We are a family of seven. Andy is from England, Laura is born and raised in the South. Our five children are Ashley (16), Hannah (9), Jamie (7), Alexander (4), and Michael (18 months). Hannah and Jamie love to gather eggs, Hannah enjoys milking with her Daddy. Laura is the one that gives farm tours and helps customers as well as maintains our webpage. Withe everything else we pretty much all join in and help each other out. This truly is a family affair!
We love raw milk from our jersey cows that are grass-fed, never given any grain. Utilizing a rotational pasture grazing system ensures that the grass our animals are grazing has the optimal nutrition available. No synthetic or chemical fertiliziers, weed control, or bug control products are used our pasture or land.
Grateful to be the stewards of this farm, we treat our animals and the land we are caretakers for in a holistic fashion, using herbs and natural cures if/when we encounter a medical problem. Antibiotics would be reserved as a last resort and any animal receiving such would be removed from production for an extended period. No hormones are ever given.
Pasture based farming is not new to us, we moved to Nebraska from Georgia where we operated a small pasture based farm as well. This type of farming is a passion for us and we are happy to share it with others.
We love raw milk from our jersey cows that are grass-fed, never given any grain. Utilizing a rotational pasture grazing system ensures that the grass our animals are grazing has the optimal nutrition available. No synthetic or chemical fertiliziers, weed control, or bug control products are used our pasture or land.
Grateful to be the stewards of this farm, we treat our animals and the land we are caretakers for in a holistic fashion, using herbs and natural cures if/when we encounter a medical problem. Antibiotics would be reserved as a last resort and any animal receiving such would be removed from production for an extended period. No hormones are ever given.
Pasture based farming is not new to us, we moved to Nebraska from Georgia where we operated a small pasture based farm as well. This type of farming is a passion for us and we are happy to share it with others.
We have six basic philosophies upon which we have founded our farm business:
TRANSPARENCY: Anyone is welcome to visit the farm anytime. In fact, we encourage visits and tours. We operate in the spirit of openness and honesty. All areas of the farm are open to visitors - you will not find any locked doors or inaccessible farm areas.
RESPECT: We allow our animals to have as much room to roam around as possible. - Cows enjoy finding just that perfect blade of grass or legume; chickens love to scratch around and find all the best bits and bugs - Providing our animals with habitats that best suit their natural tendencies and treating every one with the respect they deserve is important to us. - Our animals have names, not numbers. - Happy animals produce better products!
COMMUNITY: We do not ship food. We believe everyone should know where their food comes from. - All of our grains are locally grown. - We very much desire to support our other local farmers and businesses by shopping locally for our farm and family. - Some of our products are available on the Nebraska Food Cooperative. - Visit www.nebraskafood.org . - Our milk is also available in yogurt form from Del Marie Creamery. - For more information visit www.delmariecreamery.com
MODELING NATURE: Cows are designed to forage, to eat grasses, not grain. Poultry is uniquely designed to help breakdown waste and encourage fertility in the soils. - For this reason our poultry follows our ruminants in the pasture, helping to break apart their wastes, spread the wealth around, keep pests to a minimum, and help to fertilize the soils. We also strive to model nature in other ways. - We do not dehorn our cows, dock tails or ears, or routinely castrate our males piglets or calves. - These practices all originated as a result of crowded or confinement farming and were necessary to help keep the animals from hurting each other. Our animals are given space and room to express themselves and such unnatural measures are not needed.
GRASS-BASED: By frequently moving pastured livestock and poultry, to fresh pasture we help to ensure the health of both the land and our animals. - Every animal on our farm is on a grass-based diet.
Pasture raised meats are healthier for you, the environment, and the animals. When you choose to eat meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals raised organically and on pasture, you are improving the welfare of the animals, helping to protect our environment, helping small-scale farmers make a living from the land, and giving your family the healthiest possible food. It's a win-win situation!
SOY-FREE: We are a soy-free farm. With so many concerns about the safety of soy we decided long ago to go soy-free for our family. This translated into soy-free for our farm as well. Raising livestock such as poulty and pork without soy takes longer and costs more than with soy, but we feel it is work the extra time and expense. Our meats have a flavor that cannot be beat...slow growing is definately the way to go! For more information on the dangers of soy visit: www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert
TRANSPARENCY: Anyone is welcome to visit the farm anytime. In fact, we encourage visits and tours. We operate in the spirit of openness and honesty. All areas of the farm are open to visitors - you will not find any locked doors or inaccessible farm areas.
RESPECT: We allow our animals to have as much room to roam around as possible. - Cows enjoy finding just that perfect blade of grass or legume; chickens love to scratch around and find all the best bits and bugs - Providing our animals with habitats that best suit their natural tendencies and treating every one with the respect they deserve is important to us. - Our animals have names, not numbers. - Happy animals produce better products!
COMMUNITY: We do not ship food. We believe everyone should know where their food comes from. - All of our grains are locally grown. - We very much desire to support our other local farmers and businesses by shopping locally for our farm and family. - Some of our products are available on the Nebraska Food Cooperative. - Visit www.nebraskafood.org . - Our milk is also available in yogurt form from Del Marie Creamery. - For more information visit www.delmariecreamery.com
MODELING NATURE: Cows are designed to forage, to eat grasses, not grain. Poultry is uniquely designed to help breakdown waste and encourage fertility in the soils. - For this reason our poultry follows our ruminants in the pasture, helping to break apart their wastes, spread the wealth around, keep pests to a minimum, and help to fertilize the soils. We also strive to model nature in other ways. - We do not dehorn our cows, dock tails or ears, or routinely castrate our males piglets or calves. - These practices all originated as a result of crowded or confinement farming and were necessary to help keep the animals from hurting each other. Our animals are given space and room to express themselves and such unnatural measures are not needed.
GRASS-BASED: By frequently moving pastured livestock and poultry, to fresh pasture we help to ensure the health of both the land and our animals. - Every animal on our farm is on a grass-based diet.
Pasture raised meats are healthier for you, the environment, and the animals. When you choose to eat meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals raised organically and on pasture, you are improving the welfare of the animals, helping to protect our environment, helping small-scale farmers make a living from the land, and giving your family the healthiest possible food. It's a win-win situation!
SOY-FREE: We are a soy-free farm. With so many concerns about the safety of soy we decided long ago to go soy-free for our family. This translated into soy-free for our farm as well. Raising livestock such as poulty and pork without soy takes longer and costs more than with soy, but we feel it is work the extra time and expense. Our meats have a flavor that cannot be beat...slow growing is definately the way to go! For more information on the dangers of soy visit: www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert
