From the Farmer

Real talk and weekly insight from the Grass Roots farmers

  You know what I love about January on the farm? The quiet. These crisp winter mornings give me a chance to pause, sip my coffee, and dream up what the year ahead might hold. While I've never been much...
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Celebrating Winter's Solstice - Nature's Turning Point Greetings from the darkest day (but our spirits are bright)! You know that magical feeling when the whole world seems to slow down and whisper, "Rest a while"? That's exactly what this past...
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Nothing makes you appreciate farm life quite like seeing it through a child's eyes. This Thanksgiving, two of my brothers brought their families to visit our farm. Watching my city-dwelling nephews and nieces discover this way of life hit me...
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A banker would've laughed at Andrea and my business plan 20 years ago: "So, let me get this straight – you want to loan money to two starry-eyed dreamers with borrowed pasture and a mission to revolutionize the meat industry?"...
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Our pigs are on their daily move to fresh forage of autumn acorns, chestnuts and wild berries.   Three daily check-ins, 250 days straight, countless weather challenges - and you know what? We wouldn't have it any other way. But...
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