It seems that every time I sit down to write a newsletter lately, it starts to snow. It's as if I need to be reminded that winter is here. Yesterday, it was so very unlike winter. In the brilliant fall sunshine, while looking over a snowless ranch landscape, I planted roses around our home, and …
Winter Wends its Way to Alderspring
Snow lightly blankets the ranch now, typical of this early part of November. We've seen a lovely October, and now winter steals upon us, venturing forward quietly, as dusk settles over the valley. The grass bends under the weight of the white while still very green underneath. The beeves don't seem …
Photo of the Day: Hat Creek Canyon View
The view from the road above our mountain property is made even more astounding with fresh fall snow on the Lemhi Range peaks. …
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The Results of Project 24/7
Fall is in the air on Alderspring. Yesterday was one of those perfect autumn days on the trail for the Central Idaho Rangelands Network (CIRN) annual range tour, held this year on our Hat Creek range. Jackets were shed as early morning as freezing temps gave way to 70s. Tour participants included …
Why Alderspring is Not Just Generic Grass-Fed Beef
I had a recent call from a customer of ours from Alaska. They used to live in the lower 48 and regularly purchased our beef. But the shipping to the 49th state is indeed a killer so, trying to save some $, they bought grass fed from a local producer. They found it to taste awful (I think "putrid" …
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Reflecting on the Range
It was before sunup this morning that I was out on the ranch doing my first morning chores. The frost hit hard with an icy coating over all of our meadows. I guess that's it then"¦so much for the alfalfa component of our pastures. It will grow no more. It still has value and flavor"¦it is just done …