Chockalog Farm

Uxbridge, MA

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Regenerative Techniques​

Chockalog Farm is 36 acres of family owned land with another 23 acres of leased hay fields next door.  We have a mixture of woodland and open pasture.  We practice regenerative agriculture.  What this means is that we are always trying to leave things better than we found them.  To do this we apply many techniques including:

  • Highly Intensive Rotational “Mob” Grazing
  • Daily Moves
  • Multi-Species Grazing
  • Composting
  • No-Till
  • Mulching
  • Cover Cropping
  • Interplanting
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Beyond Organic Standards (there are very few, naturally occurring, substances that we will use)
  • High Use Area Nutrient Capture (This means giving the cattle an indoor place to poop all winter that is managed in such a way so as to capture the nutrients in the best way to use them productively)
  • Silvopasture/Tree Crops/Food Forest
These techniques take advantage of nutrient cycles and the interaction between different species to naturally result in more biological life in our soil.  For example our plant waste is food for animals and our animal waste is food for the plants…that cycles nutrients so that we don’t have to bring as many inputs in from off-farm.  This means we control much more of what we bring onto the property!
 
We plant diverse polycultures that assist each other and produce crops and/or food for our animals.  Thus, it is sustainable but even beyond that, it is regenerative.   Things are always improving…our soil is getting better, our grazing is getting better, the quality of our animals is getting better.  In the end this means the best for our customers, the animals, and the land! Check out our product pages to see how each of our products are raised.
our story

family run farm since 1965​

Chockalog Farm goes beyond organic and sustainable. Holistic and Regenerative management is practiced. Improving the land is always the goal. This results in the best care for both the animals and the land.

My name is Wenona and I run this farm. My sisters and I were raised here on the farm, owned by my dad, Henry Racicot. He bought the farm in the mid-60’s. He had a dairy here when small dairies were more common. After that, it was run as a homestead for a long time, providing food for our family.

Then as my dad got older, he stopped farming altogether.

So I ended up with the farming bug and started my endeavor to run the farm as a business in 2013 and I’ve made some big changes on the farm in that time. It has taken a lot of very hard work, perseverance, and a lot of help from family and friends, especially my dad.

 
 

Wenona Raciot

– Dad with the compost sifter he built 2020