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Category Archives: Farming
Egg Processing with the Whole Family
I’m not sure what people envision exactly, when they think about the modern farm family’s daily farming tasks. It varies widely from farm to farm, of course, but for us, one task that we do very frequently together is collect … Continue reading
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Tagged candling, egg grading, egg washer, Eggs, family, farm dog, hens, kids, pasture
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Just for fun – Springtime Farm Babies
Just for fun, I thought I’d post some cute springtime farm pictures of babies from the farm. Because seeing baby anything makes people happy. 🙂 Everyone needs some pictures of a kitten some time or other. Meet “Scratch” the farm … Continue reading
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Don’t be confused about LYE soap!
Soap: What’s with the lye? I cannot tell a lye… (I know, very punny, right? I couldn’t resist!) I want to talk to you about lye soap. A lot of people hear farmers like me talking about our good old-fashioned … Continue reading
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2016 Turkey Time
I find it to be a great comfort that we get to start thinking about the winter holidays in the dog days of hot East Texas summer. July means turkeys are already on pasture, foraging away to build up the … Continue reading
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High Density Pasture Management
Matt has been researching and experimenting with a new cattle management technique called High Density Pasture Management. The strategy changes throughout the year depending upon seasons and the types of cows being grazed (momma cows nursing calves versus finishing steers … Continue reading
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Tagged grass-fed beef, jefferson, pasture, rotational grazing, winter
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Farmers’ Hands – Day-to-day tasks of two sustainable farmers
By Jerica Cadman Farming can be described with a vast variety of words, and Matt and I often reflect on how different farming is from “real life,” because not too long ago, we exited the corporate/university world to enter into … Continue reading
Garden Tour – March 2013
Well, I know I love looking at pictures of gardens, so I thought I’d share ours. It is coming along well, but we haven’t eaten anything (except the herbs) yet. Hopefully this year marks the start of a regular harvest … Continue reading
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Who is Top Cow at Shady Grove Ranch? Part 1
Who is top cow at Shady Grove Ranch? This is the first of a series of articles on our favorite breeding cows at Shady Grove Ranch. We have invested a lot of time and energy into our grass-fed beef herd … Continue reading
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Tagged angus, brahma, cattle, cull, heifer, twins
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