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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?
Category Archives: Farm Life
Not the only Engineers
Matt and Jerica are not the only engineers at Shady Grove Ranch. (We feel more like Master Jugglers than Engineers these days, but anyway… that’s where we started!) But no… there were engineers at Shady Grove Ranch long before it … Continue reading
Kite Day at the Farm
I thought I’d take this opportunity to share about a fun new strategy we are trying this year. I need help, and lots of it. Housekeeping tends to fall by the wayside during our busy season, but I desire to … Continue reading
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Meet Baby Daniel Luther!
Meet the Newest Farmer-baby! The day finally arrived when we got to meet our newest farmer baby! Late, as usual (all 4 of our other babies were way overdue when they were born!), so when baby #5’s due date came … Continue reading
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It might be a little tacky, but it’s just so fun!
One of the most special things about living this particular type of farm life is being able to be connected with our customers on a personal level. You share in a lot of the fun, the heartache, the struggles, and … Continue reading
Winter Babies & Farm Fun
Late Winter Update It seems like it gets busier at the farm every year! I suppose I should consider the fact that we’re growing, both in our farming ventures and in our family size, so of course it follows that … Continue reading
Sometimes Momma Has to Run
Most of our cows don’t have real names anymore–truly, there are over 100 cows out there in the pasture, and most of them have a new baby every year, so it would be pretty tough to keep track of every … Continue reading
Hog Killin’ Time
It’s almost hog-killin’ time. It is likely that most of our ancestors just a generation or two back participated in a yearly community effort to put up pork for the winter. Here in Jefferson, it’s mid-October, and we’re still seeing … Continue reading
Meet James and Anna!
Here is a fun article for you. Our apprentices, James and Anna, arrived to the ranch way back in March of this year from South Korea (after a week of visiting James’ family). We had planned to let them transition to … Continue reading
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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