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- How to change the world…
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- An “Eggsplanation” of Laying Flock Management
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- Long John Gets a Job
- The Things We Say During Cattle Work
- Basket full of pills?
- Chinese Pork Is Better Than Ours
- Chinese Chicken?
Author Archives: jericacadman
Is Organic Food Making Us Unhealthier?
Have you heard the term “Greenwashing?” Even if you haven’t, perhaps you’ve noticed the vast increase in availability of things at the supermarket that have pretty, healthy-looking little green labels. It’s so nice to have so many healthful options… or … Continue reading
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Grass-fed Beef
1. The term “grass-fed” beef is no longer regulated as of January 2016. This is a pretty complicated issue, but honestly, we don’t feel it’s entirely a bad thing. Why? Well, we were never terribly into government regulation of private … Continue reading
Posted in Grass-fed Beef
Tagged Beef, chemicals, corn, GMOS, integrity, Pasture-Raised, regulation, soy
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Help a Farmer Out
Oh, the world of advertising. It seems like a mysterious chasm that only lots of money will get you across as a business owner. We know there are people out there looking for us. So how do we talk to … Continue reading
Posted in Frugal Living
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We found a hidden treasure…
This month marks our 6-year anniversary of arrival at Shady Grove Ranch. Six years, in the context of farming, is hardly any time at all, and yet we’ve come a long way and done a lot of cool stuff and … Continue reading
When Optimism Meets 9,000 Pounds of Hungry
Perhaps many of our readers know us just enough to know that we produce yummy meats and eggs, but not much more than that. Well, let me introduce you to a bit of our kookiness by sharing this fun story. … Continue reading
The Day The Chicken Paddock Became A Mudslide
Farming often feels like feast or famine. We believe we have exited a 3-year-long drought that started … oh, our FIRST summer of production. We made it. By the Lord’s grace we made it. But the pendulum seems to have … Continue reading
Posted in Disasters
Tagged Chickens, Eggs, mud, rain, rotational grazing, rotational management, tractor, yard eggs
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Winter Photos and More
Just for fun, I thought I’d post some photos from our snowy adventures and beyond. Here’s what we’ve been up to at the ranch for the past couple of weeks.
How A Kitchen Scale Revolutionized My Baking Life
We talk about meats and eggs a lot, since that’s our business, of course. But I wanted to share a little tidbit that I learned along my cooking journey, and that is to use a kitchen scale for baking measurements. … Continue reading
Three Things I Never Throw Away
I was of a frugal nature before we started farming, and have become all the more so now that we are full-fledged self-employed workers of the land. We count ourselves as highly blessed, despite a tight budget most of the … Continue reading