Category: Educational

What Is Colostrum? Colostrum is the cow’s first milk after giving birth. It is thick, very yellow, tastes a little salty, and is chock-full of essential nutrients, vitamins, antibodies, and proteins. It’s a nutritional powerhouse. A calf is born with an “open stomach” meaning the barrier between the stomach and the blood stream is virtually […]

As a farmer dedicated to providing families like mine with real, wholesome, nutrient-dense foods, I could literally talk about cows and farming all day (chuckle), so I figured I’d (metaphorically) invite you into my kitchen for a cup of tea and gush over the amazing benefits of raw milk as we watch the cows graze […]

This year was an experiment. I’ve been toying with the idea of adding grass-fed sheep to our intensive rotational grazing system for awhile, but always assumed it was an “in five years” kind of thing. But when the chance came to barter for a “starter flock” (chuckle) of heritage Jacobs and Finn sheep earlier this […]

I’m committed to regenerative agricultural principles, intensive rotational grazing, and grass-fed animals. I know what a difference those practices make in the soil health and yields of our farm.  And I certainly know that grass-fed lamb is delicious. But I’ve also learned a lot recently about how those practices (and that incredible taste!) translate to […]