From The Farm Notes
The New U.S. Food Pyramid: What You Need to Know
At a glance The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and USDA have issued updated 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, bringing back a redesigned food pyramid that flips...
The New U.S. Food Pyramid: What You Need to Know
At a glance The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and USDA have issued updated 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, bringing back a redesigned food pyramid that flips...
Brown Eggs vs. White Eggs: The Real Scoop
Brown eggs aren't healthier than white ones; the color just depends on the chicken breed, with brown ones coming from bigger birds that cost more to feed. For the best...
Brown Eggs vs. White Eggs: The Real Scoop
Brown eggs aren't healthier than white ones; the color just depends on the chicken breed, with brown ones coming from bigger birds that cost more to feed. For the best...
Grass-Fed Beef Scam Exposed
Most "grass-fed" beef is misleading since over 99% switches to grains in feedlots, thanks to USDA rules dropped in 2016. Imported meat often hides as "Product of USA," and cows...
Grass-Fed Beef Scam Exposed
Most "grass-fed" beef is misleading since over 99% switches to grains in feedlots, thanks to USDA rules dropped in 2016. Imported meat often hides as "Product of USA," and cows...
A Farm Healing Itself: What’s Greening Up
Like so many farms across the country, this land carries old wounds—left behind by years of industrial practices and big agriculture. But when I walk this field today, what I...
A Farm Healing Itself: What’s Greening Up
Like so many farms across the country, this land carries old wounds—left behind by years of industrial practices and big agriculture. But when I walk this field today, what I...
Seeding New Pasture The Old Way
Some jobs on the farm feel heavier than others—not because they’re harder, but because they matter more. Today’s mission was one of those jobs: seeding a brand-new pasture on ground...
Seeding New Pasture The Old Way
Some jobs on the farm feel heavier than others—not because they’re harder, but because they matter more. Today’s mission was one of those jobs: seeding a brand-new pasture on ground...
Stop Disking. Start Rototilling.
I’ve been chisel plowing and disking this field over and over again. In the last two episodes, you saw part of that process. What you didn’t see was the three...
Stop Disking. Start Rototilling.
I’ve been chisel plowing and disking this field over and over again. In the last two episodes, you saw part of that process. What you didn’t see was the three...
I Just Disked My Regenerative Farm — Here’s Why
Turning a worn-out row crop farm into a regenerative pasture isn’t always as straightforward as people think. Sometimes, it means doing things that look counterintuitive. I’m in the middle of...
I Just Disked My Regenerative Farm — Here’s Why
Turning a worn-out row crop farm into a regenerative pasture isn’t always as straightforward as people think. Sometimes, it means doing things that look counterintuitive. I’m in the middle of...
Tilling a Small Regenerative Farm (And Why I’m ...
“You’re not supposed to till a regenerative farm.” That’s the rule.And in this episode, I break it. I’m doing something that might surprise you: I’m tilling this land. Not because...
Tilling a Small Regenerative Farm (And Why I’m ...
“You’re not supposed to till a regenerative farm.” That’s the rule.And in this episode, I break it. I’m doing something that might surprise you: I’m tilling this land. Not because...
Restoring a Low-Production Field with a 15-Foot...
I’m starting a really big job today—and I won’t finish it in one day. What I’m doing might surprise you. I’m using a piece of equipment you haven’t seen me...
Restoring a Low-Production Field with a 15-Foot...
I’m starting a really big job today—and I won’t finish it in one day. What I’m doing might surprise you. I’m using a piece of equipment you haven’t seen me...
Adding a John Deere 5 Series Right Side Door Kit
Tractors with enclosed cabs are comfortable, but most come with one small inconvenience: a single point of entry. On my John Deere 5090E, that meant always climbing in and out...
Adding a John Deere 5 Series Right Side Door Kit
Tractors with enclosed cabs are comfortable, but most come with one small inconvenience: a single point of entry. On my John Deere 5090E, that meant always climbing in and out...
Starting Our Farm Market & One Room Schoolhouse...
Imagine pulling up to a farm market and schoolhouse.Kids laughing. Animals nearby. A place that feels steady, safe, and full of purpose. That vision doesn’t start with a grand opening...
Starting Our Farm Market & One Room Schoolhouse...
Imagine pulling up to a farm market and schoolhouse.Kids laughing. Animals nearby. A place that feels steady, safe, and full of purpose. That vision doesn’t start with a grand opening...
Preparing for What’s to Come | Building a Rock Pad
Every addition to a farm starts with a foundation. On today’s mission at Mission Farmstead, we’re preparing for a barn awning addition by building something far less glamorous—but just as...
Preparing for What’s to Come | Building a Rock Pad
Every addition to a farm starts with a foundation. On today’s mission at Mission Farmstead, we’re preparing for a barn awning addition by building something far less glamorous—but just as...