8H Farm

04/01/2024

Farm fresh eggs dyed with onion skins, purple cabbage, tumeric, blueberries, and beets! The colors turned out so fun and vibrant! *imagine the cute pic I intended to take in bright green grass with baby chicks*

03/28/2024

Did you know that raw milk doesn't go bad?

Not even at room temperature? It's true! It is also very good for your gut health! Raw milk contains every known fat and water-soluble vitamin in its whole, bioavailable forms. Again, raw milk contains every known essential mineral, but the major parties are calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium, and sulfur. It even has 24 vital trace minerals. And you guessed it -all are 100% bioavailable! All 60 (known) enzymes are found intact and fully functioning in raw milk. Some come from the milk itself, while others come from the beneficial bacteria that grow in milk. They have many functions, but they help digest milk while freeing up key minerals for us to use. Some even protect milk from unwanted pathogens, making it safer to drink! Once pasteurized, fewer than 10% of enzymes remain! Raw milk contains all 22 amino acids (the building blocks of proteins), including eight essentials. All are 100% available.

Pasteurized milk is dead milk. The heating process kills the lactase, making it possible to digest lactose (most people aren't lactose intolerant), and kills many beneficial bacteria, enzymes, and nutrients. Heat changes everything. Some vitamins are hit harder than others, but it's estimated that only 50% of vitamin value remains active in milk after pasteurization. Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E & K) are especially unstable, particularly when heated above body temperature. This loss can exceed 66%! Water soluble vitamins vary and range from 38% to an 80% loss. Vitamin C exceeds 50%! While minerals are inorganic and cannot be killed by heat, they are altered dramatically. Calcium, one of the most essential minerals necessary for cellular function, loses as much as 50% potency.

But isn't milk fortified with vitamins and minerals?

Yes, it is, but that makes no difference. Synthetic forms of vitamins aren't easily broken down and used by the body. In nature, vitamins never occur in isolation but in a complex network of synergistic vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and cofactors that are necessary for recognition and use by the body. You dont get this with lab-made vitamins and minerals.

Do you consume raw milk?

03/26/2024

Hurry and get your photos in our bluebonnet patch before IT is gone! 😆😂

03/19/2024

03/15/2024

Dan says we need a new w**d eater, but I don’t really see what’s wrong with this one. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣

03/14/2024

We added a couple new ladies to the flock. They’re a fun cross and considered azure layers. Loving this bright blue egg!

Studies show that farm fresh eggs have less cholesterol and saturated fat than those purchased from the store. Additionally, they also contain 25% more vitamin E, 75% more beta carotene and up to 20 times more Omega-3 fatty acids. This is all according to a Mother Earth News Study that has been verified multiple times. Thanks, backyard boost!

03/10/2024

We spent an amazing 9 days away in the mountains, and we came back just in time to call it spring in Texas! Bring on all the babies!

02/27/2024

They found me.

Hay day!!!

But also, HANG ON! We gotta get that unloaded first!

02/24/2024

02/24/2024

Raise your hand if there’s a baby goat in your kitchen!!

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This little guy was having trouble latching, so we brought him home from Trail Tree Ranch for a few days to get him going on the bottle. The kitty cats aren’t sure what to think.

02/14/2024