Our first day of grazing was June 2nd.
Two girls creating a joyful life while caring for our flock and the land under our care.
Two girls creating a joyful life while caring for our flock and the land under our care.
All in Farm
This has always been a hard topic for me, the last day. Even-though I believe that cattle and sheep were created for us to eat, there is something very sad about that lingering date on my calendar, the date a life ends to give us health and well-being.
How we’re renovating our sheep pastures - from overgrown to lush and nutritious
Here’s an update on how our sheep pasture renovation is coming along!
Hello GREEN! Wow, I didn’t realize how much I needed to see green this year, I’m sure you can relate.
I get this question a lot actually, and I can’t believe I didn’t think to answer this question here on the blog before…
One of my strengths as a person is being honest, one of my weaknesses as a person is being too honest. I’m not one to sugar-coat the reality.
During our final semester of college farmer Brit was exposed to the documentary Food Inc., which is quite frankly horrific. Food Inc. documents some of the practices in the modern food industry, particularly the meat industry in America.
I think most people would agree knowledge is power. However, our food system has done a really good job of disguising itself and today I want to take some time to give you a little more insight into what the beef and lamb labels really mean.
In the beginning I struggled with wanting to do ‘all’ the livestock. I wanted a diverse farm that would allow for multiple revenue streams and offer a more diverse lineup of meats to my customers.
One of the things Matt and I love about landscape architecture is how shaping the land defines space and accents unique topography. This summer we had an excavator in to shape a lot of land at the homestead and we're thrilled with the results.
I'm just like you, everything I can order online I do and free shipping is always better. This is exactly why I've chosen to focus my farm on providing quality meats that can be conveniently ordered online and delivered for FREE to LOCAL doorsteps.
... the 'big boys', AKA anyone over 300 pounds, is out on pasture! Sure we've been working tirelessly since March on getting critters out on the green grass (no it wasn't green in March but we were anticipating the green-up!) but it always seems that when you look back on the work, you forget how much work it really was.
When we bought this farm it hadn't seen livestock for at least 30 years, old pastures had grown in with woody and invasive species and were definitely in need of some major maintenance. In March we put our personal basement remodel on hold to get back to the farm projects.
