September already? Yep. The children are back in school and daylight gets shorter while we secretly look forward to flannels, bonfires, and hot chocolate.

September is all about planning for next year with soil amendments, breeding, and seed sowing. So let’s jump in.Read More →

Summer is our busiest time on the farm as you can imagine. As we wrap up our homeschool curriculum, new calves are being born, the garden needs constant tending and weeding, and hours of cooking in the kitchen to feed this hard working growing crew.Read More →

I will highlight two types of beef cattle farm models that we have used. One model, involves buying new feeder calves every year and raising them until they are finished (i.e., ready for processing). The second model is about keeping a cow and her calf, then finishing the calf. I will provide an overview as well as the pros and cons, from our perspective.Read More →