Future food?

Saw this article on FoxNews and thought our followers might find it interesting what scientists are trying to do to our food supplies.  www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/06/17/japanese-scientists-create-meat-from-poop/?test=faces

You will never find support for practices such as this from us!  It is a blessing to know where your food comes from.  Buy fresh from the farm!

Beef Consumption in USA hits record low!

WASHINGTON:  Beef consumption in the USA has hit the lowest level since consumption records began in 1958.  Beef consumption fell by 1.4 pounds in 2010 to 59.7 pounds per capita.  Pork consumption fell even more at 2.2 pounds to a per capita consumptions of 48 pounds.  The fall in per capita meat consumption reflects the decline in the available domestic supply due to falling animal numbers and growing export sales.  Chicken consumption rose in 2010 in large due to slowing export sales.

Crops are planted!

We just wanted to praise the Lord for allowing us, and all of our family and friends to get their crops planted this spring.  It has been a very difficult year to get in the fields due to the heavy rain and storms.  The Lord gave us nearly 10 days of weather that allowed the tractors to roll out of the shed and plant all those little seeds that in time will hopefully reap a bountiful harvest come fall.  These farmers put in huge days, some working around the clock to get their livelihood planted into the rich Indiana soil.  Many having mothers and wives bring them lunch and supper out to the field, each making the sacrifice it takes to complete the task.  God bless each one of you for contributing to feed families all around the world and those right in our own neighborhood. 

Chicken, Turkey, and Geese coming soon!

Many of our farm customers have enjoyed the difference between our farm raised chicken, and store bought chicken.  You can taste the difference!  We are still raising chickens and have decided to bring you pastured turkeys, geese, and ducks.  These birds will be ready for your family to enjoy coming this fall, just in time for all the great holiday gatherings.  Place your order, to be sure and have a bird reserved just for you!

TAKING ORDERS for BEEF & PORK

We have had several of our customers ask when we would have some beef and pork ready.  We are currently taking orders for grass fed beef, and pastured pork.  The grass fed beef and pork have been raised on our pasture, and have been raised to our strict requirements.  You will find the beef lean, flavorful and very heart healthy with only 2.2 grams of fat, Cholesterol 35, & Calories at 144 based on a 4 ounce cut of beef.  (Results taken from a comparable Corriente beef animal tested at BodyCote, Inc. food science lab)

The first beef will be processed towards the end of May, with Pork being ready the first of June.
Call us at 765-414-9352 or email Monica at monica@pastureplace.com for any questions or to place your orders. 

God's Fertilizer

With the ground getting firmer this spring we have been busy spreading God's gift of natural fertilizer.  We get this from all the different types of livestock that we raise.  Each is different in fertilizer value, but all is invaluable to keeping our farm sustainable and our cost down.  We have been spreading cow manure most recently, loading with one tractor and spreading with our 1952 John Deere A.  The old A seems to be doing what it enjoys, working on the farm.  We utilize as much of our own manure as possible to fertilize our fields.  Each ton of manure is loaded with nutrients and organic matter which helps build our soil health while feeding our plants the valuable elements they need to thrive.  In turn our animals eat the healthy plants and create more nutrient rich fertilizer for the soil.  God's design in nature was to be a complete cycle that works together to benefit for the common good of the whole.  Historically farmers have been stewards of this cycle of nature, carefully managing each area that was put under his dominion.  Farmers have done relatively well at this until really the last 50-60 years.  With the creation of petroleum/salt base commercial fertilizers, pesticides, and now GMO products, farmers have been sucked into $$$$$$$ and have turned from a steward into a profit driven corporate structure.  Most farmers today are largely influenced by their commerical fertilizer salesman/fieldman who went to an Ag college that is given millions of dollars by Pesticide/Fertilizer corporations to train future fieldmen.  This cycle can be changed one family at a time as future farmers recommit themselves to being good stewards, and by local consumer's as you support and encourage healthy, local food that is raised by conscientious growers.   Thank you for your support!

Everything is growing!

Well it appears that spring has finally arrived.  I am so excited about seeing the grass green up and start to grow.  The animals are even more excited about finally having fresh garden green food everyday for their diet.  The lambs love to run and frolic in the pasture, while the chickens scratch around to gather worms in the sod.  Our cows are ready to get off of winters dry hay and begin their feast of fresh, high energy green grass.  This grass is God's natural provision for these grazing animals, and it is such a blessing to see them enjoy the very thing that God created for them to grow and thrive on the best.