by Natasha | Nov 2, 2018 | Agriculture, Beef, Farming, GRASSFED, Lamb, Pigs
I have the luxury of interacting with a lot of our customers, something larger companies don’t/can’t do. Over the years I have heard a wide array of comments about the price of our products, everything from “that’s way too expensive” to “wow, that’s cheap.” Price is...
by Natasha | Oct 20, 2018 | Agriculture
Here is an article I wrote for the “Down on the Farm” feature in the Berlin Journal Newspapers that was published in September. This is a monthly feature that is written by rotating members of area Farm Bureau chapters. I have recently taken on a role as...
by Natasha | Sep 20, 2018 | Agriculture, Farming
I am generally loath to complain about rain. We started farming in 2012. We returned back to the States from three years in Norway and hit the ground running by purchasing a small herd of cattle in June. It had already been a weird Spring they told me, with several...
by Natasha | Sep 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you follow us and are a loyal local customer from the Green Lake, Fox Valley, or Madison area, we thank you. However, this post is not for you. But don’t stop reading yet, because this news is very exciting and we hope you will help us spread the word far and...
by Natasha | Sep 1, 2018 | Agriculture, Farming
September has arrived, and with that we will both be heading back to school on Tuesday. That’s right, both of us. After taking a look at the investments we wanted to continue to make on the farm as we grow to our goal size, and with us learning to streamline...
by Natasha | Apr 16, 2018 | Agriculture, Farming, Lamb, Pigs, Sheep
I haven’t written in a while, and it hasn’t been for a lack of things to talk about. It has been because I have been so overwhelmed with everything going on that I haven’t been able to still my mind long enough to actually get any thoughts out. So...
by Natasha | Mar 8, 2018 | Agriculture, Border Collie, Farming, Herding, Working Dogs
A couple weeks ago I wrote about how this time of year is full of new beginnings for farmers and seems like New Year to us. At the time I talked about our new website and was hoping to be able to share some other news with you soon. Well, here it is everyone,...
by Natasha | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my off farm life I am a teacher, and today was one of those oh-so-special-holy-grail days of teaching, the snow day. Or ice day as it may be in the case of today. We had an early release yesterday due to predictions of dangerous conditions at the end of the school...
by Natasha | Feb 16, 2018 | Agriculture, Beef, Farming, GRASSFED, Lamb, Pigs, Wool
Let me tell you a story of two couples. Couple A is well-educated, traveled, and liberal. They both have humanities degrees from prestigious colleges. They spent a few years living abroad to gain perspective and get the wanderlust out. They were both involved in...
by Natasha | Feb 11, 2018 | Agriculture, Beef, GRASSFED
We get asked this question a lot, so I made the video below to show you. The simple answer is we feed hay, which is dried grass. In the summer we have fields set aside that we let grow and don’t graze, and then go in and cut the grass with a large mower. If...
