Farm Soup

Our farm visit on Tuesday yielded pound after pound of fresh veggies, and after sorting through, and sharing with friends and neighbors, its time to do some cooking!
Unfortunately my little boy came down with some kind of cold yesterday (expecting his sister to follow suit) and he is quite miserable today, and the thought of soup came to mind.
So this morning I started roasting at 400 degrees the following: 1 bunch celery with tops, about 2 cups of pumpkin chunks, 2 white onions, 1 yellow onion, 3 cloves garlic, two large sprigs rosemary, 4 carrots, 1 cup broccoli stems, 2 small whole red peppers and 6 small tomatoes. I drizzled about 2 tablespoons of olive oil on top, and roasted until it started looking brown and wilted, then I added some hot water and stirred around so all the brown bits and drippings would be added as well.
I poured all of it in the bottom of my large stock pot, placed a whole raw chicken (always have one or more in the freezer!) on top, and put in enough water to cover the chicken. Bring it to a rolling boil and then turn it down to a medium temperature and put the lid on.
Don't forget to add salt and pepper to taste before you put the lid on, remember that stock and made-from-scratch soups do NEED salt, don't hold back here.
Leave it on the stove at least a couple of hours, go back every now and then to check the liquid amount, it shouldn't drop below the chicken half way mark. When the legs and wings easily fall off the bird, it is done.
Fish out the chicken and put it on a plate. Fish out any vegg you want to keep for your soup as well, put on another plate. Then strain the whole thing into another large pot or bowl through a pasta strainer, and then again, back into the pot, with a fine sieve to make sure you catch any bone bits
Divide up the chicken per your liking, pull or slice the meat you like and add back into the soup. Also add back any vegetables you want to keep, and perhaps some fresh herbs (I have tons of rosemary and thyme right now, that's what goes in mine!).
Of course, you can also add in some cooked noodles, or dumplings, or whatever else you may fancy!