Thoughts on Gestation Crates, Electric Fences and Piglet Castration.
Have you seen the horrific video recently published by the HSUS? They are quite disturbing …Continue Reading »
All Posts from 2010
When Demand is Not Enough, Challenges are Steep for American Grass-Fed Producers
Illustration by Melkorka Kjarval Grass-fed beef has become a household name, but despite unprecedented awareness …Continue Reading »
Simmental Highland Cross
The cow above has the distinctive Simmental ears and the gorgeous highland coat. My father …Continue Reading »
Creative Farming: My Father’s Pig Hut On Wheels
My father is constantly creating solutions so that he can best utilize our pastures. Now …Continue Reading »
Newly Updated Farmshed App Connects Central New York Producers to Consumers Using Mobile Technology
Farmshed version 1.1 for iPhone was released Wednesday, November 3, 2010, and is now available …Continue Reading »
Local Grass-fed Beef Served at New York City Schools
Cattle roam freely on Slope Farm, Meredith, NY On Thursday, October 14th public school children …Continue Reading »
Grass-fed Lamb Chops and Sage Pesto with Mashed Potatoes
Grass-fed Lamb Chops with Sage Pesto and Mashed Potatoes and Sauteed Zucchini When you have …Continue Reading »
Why Nose-to-tail Helps Local Farmers
I was interviewed for this important article entitled “I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY’RE EATING THE WHOLE …Continue Reading »
Save Family Dairy Farmers
FairmAid and CREDO have joined together to draft a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder to follow through on ongoing investigations of anticompetitive conduct in the dairy industry and to investigate the antitrust allegations outlined in pending lawsuits filed against DFA, Dean Foods, among others. Please read and sign the letter here.
Letter from farmer Ken Jaffe in response to the threat gas drilling poses to NYC’s food shed.
Ken Jaffe, of Meredith, NY, feeds homegrown apples to a steer Hello all, Tune into …Continue Reading »