Go On Ahead......
Posted 6/3/2009 12:46pm by Tracy Youngblood.
"Go on ahead and eat with your fingers,
the food's clean......"
If you can't say this about what you are eating, let us help you. We will be at your local farmer's market each week. We have fresh, authentic grassfed ground beef, many different cuts of lamb, and tasty, pastured, pork. We have sold out of bacon and all cuts of goat. If you need something, give me a call or email.
*********Coming Soon: BEEF: Steaks, Roasts, Ribs, Brisket*******
June is shaping up to be a productive month. We are blessed with timely rains for gardening as well as baling hay. The sheep, goats and pigs are changing free, solar energy (grass) for meat for your table. How helpful of them!
Andy is trying a new grazing technique. It is called mob grazing. All our cow/calf pairs are put into smaller paddocks where they consume all and leave a nice layer of fertilizer. This is more intensive management of the herd, but with huge payoffs for the pastures as well as the cattle. The herd is moved to new pastures or fresh paddocks daily.
Yesterday, Andy and Ben moved all the cows and calves by trailer loads to another field. Ben was a tremendous help. He seems to have matured into quite the young man over night. Just last night, while he was working with his show calves in the barn, I was trying to pen that beautiful jersey heifer calf. We pen the calves at night to be able to milk their mamas in the morning. This calf does not like to be seperated from her mama. Matti and I were doing our best to edge the calf slowly up the lane we have built along side the milking stanchion. The calf jumped crazily, nearly kicking us, and landed side ways IN the milking stanchion trough. Ben tromped over, lifted the calf out and shuffled her on to her pen. He looked at us as if to say "Girls, humph" I looked at him and wondered where my boy went that used to play with dinosaur toys and puppies. He is truly becoming a man with the muscles and work ethic to prove it. Progress is indeed painful at times!
I have shared with many of you how we came to farm more naturally. We are committed to providing healthy food for family and friends. We have made our share of mistakes, some of which we are still obligated and committed to, yet are not truly delighted in their function at this time. We are working to make better choices and decisions. Our family has been honored to be chosen as the Polk County Farm Family of the Year for 2009. We are blessed by your support, encouragement and friendship.
The Youngblood's
Andy, Tracy, Ben and Matti
the food's clean......"
If you can't say this about what you are eating, let us help you. We will be at your local farmer's market each week. We have fresh, authentic grassfed ground beef, many different cuts of lamb, and tasty, pastured, pork. We have sold out of bacon and all cuts of goat. If you need something, give me a call or email.
*********Coming Soon: BEEF: Steaks, Roasts, Ribs, Brisket*******
June is shaping up to be a productive month. We are blessed with timely rains for gardening as well as baling hay. The sheep, goats and pigs are changing free, solar energy (grass) for meat for your table. How helpful of them!
Andy is trying a new grazing technique. It is called mob grazing. All our cow/calf pairs are put into smaller paddocks where they consume all and leave a nice layer of fertilizer. This is more intensive management of the herd, but with huge payoffs for the pastures as well as the cattle. The herd is moved to new pastures or fresh paddocks daily.
Yesterday, Andy and Ben moved all the cows and calves by trailer loads to another field. Ben was a tremendous help. He seems to have matured into quite the young man over night. Just last night, while he was working with his show calves in the barn, I was trying to pen that beautiful jersey heifer calf. We pen the calves at night to be able to milk their mamas in the morning. This calf does not like to be seperated from her mama. Matti and I were doing our best to edge the calf slowly up the lane we have built along side the milking stanchion. The calf jumped crazily, nearly kicking us, and landed side ways IN the milking stanchion trough. Ben tromped over, lifted the calf out and shuffled her on to her pen. He looked at us as if to say "Girls, humph" I looked at him and wondered where my boy went that used to play with dinosaur toys and puppies. He is truly becoming a man with the muscles and work ethic to prove it. Progress is indeed painful at times!
I have shared with many of you how we came to farm more naturally. We are committed to providing healthy food for family and friends. We have made our share of mistakes, some of which we are still obligated and committed to, yet are not truly delighted in their function at this time. We are working to make better choices and decisions. Our family has been honored to be chosen as the Polk County Farm Family of the Year for 2009. We are blessed by your support, encouragement and friendship.
The Youngblood's
Andy, Tracy, Ben and Matti
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