Grassfed
We moved the cows out to pasture this week and have them off of hay now. It is wonderful to see them in the spring when they get their first run of a new paddock of fresh green grass – jumping a kicking and excited. The children call it “rodeo-ing’. The milk is wonderfully yellow [...]
Well, we are very excited at the prospect that our pastured poultry will be GMO free this year! We have been searching high and low for an feed source closer to home and have finally found one. We are looking at having 2 batches of chickens this spring and one for the fall. If you [...]
Just after Christmas we acquired a new Jersey girl. We got her on a trade for our % mini-jersey heifer we had for sale. She is 2 years old and calved in September of 2010. She is also registered with the AJCA. She has taken nicely to the milking routine and is really a sweetheart. [...]
We brought Heart’s bull calf home today. He was born February 27th of last year. He was sired by Glen Forrest Avery Action We had 2 Action bull calves born here this year and the other recently went to become a herd sire at another farm here in southwest MO. I don’t think he’ll be [...]
By Stanley A. Fishman, Author of Tender Grassfed Meat There are many reasons to oppose S510, the so-called “Food Safety” bill that will come up in the Senate after the election. It will do nothing to improve actual food safety, relying almost totally on burdensome paperwork. It will drive small farmers out of business, because [...]
…we get a visit from Mike. Mike Campbell (Campbell’s Custom Butchering – Norwood, MO) comes out and does our butchering right here on the farm. Less stress on the animals and less stress on me trying to round up hogs and get them into a trailer. He does a great job and he’s a really [...]
MILK IS A TOXIC SUBSTANCE? By Doreen Hannes September 18, 2010 NewsWithViews.com http://www.newswithviews.com/Hannes/doreen107.htm Destroying family farms in the name of food safety This is the second of three articles to demonstrate the effects that Senate Bill S510, the Food Safety Modernization Act, will have on all of us. The third article in this series will [...]
http://w.westonaprice.org/action-alerts/2010-alerts/2013-urgent-action-alert-on-s510-food-safety-legislation.html Action Alerts – 2010 Action Alerts Friday, 17 September 2010 17:23 Although it has been delayed many times, the Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510) continues to be a threat. This bill greatly expands FDAs authority over both processed foods and fresh fruits and vegetables, and would give FDA authority to impose extensive, burdensome requirements [...]
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http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/20080515/n1 “Raw” milk proponent and dairyman Mark McAfee sheds light on pasteurization, the benefits of consuming unadulterated food, and the war on bacteria. By Loren Muldowney Editor’s note: The following article is the first of a four-part series that will appear monthly in the nutrition section of our website. It is based on the first [...]
There’s little mention in the mainstream media these days, of traditional foods having healing properties. Sure, there’s a ton of hype touting unfermented soy products, vegetable oils and supplements as modern saviors, but in reality, these items have risk-to-benefit ratios like many drugs do (1). Few people are aware that clean, raw milk from grass-fed [...]
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