The National Organic Standards Board is reviewing requirements for livestock living conditions. They are thinking about requiring organic livestock (including beef cattle, dairy cattle and poultry) to be given access to pasture during the growing season. Many consumers are not even aware that “organic” livestock are not already required to live outside on pasture in [...]
Archive for April, 2010
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Posted in Opinion, tagged Label Rouge, Livestock Living Conditions, Organic Livestock, Pastured chickens on April 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Spring Drilling
Posted in Farming, Farming Philosophy, tagged Environment on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a great time of year to be planting new grass. To give our livestock the best forage possible, we contacted Cliff Taylor, of Taylor Made Seeds and he suggested a great organic mix that will green up quickly and will be ready for grazing within six weeks. He was also kind enough to [...]
Beef Stock from Scratch
Posted in recipes, tagged Chef John Mitzewich, grass-fed beef on April 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Our friend and grass-fed beef fan, Chef John Mitzewich just posted a great recipe for homemade beef stock. For those of you who buy beef in bulk and wonder what to do with those bones, here is your answer! Don’t give them to the dog. Make stock first, then give them to the dog! By [...]
Spring Fever!
Posted in News on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The weather has been incredible the past few days, and we have been making hay while the sun shines, so to speak. Actually, we can’t make hay yet, but we have been building the corral, cleaning the well, and getting ready to plant pastures, bury a new water line, and build new fences that will [...]
