“If you have livestock you have dead stock.” When folks just starting out in livestock farming ask me for advice I tell them to have a plan for dealing with sickness and death. Develop a relationship with a vet or think through how you will handle putting down animals that need it. Find out what service will remove a carcass or who you can hire to help you if you don’t have a tractor to bury them on farm.
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Consider this a public service announcement from someone who knows the ins and out of the local turkey game and is telling you WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Don’t let this heat wave fool you. You need to be thinking about your Thanksgiving centerpiece and November right now.
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The farm won’t fix you—if will lay bare all your wounds, character flaws, and insecurities. It will bring unresolved conflict to the surface. It will show you your greatest weaknesses and then kick you while you’re down. It will also teach you lessons about grief and loss you never expected to learn.
Read MoreGetting into livestock guardian dogs is not for the faint of heart. They take a lot of training and sometimes they don’t work out. Then you as the farmer need to decide what you’re going to do. The world and internet is full of livestock guardians who need homes, either because they truly aren’t suited to the task, or weren’t set up for success by their owners. You cannot chuck a livestock guardian dog puppy in with a bunch of sheep and hope for the best.
Read MoreNot sure how buying a whole animal from a farmer works? What about a side of beef? Here is a guide that covers the basics and answers the most common questions.
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An easy instant pot recipe that incorporates the ingredients and techniques of your favorite winter pot roast, but makes it lighter and more suited for summer.
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Are you not sure where to start with steak? Never cooked a grass-finished steak before? Familiar with the usual suspects, but want to branch out and see other people? I got you. I’ve jotted down my steak gospel and love notes to an assortment of beloved cuts here.
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Need food and farm holiday gifting inspiration? Sarah has got you covered with an extensive list. There are options for those who want to shop small with someone for every budget.
Read MoreWho doesn’t love a samosa? They are one of my favorite Indian foods, but I am always so sad because I devour a serving—there is never enough samosa to fill the fried (vegetable filled) pocket of joy in my heart and stomach . This recipe deconstructs a samosa and turns it into a family sized main dish and adds a lamb twist.
Read MoreLike chili and enchiladas quiche is the perfect catchall. You can add summer squash and whatever greens are in season. Once you envelop everything in eggs and cheese the magic happens. Things I love in my quiche include: yellow squash, basil, mushrooms, garlic, Swiss chard, milk or cream from the local dairy and whatever nub of hard cheese I have lurking in the corner of the drawer that is verging on the edge of getting too funky. I make my quiche with lots of eggs so it is dense and can support the weight of everything I insist on stuffing inside.
Read MoreLet's talk about flavor, about taste, about place. Let's talk about the pleasure of eating something in its prime, when it is fully ripe. Let's talk about terroir.
Read MorePigs have a terrible reputation of being dirty, mean and tasting bland with a shoe leather texture. We have all had tough, gristle textured, flavorless pork chops, but I want you to close your eyes, imagine a better world and forget everything you’ve heard that is bad about pigs and pork. H
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