Sussex County, New Jersey

CS Farmstead

Pasture-raised hens, hand-gathered eggs, and the everyday work of building a farm. Come along for the journey.

A flock of white hens and a red hen foraging on green pasture inside electric poultry netting at CS Farmstead

About the farm

How it started

Three years ago, I just wanted fresh eggs and a healthier way to eat. So I bought ten chickens and kept them at home, until three months in I learned I couldn't keep chickens on my property. A friend with a farm offered them a new home, and the flock moved there.

Then egg prices started to soar, and it just didn't seem right. So I added 25 more chickens and started selling eggs to family, friends, and coworkers. That's when CS Farmstead started becoming a real thing.

We've kept growing ever since, selling more eggs and adding more chickens every year. Today the flock is about 160 egg-laying chickens strong.

— Chase

“Join me on my journey into the world of farming.”

What's happening

On the farm

Six white hens and a red hen gathered together on the grass

The flock

About 160 egg-laying hens strong, and we add more chickens every year, including chicks we've hatched ourselves.

Young black-and-white barred hens foraging in the grass

Out on pasture

White hens, red hens, and black-and-white barred hens spend their days out on the grass.

DIY builds

Mobile coops, moving days, and projects like repurposing a mobile chicken coop into a chick brooder.

Every season

Spring chick season, chore days, and keeping the flock protected when the Northeast snow rolls in.

From our hens

Fresh eggs

CS Farmstead eggs are hand gathered and packed in our own stamped cartons. Our eggs come in a colorful mix of brown and blue-green shells.

  • Hand gathered
  • Local eggs
  • Pasture raised
  • Organically fed
  • Ungraded, mixed size

Want eggs? Reach out on TikTok or send us an email.

Open CS Farmstead egg carton holding a dozen brown eggs and one blue-green egg, with the stamped lid reading Hand Gathered, Local Eggs, Pasture Raised, Organically Fed, Ungraded, Mixed Size
Green wire basket piled high with brown and blue-green eggs

From the feeder

What Our Chickens Eat

Besides the fresh grass they forage on pasture every day, here's what goes into our chickens' feeders.

Good eggs start with good feed

We believe a great egg starts long before it lands in the carton. That's why every one of our chickens is fed a 19% layer feed from Stone House Grain, a feed mill up in Hudson, New York.

Their feed is organic and made to keep our hens healthy, strong, and laying well. It's the same feed we put in front of our flock every single day, because what our hens eat ends up in the eggs your family eats.

A pallet stacked with 50 lb bags of Stone House Grain certified organic 19% layer feed
Stone House Grain 19% layer feed in 50 lb bags. Photo: Stone House Grain

Why we do it

We do this for one simple reason: we want to give you the healthiest eggs we possibly can. When you crack open a CS Farmstead egg, we want you to feel good about what you're serving at your table.

Along with their layer feed, our chickens also get scratch from Stone House Grain as a treat they love. It's one more way we make sure everything our flock eats comes from a source we trust.

Healthy hens on good organic feed make for eggs we're proud to share.

Stay in the loop

Follow CS Farmstead

The CS Farmstead farmstand: a red-stained wooden stand with a corrugated metal roof, a white table inside, and pumpkins on the ground, with the farmhouse behind it

Visit us

Our Farmstand

Stop by our farmstand for farm-fresh eggs and seasonal goodies like the pumpkins you see here.

Location20 NJ-94Vernon Township, NJ 07462

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Say hello

Have a question about the farm or our eggs? The best way to reach us is to send a message on social media.

Message us on TikTok

Or email us at [email protected]

Based in Sussex County, New Jersey.