Farm Newsletter

"Go ahead and eat with your fingers, the food's clean..."


Farm News
We were truly honored this past month to be named the Polk County Farm Family of the Year.  To be truthful, since we were both kids growing up in farming families, this has been a goal we wished to attain.  We were surprised when it came because in our minds we are still so far from our vision of what our farm can be.  Life isn't about the finish line, I guess, it's about the climb to get there.  So we are blessed by this honor.  We have been interviewed to "compete" against 8 other counties for District Farm Family of the Year.  In July, we will have a large feature in the Mena Star.  We are not a spotlight kind of family, so this is all a little overwhelming!

Meat News
Grassfed meat is an incredible source of yet unexplored  (unpublished results, rather) benefits to the consumer, animal, farmer and land.  We are appreciative that you have given us the opportunity to allow our meats to grace your tables, picnics and lunchboxes.  We are redirecting our operations to adjust and meet the demand.  But this is a slower process than some may realize.  We have sold out of some cuts of the pork and lamb.  We still have plenty of our premium ground beef.  I will be at the DeQueen and Mena Markets this week.  I will not be able to be in Texarkana on Saturday.  Our son Ben is shooting in the Arkansas Jr. Olympics Friday, Saturday and Sunday! 

Coming July/August we will have the latest addition to our market list:  BEEF steaks and roasts.  This has been a much anticipated arrival.  We will also be processing more goat and lamb. 

Animals 
Working animals is actually a family affair!  The kids are a huge part of the operation of the farm.  Last week, we bought a small herd of goats.  Matti went with us, while Ben was gone on a judging trip.  She caught and held her fair share of goats to load on the trailer.  I wish I had had time to take pictures, but I was loading goats also!  Later in the week, we had to castrate the ram lambs.  The kids, well....... here's the proof:

Matti probably wouldn't be too thrilled about this particular view of her, so let's keep it to ourselves!

A Little Relaxin'
This past weekend we went camping nearby with great friends!  We had a lot of laughs and some surprises.  Andy turned 40 on June 15.  We had a surprise party for him at the lake.  Can you guess what we served?

Hamburgers, of course!!


Have a great day.  Be Blessed, Tracy