Spring Flowers 2014

Now that summer has arrived and in celebration of pollinator month, we would like to share with you photos of spring flowers 2014.  This is a sample of some flowers we came across in our pastures this spring.  Feel free to drop us a…

Fall Prairie Flowers

Native pollinators need a constant food supply throughout the growing season.  Various plant species take their turn to offer pollinators needed flowers.  Below we highlight three flowers that we are currently enjoying in our pasture. Driving by a prairie you would easily notice the maximilian sunflowers, but would…

Beginning Farmer Award – 2012

Our farm is located in the tall grass prairie region of eastern Nebraska.  A rare remnant of this tall grass prairie exists within our pastures yet today. Most people are familiar that historically a key component of the grassland ecosystem involved large roaming herds of grazing bison.  When we arrived in 1997,…

Welcome to our new blog!

Here we will share our experience on a small “grass based farm”.  Maybe you are interested in some of the same things we are? Enjoyment and health benefits of grass based animal products Local foods Environmental harmony of grass and animal production Tall grass prairies, soil, water…