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That's a lot of pharma

Check this video out before proceeding. https://www.facebook.com/share... I remember seeing this show as a kid. It was very amusing. Today, knowing what all that is and seeing the results of it, not so amusing now. Was this a warning or comically desensitizing us? This got me thinking on this topic so bear with me for a moment this might get long connecting the dots. We have more pharma in our bodies than ever before. While also being the unhealthiest generation than ever before. Let’s just look at “The Greatest Generation” and back. Why is it that we have WW2 vets living to be 90 or 100+? Out living their kids and grandkids who die from cancers, heart diseases etc… in their 50’s, 60’s & 70’s. Then their great-grand kids onward are suffering from issues that didn’t even exist or weren’t as prevalent then like food allergies, asthma, autism, infertility, ADHD, cancers, diabetes…. etc. What is the cause of this decline in health? What variables have changed when comparing the differences in generations? What keeps standing out is less exposure to pharma from food consumption and less jabs in the arm as a child…. O man, this is about to hit some trigger points. Let’s start with food consumption: It’s got a lot of factors where pharma is present. Everything that the WW2 generations and back grew up on was natural, whole, single ingredient foods with no man made additives. They didn’t grow up with processed foods, food dyes, preservatives, MSGs, hydrogenated vegetable oils, added sugars, high fructose corn syrup, margarine …etc. Today a lot of the things they consumed or was exposed to are government agencies and PHD health experts tell us are bad. For example, raw milk, animal fats, salt, eggs and even the sun. Really??? Who’s living to be 90+. This is why the homesteading movement is growing so rapidly. We just don’t trust the food in the stores anymore nor the recommendations from the health “experts”. In 2020, when we saw how fragile our food system really is because of the collapse of the food chain. This really exploded the homesteading movement and a desire to re-learn from the past. Pharma in the animals we eat: After WW2 gave rise to industrial agriculture. The animals were taking out of natural environments and confined into feedlots and houses. This created an unhealthy and unsanitary living condition which compromises the immune system of the animals. We increased quantity but at what cost? Commercial chicken house growers fear goose turds dropping on their farm and infecting an entire house with avian flu. You can’t live in your toilet and expect to be healthy and clean. Before flushable toilets and sanitary sewer systems humans threw their poo buckets out in the city streets. Look at what all diseases and deaths came from that. The same concept applies to animals. So what’s the solution to deal with these sick, immune comprised animals? You guessed it, pharma. This is why 2/3 of all antibiotics use in world is in farm animals. We then consume those animals and those antibiotics. Speaking as someone who is, this is why there is a rise in antibiotic resistances. Pharma in the crops we eat. Since the 90’s for the first time in human history we are consuming foods whose genetic makeup has been altered in some way. I’m not talking about genetic modification through natural selection. Which has been done since the beginning of time. I’m talking about man playing God in a petri dish and taking genes from one plant or animal and inserting into another of a different species. Something that would not have occurred naturally. How has this effected our health? Could this be why food allergies are on a rise? Why are so many people becoming sensitive to foods and seeking soy free, gluten free & corn free options? Is it just coincidental that all three of these food items corn, soy and wheat are GMOs? None of these where issues generations ago. Did that WW2 vet have carry gluten free MREs storming the beach on D-Day? Since we have crossed the GMO line it has opened the door now to synthetic lab grown meats and produce. This fake food cannot possibly be good for us. Today our foods contain more synthetic and chemical fertilizers than they did generations ago - that’s more pharma. Since the 90’s crops have been genetically modified to be resistant to the weed killer glyphosate. According to the EPA in 2020, 280 million pounds of glyphosate was used on 298 million acres of crop land. It takes 3 years for the chemical compound to break down. It’s been used so much that it is everywhere. It’s in the food we eat, the water we drink and the cloths we wear. It doesn’t matter if you live on fast food chains and processed foods or a health conscience foodie going by the 80:20 rule watching what you eat at home but partaking in a burger & shake in town periodically, or you’re an all organic, grow your own food on an off grid homestead somewhere. We all regardless of life style choice have one thing in common if it’s not food than its water consumption. Everyone of us if we peed in a cup and got it tested would have glyphosate present in our urine. How is this effecting our health? There’s study out there linking high glyphosate exposure to cancers, kidney issues and disrupting gut health. O yea, lets not forget about forever chemicals and micro plastics present in our food and water. The jabs…. Just a little thought here since this one is so controversial. A child in the 1940’s would receive around 4 jabs. This increased over the generations. Todays, jab schedule is 50+. That’s a whole lot of pharma for those little bodies. Why so many? Whose lived to be 90+ again without any of the health issues effecting the generations of today. Why is it among Millennials this is a common question, what infertility specialist did you use? Who prescribes your Adderall? I conclude with this - is any these issues related to excessive pharma exposure? is it cause and effect or is it just coincidental? We shouldn’t be settling for this as normalcy. We need to be looking into what is causing these issues. Whether its what’s stated above or something else. However, I firmly believe the issues lies within our diet and what’s present in it. It’s the only variable that’s constant among us all and has changed generationally. Related video.

It's a Farm Update - 04.12.24

Life Lately We are in the busy season – a farmer always stays busy but when springtime hits everything is thrown into overdrive. If you follow along on social media and watch our stories, you know we’ve had a few setbacks this past week. From busted tires to busted waterlines, we almost feel like we’re treading the water left by said busted waterline. Thankfully those days are outnumbered by the good days and we can try to laugh at it and count it all joy. The boys and I spent a few days last week planting seeds around yard. From wildflowers to other types of flowers and vegetables. We’re ready for warm to come and stay for the season! We still have a few bigger projects to wrap up on the house garden side of things, and then we’ll be able to plant the rest of what we have planned to get in the ground this year. What do you have in store for planting this season? The Meat Chickens We’ll start out this animal update with the long-awaited meat chickens aka meat birds. They went on pasture on Monday and will live their best lives in the on green grasses with fresh air for the next month. When will ERF pasture raised chicken FINALLY be back in stock? We’re shooting for the third week in May so mark your calendars! It’s wild to think that May will be here before we know it… it seems like ages ago we sold out of our pastured chicken and like the time would never come. We’re ready too! The Cow& Sheep Crew The gang sure is loving the green grasses and great pasture they’re getting now. We have worked hard on fencing around the farm the past year and a half, and have finally gotten to a point where our paddocks are easier to lay out which makes it easier on us in the long run. We aim for 2-3 days tops per paddock. This allows the grass time to bounce back for when they’ll be back around to that paddock. They eat too low; it has a harder time recovering. To help break the parasite cycles, they don’t go back to a paddock before it’s had a month’s rest. With the new fencing we’ve put in place, we’ve been able to break bigger areas up into smaller paddocks that allow even longer rest than that before they’re back in an area they’ve already been in. Locust Fort, our ram, has a few more weeks in with the girls before he gets taken out to allow us a certain window for lambing. The weaned ewes will go back in the rotation with everyone else to learn the new system. The Pigs The 2024 batch of pigs are in and they are coming along great. Our main goal when we get a new group of piglets in is getting them use to us. This makes it easier to move them or call them in if some were to get out for some reason (been there). They have been enjoying Clora’s milk (they get any we don’t keep and the skim milk from making butter, as well as any whey from making cheese) and they are ready now to start the rotations through their paddocks. Our goal is to get them moved next week. We’ve got a great selection of pork in stock now but we’re running low and won’t be back in stock until the fall so don’t miss out! Honeybees It’s officially swarm season and that means we’re on the lookout for swarms of bees around the pastures. We caught the first one of the year last week. It was an easy catch, thankfully they had landed on a low branch right next to one of our hive areas. We were able to get them in a box and settled in in no time. With the temps warming up even more in the next week, we anticipate more to show up. More bees means more honey for you this fall!

RFID tags: What can be measured can be managed and CONTROLLED.

They have promoted the use of these tags for the purpose of tracking down any disease outbreaks or contaminations. Now, I can see some reasoning behind that. But, I also know the fear tactics used by the powers to be to coerce people into freely giving up their rights and essential liberties. The issue lies with the alternative agenda behind it and what this tag mandate can be a tool used for. Back to the title - What can be measured can be managed and CONTROLLED.

It's a Farm Update - 3.08.24

The Laying Chickens The girls are grand - they tell us every morning when we collect all the eggs they're happily giving us! Last week, we had 2 more losses to a hawk(s) so we acted fast. We got them moved another rotation away from the trees and placed some ropes/shade cloth within their portable fencing to help keep the hawks away. Since then, we've been in the clear! DID YOU KNOW? Our eggs are from pasture raised chicken fed SOY FREE/GMO Free Grain? They're living the best life on pasture, grabbing all that vitamin D and nutrients that are going right into their eggs. We have no order limit on eggs, so for all of our meet in person and on farm pickup orders, we've got you covered! The Cow Crew We currently have beef at the processor and hope to be back in stock within the next two weeks! We know it's seemed like a long wait - it has for us too! After this break, we should regularly have beef available, so hang in there. We appreciate it so much! The Sheep The male lambs we weaned and castrated a few weeks ago have really grown! There are five of them and they are thoroughly enjoying their rotations around the pasture in the mobile sheep pen. In a couple of weeks, we'll wean the females - all of our ewes had twins in male/female pairs. We left the females on their mammas so they grew a bit more - and so mom's milk could adjust gradually from feeding two lambs, to one lamb, to weaned completely. If you've been with us for the journey over the years, you know about ENOCH, the ram. He’s been with us for 5 years and we have some stories about that guy. But, as we transition into a new ram and hope to gain more parasite resistant genetics, it was time to let Enoch go. But it’s not a sad story as we kept reassuring the boys, who very well understand the lives of the animals we raise and most of their sole purposes here on the farm. Enoch went to another farm of friends of ours who are building their sheep herd. He will fit in wonderfully there and bring them many beautiful lambs, I have no doubt. The Pigs In 2023, we raised more pigs than we ever have and we're so grateful you gave us that opportunity! Most came in at the same time and went out around the same time. We had six come in later and they will be wrapping up their fantastic life with us in the coming week. They are what we call the last of the "2023 Batch". Two days later, the "2024 batch" of piglets will arrive and we'll do it all over again. The majority of the paddocks have been on rest and growing, just waiting on the new guys to have a go at it! Meat Chickens We’ll receive our first batch of '24 IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. The feeders have been washed and cleaned from last year and we've got a few things to do to the shelter to get it ready, but it will be here before you know it. We are currently working on getting the brooder tidied up and squared away from housing the latest laying chicks we hatched a few weeks ago. When the meat birds arrive, they'll stay in the brooder a couple of weeks (until they grow some feathers) and then out to pasture they’ll go for the rest of their time. We anticipate a restock in early May. Honeybees We were able to get a look at the bees last weekend and it was a great experience. As you can see from the picture above, Augustus was able to suit up with us and we were able to show him loads of things we've been teaching him and talking about over the months. We saw lots of Bee Larva and got our eyes on the queens as well, which is a fantastic feeling. If we have a good honey flow this year, we'll be back in stock this fall. Our beehives are something we're slowly growing, and we just launched our honey line last fall so it's still pretty new. Thank you for being so supportive of us and selling us out as fast as you did! Beeswax candles and lotion are available now!

It's a Farm Update - 2.23.24

The Laying ChickensWe gave you an overall rundown on the laying chickens and the story leading up to where we are now. If you missed out on that update, you can catch it all HERE.The laying hens have been moved and are back into the routine they’re used to – rotating around pasture and giving us nutrient dense eggs while simultaneously providing the soil with optimum fertilizer. Maverick seems to be doing a great job with the ladies and we’ve had no signs so far of hawk attacks. Egg Production has really picked up this past week with the longer days, so make sure to grab a dozen on your next order! The Cow CrewThis past week we were able to work the cows and sheep together. We weighed all the cows coming up to be processed soon and took records. We are currently working on adding a few more fences throughout the farm to break the pasture rotations up more and make life a bit easier on us when we move everyone to new paddocks. We still have some great cuts left in stock and will be fully restocked in the coming weeks. The SheepWe castrated and weaned the male lambs and tagged all the new babies. The ewe lambs (females) will stay on the farm and will allow us to grow the flock. We are excited to see how our new ram will do with the flock this year. The PigsWe spent Monday evening dividing the pig paddocks into smaller paddocks since there are only 6 pigs left from the ’23 season. This will allow the paddocks to rest more before our new batch of piglets for the ’24 season arrive. We also spread seed out to prompt quicker growth as pigs love to eat grass! We have so many great selections in stock with our pork including many great bundles!Meat Chickens We got the mobile chicken shelter moved into place this week and will start doing small things (like cleaning and hanging feeders) to get it fully prepared for the chickens. We’ll receive our first batch of '24 IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. They’ll stay in the brooder a couple of weeks (until they grow some feathers) and then out to pasture they’ll go for the rest of their time. We anticipate a restock in early May.  Honeybees  The hives are getting busy with all the warm weather and plants/trees blooming. We were able to check one of the hives out a couple of weeks ago and they are healthy and FIESTY. We both encountered a few stings but thankfully the memory of them do not last too long. We plan on checking the rest of them out on Saturday to see how they faired through the winter. If we have a good honey flow this year, we'll be back in stock this fall. Our beehives are something we're slowly growing, and we just launched our honey line last fall so it's still pretty new. Thank you for being so supportive of us and selling us out as fast as you did! Beeswax candles and lotion are available now!