Chickens in the Brooder – Two Weeks Later
Here’s the video I promised on an earlier post showing how much the chicks have grown in two weeks. I also mention a few helpful hints for anyone interested in doing this themselves.
Farm Blooper – Farmer vs. Ram
I thought it would be fun to share just one of the many “bloopers” we’ve had around here. If we had the video camera with us more often, we could probably fill up the blog with them. This is a video of me trying to flip our ram, Jerry, over on his back and [...]
Chicks in the Brooder
Here’s what we do when we first get the chicks – Take a look!
Chicks in the Brooder & Two Newborn Lambs – Spring Time is Coming!
Well, it’s finally warming up a little and spring is around the corner. It’s been a pretty restful winter for us at Legacy Family Farm, but now it’s time to get back to work growing “food fit to eat”, our pastured chicken and grassfed lamb and beef for folks in the Aiken, North Augusta and [...]
Moving the Chicken Pens
Here’s how we move the chicken pens. This helps insure that the chickens always have a fresh salad bar to eat and their manure will be more evenly spread on the pasture.
Lettin’ Chickens be Chickens
At Legacy Family Farm, we believe in letting our animals express themselves as God intended.
Here’s a video on how we let “chickens be chickens.”
Out of the Brooder and into the Pasture!
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Finishing Beef
Beef finishing – what is it and what does grass finishing do different?
Finishing is the stage an animal goes through prior to market where it gains weight steadily over time to develop interstitial fat. In grass fed/finished animals, this healthy fat is loaded with Omega 3’s, Vitamin E , and Conjugated Lineolic Acids (CLAs) which [...]
Advantages of Grassfed Beef
I’ve attached a few links to articles about the advantages of grassfed beef.
This Steer’s Life by Michael Pollan (New York Times) – PDF
Better Beef by Nancy Smith – PDF
The CLA Advantage by Jo Robinson – PDF
Fresh – the Movie Trailer
FRESH Synopsis
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for [...]