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 …
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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Grass on Alderspring
Newsletter from October 12, 2014 We've been enjoying golden fall days in the Pahsimeroi. It's been in the 70s all week during the day, with fairly extreme temperature swings during the night that leave frost nearly every morning. It's time to keep a close eye on the calves born over the last few …
The Range of Flavor
It freezes nearly every night now on the ranch, and it means being outside before sunup can be a little bracing. It's time to dig around under the front seat of the pickup and find out where that ice scraper went, as vehicle windows are often crusted with ice in the early morning. So much for the …
Wild Fire and Wild Beef
I recall one time in the 80s when I was leading a crew out one of my prescribed fires when the wind picked up unexpectedly. A few of us were up a steep mountainside monitoring our exposed mineral soil fireline, and jumping on windborne embers that strayed over the line to prevent fire spread further …