Farm-Grown Products
Organic buckwheat field in bloom.
Grains
Early Morning Harvest grows certified organic grains on our Panora farm, which we stone-grind into flours, meals and cereals. Small grains, like wheat, rye, and buckwheat, are primarily used as cover crops, while corn and soybeans are planted in rotation with the small grains. All grains can be transformed into delicious flour, perfect for bread, muffins, and even cereal. We like to mill our grains fresh for our customers, so we only keep a small flour supply on hand.
For nearly a decade, Early Morning Harvest has harvested “made-grade” grain. This means the high-quality grain seeds may be used for a variety of purposes including milling into flours. The grain is tested for aflatoxin, vomitoxin, ash content, and test weight. Also, the falling number is tested, which is an indication of how well the grain starches will ferment and hold up during baking.
Early Morning Harvest mills:
Corn
Buckwheat
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Soft Red Winter Wheat
Winter Rye
Soy (upon request)
Oats (coming 2023/2024)
These grains produce twenty unique products all determined by the set-up of the mill. Not sure which grain product is right for you? Learn more about our grain products.
Lettuce growing in our hydroponic greenhouse.
Produce
Early morning harvest grows produce in aquaponic, hydroponic, and seasonal greenhouses, plus an outdoor garden and an orchard. Its aquaponics greenhouse is heated, which means produce harvesting happens year-round! We follow organic practices and believe in raising produce without harmful chemicals or pesticides. Our starter seeds are non-GMO and most are organic. (The garden and greenhouses are not certified organic.)
Early Morning Harvest grows:
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Fruit: apples, berries, cherries, apricots
Herbs: thyme, sage, rosemary, mint, basil varieties, dill, and more!
Leafy greens: kale, swiss chard, lettuces, Tokyo bekana, bok choy
Nuts: hickory nut
Peppers: hot and sweet
Rhubarb
Tomatoes: cherry, slicers
Summer Squash
(We grow many varieties within these produce categories. Visit our farm store in person or contact Early Morning Harvest if you are looking for a certain variety.)
A bee gathers pollen from a buckwheat flower.
Honey
Hundreds of bee hives are located throughout the Early Morning Harvest organic farm. These busy bees make excellent honey. Our clover honey is extracted from hives near the conservation buffer strips surrounding the fields. And buckwheat honey is from bees located within the buckwheat fields. You may notice the taste varies slightly throughout the season. This is normal and natural as bees forage pollen from different flowers as the seasons change.
Early Morning Harvest gathers:
Clover honey
Buckwheat Honey
FUN FACT: Did you know that honey never spoils? If your honey ever begins to crystallize, just heat it on the stove and it will return to its original form.
Our hens relaxing in a nesting box.
Eggs
Early Morning Harvest is home to over 100 pasture-laying hens, all hormone- and antibiotic-free. Our hens vary in breed, so expect colorful egg shells from light brown to dark brown and even green! We give our hens daily access to fresh green grass, bugs, legumes, and trimmings from vegetable processing (all part of a hen’s natural diet). Because of this healthy diet, our hens provide flavorful, nutritious eggs with orange-colored yolks that stand tall in the frying pan.
Research shows eggs from pasture-raised chickens are more nutrient dense. They contain twice the amount of Vitamin A, three times the amount of Omega-3, three times the amount of Vitamins E and D, and eight times the amount of Beta-Carotene than their conventional counterpart. The nutritional difference is astounding, and the taste difference is just as impressive.
Planting & Harvesting Grains
Thanks to our hydroponics and aquaponic greenhouses, we grow produce all year long. But that isn’t true for our grains, which are grown outdoors. Explore the dropdown menu to see when we plant and harvest our organic grains.
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Planting Oats
Planting Hard Wheat
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Planting Oats
Planting Hard Wheat
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Plant Corn (after May 10th) + hoe and cultivate corn until it is too tall to get equipment through
Plant Beans (late May)
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Plant Corn + hoe and cultivate corn until it is too tall to get equipment through
Plant Beans
Plant Buckwheat (Planting #1)
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Harvest Oats
Harvest Hard Wheat
Harvest Soft Wheat (from Fall planting)
Harvest Winter Rye (from Fall planting)
Plant Buckwheat (Planting #2)
Bale Straw
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Bale straw
Plant Buckwheat (Planting #3, before August 10th)
Harvest Buckwheat (Planting #1)
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Plant Winter Rye (late September)
Harvest Buckwheat (Planting #2)
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Plant Winter Rye
Plant Soft Wheat
Harvest Soybeans
Harvest Corn
Harvest Buckwheat (Planting #3)
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Plant Winter Rye
Plant Soft Wheat
Harvest Corn