Cliff McConville
Fall Festival Scheduled + "Fake" Honey, Beef Sale, and Brisket Chili Recipe
FARM HAPPENINGS Since my last update a few weeks ago, we have been fortunate to receive some timely rains after a long, hot dry spell...
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Cliff McConville
- Sep 3
- 2 min
Raw Milk Update
As we enter the month of September we have six of our dairy cows dried off (not milking) so as to regain body condition for calving. ...
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Cliff McConville
- Aug 25
- 6 min
Farm Update & Farewell to Sweet Lola
FARM HAPPENINGS Wow what a blistering hot couple of days we experienced this week. Checked my weather app and the heat index at our...
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Cliff McConville
- Jul 28
- 5 min
Farm Update + Why Grass Fed + New Piggies & Grilled Flank Steak Recipe
FARM HAPPENINGS Its been a few weeks since my last farm update and a lot has happened. We finally started getting some consistent rains...
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Cliff McConville
- Jul 1
- 4 min
Farm Update + Lab Grown vs. Real Chicken & Simply Roasted Recipe
FARM HAPPENINGS Seems like the dog days of summer are here already and summer technically just started a week ago. Its been dry and hot...
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Cliff McConville
- Jun 16
- 5 min
Farm Update + Father's Day Goodies & Honey Rhubarb BBQ Pulled Pork
FARM HAPPENINGS Sorry its been way too long since my last post! No good excuses but we've had a lot happening on the farm to catch up on....
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Cliff McConville
- Apr 29
- 7 min
Grazing begins + Organic vs. Non-GMO & Italian Sausage Minestrone Stew
FARM HAPPENINGS With all the rain this spring we just needed a little warm weather to get the pastures growing, and the handful warm days...
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Cliff McConville
- Apr 13
- 3 min
A little help for our friends + mRNA vaccines for our livestock?
LOCAL FARM NEEDS OUR HELP While we are enjoying the summer-like temperatures these last few days, it was just a week ago that we had...
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Cliff McConville
- Apr 2
- 4 min
Farm Update - we make the news, spring lambs, certified organic?
FARM HAPPENINGS This week we finally got all the laying hens moved out to the pasture shelters on Tuesday, dodging rain showers and...
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Cliff McConville
- Mar 25
- 4 min
Farm Update - JoJo + Delivery Survey, Movie Screening and Spring Chicken Sale
FARM HAPPENINGS With our switch to once-a-day milking last month, I am spending less time milking cows which gives me more time to work...
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Cliff McConville
- Mar 15
- 6 min
Farm + Raw Milk Update, Loyalty Program and Summer Camps
FARM HAPPENINGS Its been an eventful few weeks since my last newsletter/blog post about raw milk. Not only did we change the way our raw...
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Cliff McConville
- Feb 18
- 7 min
The Laborious Business of Raw Milk
As one of only eleven licensed producers of raw milk in the entire state of Illinois, there seems to be endless demand for the product...
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- Jan 6
- 6 min
Farm Update, Outwintering Cattle + Chicken Sale and 2023 Plans
FARM HAPPENINGS I started working on a Holiday newsletter before Christmas, then got busy dealing with the big storm, holidays, and year...
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Cliff McConville
- Nov 17, 2022
- 11 min
Turkey Talk - Raising on Pasture, Fresh vs. Frozen, Thawing/Cooking tips and more
TURKEY HAPPENINGS With Thanksgiving only a week away we are getting lots and lots of calls and emails about turkeys. In a...
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Cliff McConville
- Nov 5, 2022
- 8 min
Farm Update, Buying and Cooking a Pasture-Raised Turkey
FARM HAPPENINGS The grazing season is starting to wind down, but with the beautiful mild weather we've had the last several days we are...
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Cliff McConville
- Sep 24, 2022
- 6 min
Farm Update, Fall Festival, Customer Profile, Turkeys and more...
FARM HAPPENINGS Its been too long since my last farm update, with an extremely busy summer almost behind us and lots of news to share....
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Cliff McConville
- Jul 2, 2022
- 6 min
Rain dance time, porkapalooza, corn and soy free feed, pulled pork taco recipe
FARM HAPPENINGS I probably should not have mentioned the abundance of rain and grass on my last newsletter in late May. Since then we've...
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Cliff McConville
- May 28, 2022
- 8 min
Grass gone crazy, Lola the farm dog, summer camps, and chicken time...
FARM HAPPENINGS Just a few weeks ago we were complaining about the slow grass growth this year and the delayed start to the grazing...
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Cliff McConville
- Apr 30, 2022
- 6 min
Grazing season starting soon, new Eggmobiles, turkey reservations, and trees
FARM HAPPENINGS Wow - how about this crummy weather the last few weeks! The cold, wet spring has really slowed down the grass growth...
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Cliff McConville
- Apr 2, 2022
- 5 min
Farm update - eggs galore, summer farm camps, beef order changes, and more...
FARM HAPPENINGS Sorry its been a few months since my last post. Things got a little crazy around Christmas and haven't settled down...
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