Welcome to Alderspring’s Weekend Newsletter. Thank you for partnering with us in what we do!

This Week’s Story: From Under Water to Under Plow
The piles of rocks were what grabbed my attention. They had to be old piles; the stones had live bushes sticking out of them and were habitat for a healthy colony of lichens. I turned to Jim Baker, the owner of said rocks, and the land under them. “What’s the story on those piles, Jim? When were they put there?”
Jim knew the answer. “I figure it had to be somewhere a little after 1908 or 10, around my grandad’s time. He might have been one of those “pilers.”…..
Store News
Next Shipping Date: Monday, June 23RD
We generally ship every Monday, holiday weeks excepting (see calendar). You’ll get a tracking number when we ship your order. UPS may initially show an extra day of transit time, but will correct late Monday night when orders hit the Salt Lake hub.
Next Restock Date: Wednesday, June 25TH
We restock every Wednesday and send out a sale flyer on Wednesday in the early evening with the week’s deals.

This Week’s Reader-Only Deals
Use the code “TOPSIRLOIN” to get 10% off organic grass fed regenerative top sirloin steaks and grass fed regenerative (non-certified) top sirloin steaks!
Use the code “GROUNDBUNDLE” to get 5% off grass fed regenerative (non-certified) 10 lb. regular ground beef bundles.
To access these sale items, and for more deals and products, you can click the button below!
Ranch News

The herd, under crew boss Rose’s watchful eye, heads up out of Little Hat after their last night in this camp. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Crew boss Jed M., aboard his good mare Ziggy, leads Melanie’s mare Spark back up after a drink from the stock tanks. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Crew boss Rachel aboard her gelding, Ruger, preparing to rope calves. This was Ruger’s first time in the branding pen, and you would have thought he’d been roping calves his whole life! Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Range riding interns Max and Sheldon waiting their turn to rope while freeze branding calves. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Rachel and Ruger after a good day of branding calves. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Rachel moves the herd along down off the mountain back to camp for the night. We were fortunate to have some beautiful skies on this last stint! Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Range riding intern Julian, aboard Bobbie, riding through dust while bringing cattle back to camp for the night. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.

Elle, one of the horses I started and have been putting miles on, watches the cattle line out back to camp. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.
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I’m not a regular, but I sure do love the newsletters and photographs to stay in touch. Lately, the photos have been astounding.
Thanks for everything you do!
Reading your newsletters (after reading daily news) calms my anxiety and brings me peace. The pictures are amazing! Thank you for taking such good care of your land and animals!