feed, made on-site.

• Shelf-stable buckets for folks who want the benefits without the fuss.

• A place where you can talk chicken, swap tips, and feel like you belong.

Online and in-person. Backyard flocks and barnyard rebels.
This is a movement. And you’re already part of it. So if you’ve been wondering why I went silent…

I was just planting, collecting, polishing…

And now it’s time to bloom.

Want more information? Visit seedandfeed.farm and get in on being part of the next agricultural revolution.