Our family of 7 live on the farm with a conservation reserve outside our door. Berkshire cross heritage pigs, (last 2 jersy steers, one cross holstein, and now 2 highland heiffers...) cattle plus miscellaneous poultry free range on our pastures and enjoy organic exempt corn and other feeds grown on site. What we cannot provide is purchased locally without pesticides or antibiotics whenever possible. Meat is processed locally by state inspected butchers. Local delivery can be arranged or you can pick up at the processor.

Custom cut and processed to customer's specifications. Separate processing charge based on cuts or desired preparation. Price varies based on actual weight and processing order... Typically: T-Bone Steaks, Rib Eye Steaks, Sirloin Steaks, Round Steaks, Chuck Roasts, Shoulder Roasts, Rump Roasts, Sirloin Tips, Stew Meats, Short Ribs, Ground Beef

Highland cattle are extremely hardy and will graze on grass that other cattle pass by. They produce a lean beef that is lower in cholesterol than fattier meat. Highland cattle herds were officially established in 1884, making it the oldest registered breed of cattle. This breed originally comes from the Scottish Highlands, where the rugged conditions contributed to making it a very hardy, adaptable animal.

Read more: Highland Cattle Facts | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_6699110_highland-cattle.html#ixzz1iA9fuB00

farm history

From: Elwood (Woody) Herr elwoodherr7@gmail.com Risha, found your pictures of the 2011 snow while looking up the place the house where I was born. The farm was in my family from 1929 until it was sold in 1993. I now live in TN with my wife Brenda. I lived there until 1977 and then my sister, Deloris Meiners, lived there until we sold the farm. Looks like it is being well taken care of. --------------------------------------- The Jacobs built our farm house in the 1860s. (written in the cement in the attic... the addition is the main home, the kitchen came first). Jenny and Mark Clay were the owners between 1993 and 2007 and made many improvements and changes before we started here... Thanks to everyone who helped make the farm what it is today!

Indian Summer

Today Alan went out to check on the water for the animals and called the whole family out to greet our new calf! The Cow that gave birth was just a calf nursing on the old Milk Cow, Nosey, spring 2010. Nosey passed away last winter, leaving her bull-calf... Now a new calf has been born. The unseasonably warm weather lead us to name the new little heifer "Indian" and her mother "Summer"... the first names for our cattle since we lost Nosey. We can't be sure if she is Nosey's grand-daughter... since there were 2 bull calves roaming in the field... And when we get the profits from the steer we just sold, we plan on investing in a Highland calf or cow-calf pair to adjust our growing herd's genetics... Such wonderful lessons we learn on the farm!

Baby Heifer born on Anonymous Farm, November, 2011.

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Winter 2011 farm sales offerrings

Pork available, currently at the processor. We do not expose our animals to hormones or offer feed laced with antibiotics or other agrichemicals.
We will schedule the next beef and pork for processing whenever I can talk Alan into it and they are "big enough". Let us know what you want us to grow and if you will have time instead of money to contribute (cooperative gardening, animal chores and fence repair are always welcome)...

We sell meat by the whole half or quarter animal (depending on the size of the animal - whole chicken, half pig or quarter cow for instance) and you choose and pay for the processing separately, Galloways will be the default processor if no other request is made by the time the animal is ready. Alan and I do often deliver locally. To contact him call or text him at 815-721-5483 or email anonymousfarm@gmail.com. Calls are answered quickest, so if you email and don't hear a reply soon, please call or text.

2010 prices on prior blog, subject to change, tips allowed.

Happy Winter.

-Risha (& Alan and the kids)