At first, I wasn’t going to share many of my emotional thoughts here on this website. There are parts of me that I simply don’t want to share with everyone. Parts that feel like they’re mine to experience, navigate, and wade through without outside opinions. Things I want to work through in a way that […]

There was a time when Turkey Days were one of the most stressful events we held all year. Which is funny, because today they’re one of my favorites. For years, we took reservations for our fresh Thanksgiving turkeys. On the surface, that sounds like the most logical way to do it: you tell us roughly […]

For the last decade, I’ve been so busy building this farm to sustain our family that time wasn’t a commodity I had to spare & I kept that reality tucked behind closed doors. I chose late nights building our website over movie nights. I often picked answering emails in the evening over card games. I […]

One of the questions we get asked most often at the ranch is: “Should I buy a beef share, or should I just buy individual cuts?” The honest answer? Neither is better. They’re simply two different ways of buying beef, and each one serves a different purpose. Some families love the flexibility of filling their […]

I don’t think so. Farmers won’t change the food system. Entrepreneurs who farm will. I sat with those two sentences and the cursor blinking on my screen for a solid ten minutes when i was writing the email to our subscribers a few weeks ago. I believe them. Deep down, I believe we can change […]

Boundaries seems like an ugly word. But if I have learned anything about the burnout I experienced the last two summers, it’s that without them, you’ll run yourself into the ground. Maybe I’m writing this as a message to farmers who want to do what we’ve done.Or maybe I’m writing this to keep my promise […]

Buckle up, friend. This is a long but a good one. If you’ve shopped for pasture-raised eggs or chicken lately, you’ve probably seen the label corn & soy free. It sounds simple enough, and for many people it feels like an obvious upgrade. If corn and soy are ingredients you try to avoid in your […]

Last week, I shared the news that we had decided to close the co-packing (processing for others) division of our processing plant, Widnor Meats. Afterward, rumors started circulating through some Facebook groups, and I wanted to address them directly. The plant itself is not closing, nor is the farm or the chicken side of our […]

Don’t worry! We’re still here, and you can still shop with us. You can continue to shop our in-person ranch store each week or shop online for delivery, just like always. Nothing about our store hours, local shopping, or shipping has changed. The only change is that we are no longer offering online à la […]

I grew up on chicken breast and hockey puck pork chops. No offense, Mom. I’d still come over and eat any day because my best memories are simply being with you at the dinner table. But the reality is that I didn’t know how to cook chicken thighs because they weren’t something we ate often […]