Newsletter from March 2, 2015 We've had a few cold nights with lows into the single digits, but we're looking at some beautiful spring-like days now, with highs in the 50s and a tiny tinge of green grass on the south-facing parts of the ranch. I rode by the beeves on the way back to the house, …
Putting Cows in Prison; Living Free on Alderspring
I was out feeding the beeves today on Alderspring's snow-mantled meadows, as we do every day. They came running from foraging over the big pasture with their heads and tails held high (and often happily bucking) when they saw me show up with what I call "stored summer sunshine". Other folks call it …
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Healthy, Wild Cows
Snow flurries today turned into a real steady, fine snow. I posted a pic on Facebook today of those yearling beeves grazing away"¦somehow they know that a storm is coming and the grass will soon be covered. They don't stress about it like us humans. They just look at each other, matter-of-factly, …
Spring Grass Fed Beef
Is spring grass fed beef the best beef? Caryl was perusing a paleo forum yesterday when she read a thread about how a grass fed milk producer was charging 2x as much for their spring milk. And people were buying it. Many forum participants were authoritatively stating that it was …
GMO, Glyphosate Residue in Grass Fed Beef, and You
Glyphosate. Try this new condiment! Oh wait--you already have. I was checking into a hotel with Caryl the other night after dropping off our weekly shipment of beef at the UPS warehouse in Idaho Falls. We normally go to Salmon, Idaho, with our beef, but I found some building materials I needed …
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Savvy Beef Label Reader: Decoding “grassfed,” “organic,” and “natural”
Ever wonder what beef labels really mean? Legally? What is grassfed beef? Organic beef? Natural beef? How about a "grassfed organic" label (which is what Alderspring is). More and more lately, we've been seeing unsuspecting consumers paying a premium for a product that is really not much …
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