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Nov
15
Replace “meatless Mondays” with “soy-less Sundays”
Filed Under Conservation, Consumer, Local-regional food, grass fed health | Leave a Comment
Most of us have heard about “meatless Mondays” as a tool to halt climate change. Please! The best thing you can do to improve the environment is support grass farmers everywhere.
Think about it: Grass lands sequester carbon from the air, filter impurities and sediment from surface water and aerate soil so that meteoric moisture soaks [...]
Mar
15
Over 8,000 acres of private ranchland protected surrounding Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Filed Under Conservation | 2 Comments
As you drive south from Monte Vista, CO, on your way to the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, you marvel at the beautiful scenery of open space, ranches, and the vast landscapes of verdant pastures, meadows, wetlands, and rangeland nestled at the foot of the San Juan Mountains.
You can be comforted knowing that the pristine beauty and productive capability [...]
Dec
18
I’m so disappointed with Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture pick
Filed Under Animal Welfare, Buying Grass Fed Beef, Conservation, Consumer, Food Safety, grass fed health | 3 Comments
Well, the honeymoon is over for my hope for change! With president elect Obama’s choice for Secretary of Agriculture it’s back to business as usual. And I do mean business as usual (as in agribusiness)! I try not to get too political on this blog or my web site, but in this instance I can [...]
Jul
16
I almost stepped on a rattlesnake!
Filed Under Animal Welfare, Conservation, Ranch Life | Leave a Comment
Yesterday, while on our cattle drive, I had gotten off my horse, tied him up, and was walking around in the rocky, desert ground of the foothills when all of a sudden I heard it. There’s no mistaking that sound!
Sometimes you can hear dried pods from a certain bush that sound a little like a [...]
Jul
2
It’s haying season
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Blog 7 - 01 - 08
The neighbors have started cutting hay today nd we will start in the few days.Â
Stored Sunshine
The rich and luscious carpet of verdant sunshine, water, air, and earth will be cut, dried, cured, raked, baled, and stored for the cattle to eat during the winter and spring.
Nutrients are preserved in the [...]
May
15
Mike just turned irrigation water onto the meadow behind our house and now, as usual, there is a cacophony of singing frogs! I love hearing them, even though they are very loud, and it’s one of my favorite little things about spring.
However, I have to wonder: Where were they before we turned the water on? [...]