by Daniel | Jan 4, 2013 | chickens, cows, East West Farm, Eggs, Farm, free range chicken, GMO, hay, hens
In my previous post, one of the biggest challenges in what we do that I didn’t really touch on, is justifying the price we charge for our food. I’ll never forget when the guys I used to work with heard I was raising eggs, and when I told them I sold eggs...
by Daniel | Jan 1, 2013 | chickens, cows, Daniel, Eggs, Farm, free range chicken, Pastured poultry
When I steered my family’s life onto this course known as farming, we knew there would be numerous challenges to overcome. We knew that we were completely altering the way we would live our lives, but perhaps we didn’t realize just how drastic it would be....
by Daniel | Nov 17, 2012 | cows, East West Farm, Farm, Garden, rabbits.
Yes dear faithful reader, we are still here. If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve seen that we have been ridiculously busy. But for those of you who only follow us here must think we’ve dropped off but that is far, far, far from the truth. So...
by Daniel | May 13, 2012 | cows, factory farming
How can you argue with this? I was raised on stories of “a land flowing with MILK and honey.” What if Sunday school classes, in an effort to be factual changed it to “PUS and honey”? Just doesn’t give that spiritual lift does it? My one...
by Daniel | Mar 15, 2012 | cows, Daniel, East West Farm
I have learned that one of the keys to sustainable (real) farming is that animals are born and bred on the farm. I’ve been told that a farm’s stock really hits its stride in performance after one full generation. Allow me to put it this way, we have to...
by Daniel | Feb 19, 2012 | cows, Daniel, Uncategorized
We first discovered fresh raw milk about five years ago. I had been researching sustainable land management and pasture improvement, which led me to different farmers like Joel Salatin, Allan Nation & Tim Young. Through their websites, blogs, books, and...
