Hungry Chicken Farms is a small produce farm in Hubbard, TX.
We grow organically cultivated produce on a little less than two acres. No big tractors, low til, no pesticides. Just loud music and hands and feet working the soil, utilizing a combination of modern techniques and small tools with old fashioned hard work.
Small scale can mean big production.
Building fertile soil using science is Hungry Chicken Farms’ production foundation. We listen to the soil, give it what it needs, and it gives us back what we need. Fertile soil yields healthier vegetables, fewer pest issues, higher nutrients, and, in our humble opinion, better taste.
We use permanent beds that we keep planted year-round, reducing down time and keeping the soil covered and happy. Happy soil can be very productive.
We believe in minimal soil disturbance, encouraging wildlife diversity, and getting out of nature’s way.
Local is better.
The term “local” means different things to different people. Before the invention of the car, local was about as far as you could throw a rock.
While the term “local” has certainly gotten bigger, there is still a limit. Industrial agriculture has fed billions of people around the world, and is one of the greatest advancements mankind has made. Produce is now shipped all over the world. However; with those long journeys, something gets lost.
It’s the connection to the land that is missing.
Hungry Chicken Farms strives to encourage local farm initiatives that keep shipping short and quick.
Feed your community and the connection is kept.
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings”
About us.
Hope Cichra and Dustin Grant started Hungry Chicken Farms in 2020. When we bought our land in 2019, we had no intention of farming. As avid hikers and campers, we just wanted to get out of the city and enjoy nature.
When 2020 began to unfold, it became very apparent that our food supply chain is not as strong we thought. Shortages were everywhere. We sat down and had a conversation about how we could make a difference, not just for us, but for our friends and families.
About a month later, we officially started breaking ground for Hungry Chicken Farms. We began digging a 2-acre pond for irrigation and clearing about two more acres for the actual farm.
Neither of us had any experience in farming. One of us is a former physicist and current filmmaker, the other has been in patent law for over 15 years. We’re both camera nerds and love photography and videography.
From the start we have been looking to some of the most successful people in the small-scale farming world; Elliot Coleman, Conner Crickmore, JM Fortier (The Market Gardner changed what we thought farming was), Daniel Mays, and many more.
The farming community has been more helpful than we could have ever imagined. Not only offering answers to all of the silly questions but offering encouragement and constructive feedback along every step of the way. We hope to be able to one day give back to the newcomers in the same manner.