06 Nov Thu 2008
The End of Fall as We Know it And Other Alarming Words
Hello!
This is Scott Trautman, here, to write some words about what life is like out here on Trautman Family Farm. Me, my wife Julie, our kids: Ian, 10, Quinn 8, and Lilly 5....and....
22 Jersey Cross Organic 100% Grass Milk Cows
20 Young calves from aforementioned Milk Cows
1 Shim the Wonder Bull (Jersey)
43 4-12 month old Steers
4 Yearling Heifers
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90 Bovines on our 70 acre farm
And 120 Hens,
27 Pigs (Porkers, Piggle Diggles, Oinkers)
Quite a bit of animal action going on out here. And grass action; our entire farm is in grass. We also run an additional 50 acres off the farm, which sooner or later ends up in hay.
We are a grass farm; we are a certified organic farm, and we have farmed only since 2003. But since that time we have invested in knowledge for our heads, and minerals for our soils to make the startings of...a grassy paradise.
We Love Cows! Okay, Scott REALLY loves cows, and the rest are pretty darn fond of the big brutes. Brutes? Nah, big SWEETIES they are.
That sure is a lot of animals for one farm, aint it? Yes it is. Thing is, we are organic by design, and we have invested heavily in our future, our soil fertility, and we get very nice yields indeed; above the county average. We are "overachievers" but need to be, as we are landlocked with what we have now.
It has been one heck of a stretch of beautiful fall weather; sunny, 70, wow. Great to be one of the rich people, able to be outside and enjoy the weather, the grass, but mostly those beautiful cows and baby cows. All the poor people stuck in buildings. So sad.
Today, rain. Still pretty warm, but soon to be gone. We wouldn't appreciate the spring summer and fall if we didn't have winter with which to compare it. And winter can be fun, too. For us as farmers, it's finally time to rest! The rest of the year? 14 hour days, 7 days a week, no weekends, no holidays. But that's okay; we don't need a vacation from paradise.
Please consider coming to see us, and see what I'm talking about. Our beautiful farm, our wonderful pastures, our excellent animals and superb foods.
Grassfed beef should be on your DAILY menu. It's good for you, it's good for the planet. See http://www.eatwild.com for the whole story on Grass goodness.
Our 100% grass dairy? Well the day will come that you can buy great products like cheese or butter, also with the fantastic healthful benefits of 100% grass. In the meantime, we carry great grass butter & cheese from Pastureland. 100% grass, organic. See http://www.pastureland.coop for details, then come on out to our farm store.
This new blogging feature is pretty darn cool, and with just a little encouragement (mention it when you stop out to the farm store, for example....), I'd love to share the stories of our farm and our animals and maybe even our family.
Live long and prosper.
No, wait, that was Spock.
Live free or Die. Eh, kinda harsh for a grass farm.
Really piss'em off: Be happy, Be Healthy
There. That's the right tone to take for me, Scott Trautman, Reporting from Trautman Family Farm, Looking out my window Right Now at:
All the very best
Scott Trautman & Family