Cliff McConville
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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Cliff McConville
- Dec 9, 2021
- 5 min
Slowing Down, Farewell to Cowboy, Hello Honey + COVID Protocols
FARM HAPPENINGS With the craziness of Thanksgiving turkey daze behind us we can now look forward to the less hectic days of winter. For...
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Cliff McConville
- Nov 23, 2021
- 8 min
Turkey Daze, Winter Hen Housing, Turkey Cooking Tips, Mandate Madness Part 2
FARM HAPPENINGS We are entering the home stretch of our busiest few weeks of the year, with our last batch of Thanksgiving turkeys...
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Cliff McConville
- Nov 6, 2021
- 6 min
Extended Grazing, Eggapalooza, Bison & Turkey Update, Mandate Madness
FARM HAPPENINGS Fall weather has finally arrived and we are happy to have it. Ample sunshine and cool nights combined with recent rains...
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Cliff McConville
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
A few days rest, fall farm festival, price changes coming soon
FARM NON-HAPPENINGS Last weekend Anna and I headed out for the hills of central Missouri to enjoy a few days off to celebrate her...
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Cliff McConville
- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
Fall farm festival, a wormy situation, farm stroll and tours galore
FARM HAPPENINGS We've had a lot going on the past two weeks, some events planned and some unplanned. On the planned side, we welcomed...
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Cliff McConville
- Sep 18, 2021
- 4 min
New cows, tornado hits the farm, upcoming events, grass fed meatloaf
FARM HAPPENINGS We had a lot going on last week and unfortunately I was not able to get a newsletter out. First I will mention the good...
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