900 Chickens?!
Nine hundred free-range chickens, roaming around on pasture... is that an astounding number of hens, or is it all simply relative? A farmer weighs in on perception versus reality in the world of pastured poultry.
Nine hundred free-range chickens, roaming around on pasture... is that an astounding number of hens, or is it all simply relative? A farmer weighs in on perception versus reality in the world of pastured poultry.
While we can't recommend practicing your skills in the local town park, talented livestock shepherds employ many of the same principles used by students of the ancient martial arts.
Ever wished you could ignore traffic signs, park on the sidewalks and make sudden U turns in the middle of a city street? Consider becoming the proud owner of a box truck.
The New York Times wants to know your opinion about eating meat... and so do we!
Can a Smith Meadows grass-fed burger carry the same culinary gravitas as a magnum of French Champagne? How a list of silly t-shirt slogans prompted a philosophical debate about soil, pasture, and terroir.
We’re very much like a tribe, or an extended family-- and Jimmy was one of our own; a commercial fisherman and true direct marketer, who personally caught and hand processed everything he sold, trucking it himself to farmers market each week.
When a former apprentice told me to call into the Kojo Show, I knew just what I wanted to say... right up to the moment when I forgot.
On May 4th, 2011, I was invited to attend the lecture on sustainable agriculture being given by Prince Charles, at Georgetown University. Yes, that Prince Charles...
Each fall, as our chickens are out foraging for late season grasshoppers and finishing off the last of the frost-nipped clover, wild geese are flying overhead in their classic V formations...
That wonderful local food that’s available at your favorite restaurant... how exactly did it get there?