Homestead-style farm with multiple meats available for purchase. Focused on environmental sustainability, community building, food security and deliciousness.
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3876 Sandhills Road
Baden, ON
N3A3A8
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Farming for Our Collective Future
Two Calves Standing was founded in the bitter cold of January 2017 with the intention of creating a farm that could make a difference to the way people think about agriculture, the culinary arts, community and how they all interconnect. If we can improve people’s lives in the present, and more importantly, help illuminate a pathway to improve humanity’s prospects for the future, we will feel great about what we’ve done. They sound like grandiose ideas but we don’t expect to be able to change the world by ourselves, just to make whatever contribution we can.
We started with a relatively blank slate when we took over our Baden, Ontario property and have started to build a farm that aligns with our principles. The farm has a small pasture so we began to raise grass fed meats with a rotational grazing system. Our animals are also fed spent brewer’s grains from Elora Brewing Company. This supplements their diet with additional protein while using up what would otherwise be a waste product. We plan to introduce more produce, particularly beans and legumes, to increase our ability to grow food while decreasing the environmental costs. At the same time, we recognize the importance of rotational grazing for soil preservation and carbon capture.
Community is an important part of what we do. We welcome farm visitors on a regular basis to see how we operate and learn more about what we do. We run cooking classes for kids and adults to connect them more closely with their food. We stress the role that meals can play in families of all kinds and in bringing communities closer together. For 2019, we are planning to introduce a cooperative farming project to bring urban and suburban dwellers out to the farm to participate in their own mini farms in a hands on way. We also believe that this type of experience can be an important factor in enhancing food security.
Last, but not least, we believe that delicious food does not have to incompatible with healthy eating and societal betterment. The ingredients that we produce are intended to remind us of just how excellent food can taste when it is grown with love and attention. Our meats are full of flavour and we encourage everyone to embark on a culinary adventure with meats and cuts of meat that are unfamiliar. Our meat boxes are sold with recipes so that you don’t have to be intimidated by the unfamiliar. Our classes take this learning to another level. As we add more produce to our farm, we will continue on an adventurous path with uncommon and forgotten plants and seeds.
