Three Years And Counting

This 2011 photo was taken shortly after our herd of 10 heifers and a bull showed up on our farm.  Three years seems like a long time but in the process of turning a startup beef herd into a product you can ship to consumers, well we still have a year…

Last Calf – 2014

Calving season ended June 4th this year with the last calf – 2014.  Our herd of 8 cows all calved within 3 weeks. Being born is hard work for both the cow and the calf.  Both animals have a depressed immune system right at birthing. …

First Calves 2014

The first calves of 2014 have arrived.  We found these two bull calves today.  Enjoy the photos.     Calves are born with a summer hair coat. Calving this time of year closely matches our local wild animal birth schedule, such as deer. What a miracle! …

Grass Fed Movement

What created the grass fed movement of the late 1990s through today? Prior to World War II, all beef and most other meat production methods had grass as part of the animal’s life cycle.  Today’s store purchased meats, only beef, lamb and goat have some…

Healthy Cows Eat Dirt

There is actually a term for eating the earth, geophagia (geo = earth; phagia = eating).  So what are the health benefits? Minerals Clay absorbs toxins This article from Answers covers more topics than geophagia, scroll down to the section “Eating Dirt” for a little further reading….