Organic Beef Matters
News from Alderspring Ranch, with an occasional rant about American agriculture
I've never been fond of the rock and roll hybridized country music. I enjoy either, but not the bastard child of both. It turns out that Black Angus mama cows don't particularly show affinity for it either. Maybe it was just the sheer 85 decibel volume of it. A big speaker boom box pulsed out the …
Continue Reading about How Alderspring Relates to Arctic Reindeer
The winds of change are blowing over Alderspring. Snow is finally starting to recede again after last week's storm left the hills white. Winter is tenacious in our high mountain valley, but spring breezes blow in heat that fans the flame of green across the landscape. The meadows are littered with …
Although Alderspring's high ranges are still awash with snow, down here at our 5000 foot valley elevation grass is coming with abandon. That's actually a really good word for what we want to do with that hay pile. Don't get me wrong—our hay is great, but it doesn't regenerate like that fine meadow …
Ethan takes a break on the weekend to enjoy the spring weather and strum his banjo. …
It turned winter again in the Pahsimeroi, a perfect prelude to May. I was out supervising Cowgirl Abby in snow flurries today on her fencing project, and new snow is dumping in the mountains. We donned our wool sweaters, re-fired-up our woodstoves, and found those gloves again. Although the cattle …
My Dad turned 90 yesterday. He's traveled a long, diverse path through life, often tortuously narrow and littered with pitfalls. He's had brushes with death in many forms: cancer, heart attacks, and tropical diseases like malaria and amoebic dysentery. He's been blown up by a hand grenade that …
