We hear other natural, or grass fed producers how they don't want or need government inspectors on their farm or ranch and say they don't need them to tell them how to do the "right thing." Standing firm against "big government intervention in small, sustainable agriculture" is the reason they …
Grazers, Grass, and the Great Unknown
The muted crack of a twig woke me from a full body fatigue sleep. Holding my breath, I strained my ears for a clue as to who was stalking in the night. There it was again, this time with breathing. Then, the rhythmic ripping of green pinegrass as whoever it was severed it from roots. I breathed a …
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Salt
The hungry fire crackled in the night as I fed it another small log under the stately fir trees along the shores of Hat Creek. Flickering firelight danced on the rough barked boles of the trees, and lit the foliage of the aspen and alder trees in the dense understory around us. It couldn't be a …
Why We Do What We Do
There's an old saying among old cowboy packers—those wizened hands who knew the craft of moving camps and gear on horseback in wild country—that if you've packed for 40 or 50 years of your life, you've actually only done half that. It's because the other half you spent looking for lost horses. I was …
Where Corn is King
As I commence to write this, I'm seated in a sardine-packed Boeing 737 parked on the heat-shimmering broad tarmac of O'Hare International. The flight attendant just got off the PA. "We apologize for the heat in the aircraft. Our ground support team is having mechanical difficulties, and has failed …
Great Grass Fed Beef: A 20 Year Quest
We've been raising grass fed beef for over 20 years. Â We're still improving. I got an email this morning from Claudia, one of our regular customers: "We had two of the ribeyes last night, and they were absolutely wonderful! My husband was duly impressed, so much so that we ordered more, as …
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