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Grass fed Beef Bone Broth
Since you're reading a blog, on a Grass Fed Beef website, chances are you have at least heard of bone broth. Maybe you have tried it or maybe even made your own bone broth on the stove or in the slow cooker. If you have, you understand that it can be a multi day...
True Cost of Pork
So Many Pigs, So Little Fresh Air. Most farmers make great neighbors. But if your farm includes thousands of pigs confined to buildings, and stinky outdoor anaerobic lagoons to hold all the pig waste, it's difficult to be neighborly. A jury just...
Reducing Mechanical Tillage
The invention of the plow was a key development in human history. It allowed the mass cultivation of land to grow food. Nevertheless, in hindsight, it was a case of overstepping nature's guidelines. In all but the most brittle environments, nature covers...
Is The Grass Green Enough?
Despite all the talk about cows being a major culprit in our weather woes, cattle, AND thus humans eating beef, can be a force for good in the world. The negatives associated with cattle are a management matter rather than an inherent cow issue. Throughout all...
Beware of Beef Labels
Grassfed or Grass Finished Beef? As the public has become more aware that "grassfed" beef has greater health benefits than the "feedlot" beef typically found in supermarkets and restaurants, advertising word games have begun. In fact, "grassfed beef" is starting to...
How The Water Cycle Affects Our Weather
We often talk about how through managed rotational grazing Pettit Pastures is improving soil health and the water cycle on our farm. In this article we go into more detail on how improved soil health and a functional water cycle are intertwined. Back in grade...
City Ordinance Exposes Antibiotics In Meat Production.
San Francisco recently passed an ordinance that may affect the way livestock is raised in the US. The city is requiring major supermarket chains with at least 25 stores, and one in San Francisco, to share details about how antibiotics were used in the...
Farm Pollution
NOAA scientists are reporting that this summer's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, is the largest ever recorded - 8,776 square miles. That is approximately the size of the state of New Jersey. The dead zone occurs because...
Amazon buys Whole Foods
In the past, the Pettit Pastures blog has mostly been an update about what has been happening on the farm. Starting with this post, we have decided to change the format a bit. We will still give an abbreviated farm update, but in addition, we will be adding...
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