I haven't written here for quite a while... We were getting replies in computer code and that is why we removed the comment section.  So it is winter and it has been a pretty good one until last week... We received over 20 inches of snow along with 50 mile per hour winds.... All of the cattle were all snug in their barns and we double fed hay the day before it hit in case we couldn't get through the drifts.  But we could and did and we all survived in fine shape.  

We heat the house with a woodburning earth stove, so we were all snug inside during the storm.  The next morning I ventured out with the tractor and plowed out all of the neighbors and set out to check the heifers at the rented farms 5 miles south.  Our New Holland tractor has a cab and front-wheel assist, so I was able to make it down there in fine shape.  I took a gallon of hot water along, in case the cattle fountain was frozen up and it was.  In about 5 minutes I had it running again checked the heifers hay supply and went over to the other place and fed those cows there.  All in all a pretty full day!  

The grass-fed beef business has been wonderful this year, and I extend a heartfelt thanks from our family to all of our excellent customers.  We plan to expand the business this year in order to take care of all of your beef and pork needs.  Please let me know if you refer someone to us, so that I can give you a discount on your purchase.  As I have related before, the pork end of it will grow this spring, actually in about 3 weeks, the first babies should be born.  We are farrowing them in little huts and the girls have been running out in the woodlot all winter.  They seem to spend a lot of time sleeping and can get into the barn.  The straw in their pen is about 3 feet deep and they burrow into it at night.  

I hate to do this, but we are going to need to raise our prices slightly this year, as costs for fuel and minerals and everything we buy to maintain this operation have been going up.   We are priced well below what other pastured meats sell for and we are going to go from $2.50 per lb on the beef to $2.75.  I am sorry about this, but it is something we must do.  

That is all for now, but drop me an email and let me know ahead of time what you are considering for this upcoming year.  There will be beef available in late June, with the majority ready in October.  Pigs should also be ready in October.  So get on the list...  As is our policy, there is no deposit required and due to the great people we are dealing with, we haven't been burnt yet. 

Take care......   The Walkers of Meadow Oaks Farm..