Spring Showers

Storms are so beautiful...

And scary...

The trees were even scared white...

We were captivated by the colorful contrast...

The beauty continued...

Then came the hail...

Fortunately for us, the storm blew over without much damage.

"The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power...the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet."

Nahum 1:3

Is Your Beef Organic

Although our beef is not certified organic, we do meet the standards for organic beef.

In order to be an organic certified farm, we would have to follow certain rules set up by certain watchdogs, and jump through certain loopholes set up by certain lobbyists. As a “mom and pop” operation, we have neither the desire nor resources to bow to these bureaucrats.

Therefore, we hold ourselves accountable to keep our beef product equal to, or above, the standards set by the National Organic Program found in the Code of Federal Regulations. (Code of Federal Regulations of Certified Livestock)

Herein stated:

(a)    We provide livestock with a total feed ration composed of agricultural products, including pasture and forage, that are organically produced and handled

(b)   We do not:

a.       Use animal drugs, including hormones, to promote growth

b.      Provide feed supplements or additives in amounts above those needed for adequate nutrition and health maintenance

c.       Feed plastic pellets for roughage

d.      Feed formulas containing urea or manure

e.       Feed mammalian slaughter by-products

f.       Use feed, feed additives, and feed supplements in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

g.      Provide feed or forage to which any antibiotic has been added

h.      Prevent, withhold, restrain, or otherwise restrict our animals from actively obtaining feed grazed from pasture during the grazing season

(c)    During the grazing season we:

a.       Do not feed our cattle more than 30% dry matter, and then only in dire situations

b.      Our beef cattle graze on lush, green pastures for more than the 120 days required by certification

So, Yes…our cattle are Organic, just not Certified.

For information on buying our beef, click >>HERE<<, or go to the Buying Beef tab at the top of this page. 

Ready For Summer

Anyone ready for summer? I certainly am. I'm not only tired of the cold weather, but I'm also ready to refill my freezer.

I always get a little testy this time of year, because all I have left in my freezer is one-pound packages of ground beef.

Our steaks are usually eaten up before winter comes along, because we use them through the BBQ season, along with a lot of our hamburger patties (which we I gladly pay extra for). Then we go through the roasts and stew meats. And now we only have ground beef. I've often joked about writing a cookbook on 1,001 ways to cook ground beef, since we use it so often.

I really should be more thankful, since there have been times (when all the kids were home) when the freezer was completely bare before the next harvest. Fortunately, it won't be long until I'm giving away all the extra liver, heart, and tongue we have left over from last year to make room for the beef for this year. 

In fact, we are taking orders now for an expected delivery in June.

If you are interested in ordering any beef, all the information you need is on the "Buying Beef" tab at the top of this page.

Or request a beef by filling out our Contact Form.