Dam Season
Earlier this spring I predicted 2025 would be the year of children building forts. Though time may yet prove me correct, the early signs are not promising. Despite a flurry...
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Our Values
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Convenient
We pack your order in a recyclable insulated liner and ship it straight to your door. Dry ice ensures that everything arrives in perfect condition. Orders placed by Monday will arrive Wednesday, and shipping is free on orders over $200!
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Healthy
All our beef and lamb is 100% grass fed and grass finished. Poultry is pastured and certified organic. We believe in giving our livestock good pasture, clean water, and lots of sunshine. These practices produce meat that is both healthy and delicious.
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Local
We are a small, family farm located in the rolling hills of central New York. We are not an aggregator; we raise the beef, lamb and pork we sell, and our chicken comes from good friends on a single nearby farm. Farming should be personal, not anonymous.
Grass Fed Beef
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Beef How It's Meant To Be
We believe good grass, clean air, sunlight, and fresh water are the only things a cow needs to thrive.
News from the Farm
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The Self-Sufficiency Trap
A recent essay by Mike Riggs in the Washington Post caught my eye. In it the author describes his family’s move from Philadelphia to a few acres in North Carolina,...
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Heading Out
In the morning haze I saw a deer bounding through my neighbor’s wheat. The way it arced up out of the rippling green reminded me of nothing so much as...
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Gardening Pros and Cons: Raised Beds vs. No-till vs. Stale Seed Bed
Cornell University runs a Master Gardener program. Do the coursework, volunteer on the gardening hotline, and you can proudly append the title to your name. I’m glad the program exists,...
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Fort Season
As children my brothers and I shared a mania for building forts. One, up on a slope where rain had worn out a shallow ditch, we made by laying rotting...
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Old Dogs, Old Tricks
Edmund went away for a long weekend, which meant I was on livestock duty and also that the animals weren’t on their best behavior. On Friday I was drinking my...
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What is it About Billionaires and Farming?
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal caught my attention. It describes the efforts of Larry Ellison, one of the richest men alive, to start a revolutionary agricultural enterprise...
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Snow Drifts and How to Spot Them
What is a snow drift? A snow drift is a large group of snow that has built up over time. This forms because of wind constantly blowing snow over a...
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