DaleWood Farm

10/11/2026

A Little Sunday Yard Work 🌲💪🏾

What started as a simple afternoon of trimming branches quickly turned into a full-blown family operation—and a pretty entertaining one at that.

With the pole saw in hand, I tackled the branches while the girls took charge of cleanup. Together, they hauled branches across the yard, turning a little hard work into the start of our next bonfire pile.

No fancy equipment—just three determined girls, one big branch, and a whole lot of teamwork. 😂

Sometimes the best lessons don’t come from sitting down to teach. They come from getting outside, getting your hands dirty, and figuring out how to get things done together.

And somehow, a simple afternoon of yard work turned into a pretty neat little piece of artwork.

Just another Sunday at DaleWood Farms. ❤️

Pasture-Raised. Purpose-Driven.

10/11/2026

🐈 Meet Cat. Yep, his name is Cat. 😂

Every farm needs a good security team, and here at DaleWood Farms, ours happens to have four legs, whiskers, and a bit of an attitude.

Cat is our resident barn supervisor, mouse patrol, grain protector, and occasional bird chaser. He takes his responsibilities pretty seriously, although we're still trying to figure out who's actually in charge around here. 😂

He doesn't ask for a paycheck, rarely attends staff meetings, and apparently only works when he feels like it. But he earns his keep, and with the price of feed these days, we appreciate anybody pulling their weight!

He wandered out of the barn long enough for a little photo shoot, so we figured it was time to introduce one of the quieter members of the DaleWood crew.

Around here, even the barn cat has a purpose. ❤️

Anybody else have a barn cat that thinks they own the whole operation? We'd love to hear about yours! 🐾

And if you're new around here, welcome to DaleWood Farms! We're a small, veteran-owned family farm in Indiana, sharing the animals, the work, and everything we're learning along the way.

🌐 dalewoodfarmsllc.com

Pasture-Raised. Purpose-Driven.

10/07/2026

We went to Pennsylvania to show up for Tyler.

Family came together for his homecoming football game, and we spent the weekend making memories. Saturday’s visit to Port Farms gave us something else to bring home: a clearer picture of what DaleWood could become.

The kids had a blast. So did the adults. And somewhere between the apple cannons, games, and animals, I started seeing our own farm’s future a little differently.

Back home, the work continued. A lesson at the processing table changed how I protect my hands. We lost a young grower without a clear explanation. And we’re preparing better records for the next stage of our breeding program.

That’s this week’s Journal: family, responsibility, and a vision taking shape through the daily work.

DaleWood Farms Journal 010 — “Seeing What This Farm Could Become.”

Come walk through the week with us.

Have you ever visited somewhere that helped you see your own plans more clearly?

A family trip to Port Farms brings DaleWood’s future into focus, alongside livestock care, processing lessons, and plans for better breeding records

09/28/2026

You can build a farm by yourself. You just can't build much of a community that way.
The last few weeks around DaleWood have been a good reminder of why we chose Pasture-Raised. Purpose-Driven. in the first place.
We handed out about 75 meals with our neighbors at the Daleville Town Park. We've been building relationships with cattle producers and other local growers. Pork orders have kept us busy making deliveries. I've spent more time learning the butcher's trade—and sacrificing a few fingers to the education along the way.
Even the piglets got involved by letting me know the electric fence wasn't working long before I wanted to admit it.
But this Journal is about more than farm chores.
It's about people.
Knowing what you can do. Knowing what somebody else can do better. Sharing what you have. Asking for help when you need it. And understanding that a strong farm doesn't have to do everything—it needs to know how to connect the pieces.
We're also opening up about some of the things DaleWood still needs as we continue building this place.
Journal 008: Building the Circle — Why Growing a Farm Doesn't Mean Doing Everything Yourself.
Because the circle gets stronger every time another good person becomes part of it.
Pasture-Raised. Purpose-Driven.

Step inside DaleWood Farms Journal 008 as Building the Circle explores relationships, community support, problem-solving and purpose-driven farm growth.

09/21/2026

Looking to add something different to your farm? Look no further!

We have purebred Meishan piglets available - known for being the most docile, easy-going pigs you'll ever meet. Great for small farms, homesteads, and anyone wanting a calmer breed. They are wonderful around kids of all ages!

Our newest litter was born September 6th and will be ready for new homes toward the end of October. Boars will be barrowed in the next few days, so if you're looking for a boarling for breeding or a teaser boar, reach out!

We also have a few other gilts and barrows of different ages that are ready to go NOW. Message us for details, pricing, and photos. Located in DeGraff, Ohio.

09/20/2026

Sometimes the hardest person to recognize in a lesson is yourself.

I've spent a lot of time talking about leadership, responsibility, mentorship, and helping people find their way forward.

But I haven't always been the man holding the door open.

There was a time when I was the man people couldn't get through to.

I had advice. I had opportunities. I had consequences. I had people who cared about me.

And I still wasn't ready.

Years later, I can look back at Man Code—a book I started writing from inside federal prison—and see a younger version of myself wrestling with something I understand much better today:

The door can be open, and you still have to choose to walk through it.

Post 11 of the DaleWood Talks Movement Series gets personal.

It's about faith. Consequences. Responsibility. Second chances. And what I've learned from standing on both sides of the door.

Read the new post and then come back and tell me:

What finally made you ready to hear something people had been telling you for years?

Brian Webb reflects on prison, faith, consequences and the hard truth of personal responsibility: others can open the door, but you must walk through it.

09/19/2026

Neighbors feeding neighbors. That was the whole point.

Last night was one of those evenings that reminded us why DaleWood Farms was built to be more than just a place that raises food.

We gathered at William Walters Park, put a meal on the table, and invited the community to come eat.

No purchase.
No catch.
Just food, conversation, and neighbors spending some time together.

And that’s exactly what happened.

Families came through for dinner. We met people we hadn’t met before, shook a lot of hands, caught up with familiar faces, and watched people simply sit down together and enjoy a meal.

A big thank-you to the Daleville-Salem Township Fire Territory for coming out, bringing Sparky, and setting up popcorn and slushies for everyone. Several other folks and community groups showed up and helped make the evening feel like something much bigger than just dinner.

As the sun went down, everybody settled into chairs on the lawn and the evening finished with Hocus Pocus on the big screen, along with some pretty convincing Sanderson Sisters making their way around the park.

For us, though, the best part was simple:

People came. People ate. People talked. Community happened.

That is what Purpose-Driven means to us.

Thank you to everyone who helped, everyone who stopped by, and everyone who sat down at one of those tables.

We’re already looking forward to doing it again.

DaleWood Farms
Pasture-Raised. Purpose-Driven.

09/18/2026

🚨 TONIGHT IN DALEVILLE — FREE COMMUNITY MEAL 🚨

Friday, September 18 | 7:00 PM
📍 Daleville Town Hall Park & Splash Pad
8019 S Walnut Street, Daleville, IN 47334

Tonight, DaleWood Farms is feeding our community.

We’ll be serving farm-raised pork spaghetti made with DaleWood Farms pork, along with a meatless spaghetti option.

There is no charge. Nothing to buy. No proof of need. No strings attached.

After the storms our area has been through, we simply wanted to do what neighbors are supposed to do—take care of one another. A meal may not fix everything, but sometimes it helps to know somebody cares.

🍝 FREE COMMUNITY MEAL
🕖 Starts at 7:00 PM
📍 8019 S Walnut Street, Daleville
❤️ Everyone is welcome

Food will be served first come, first served, while supplies last.

Please share this post. Somebody in your family, neighborhood, church, workplace, or friends list may need to see it.

DaleWood Farms
Pasture-Raised. Purpose-Driven.

Neighbors feeding neighbors.

09/16/2026

What are you trying to build with your next pig?

Maybe you’re raising your own pork for the first time.

Maybe you’ve already raised a few and you’re ready to grow.

Or maybe you’re looking across your pasture and thinking about what the next generation of your herd needs to look like.

Either way, the pig you bring home matters.

These are DaleWood Black Beauties — Berkshire × Meishan genetics we’ve continued developing and selecting here at DaleWood Farms.

We don’t select animals simply because they’re black or because they came from the right litter.

We’re watching maternal ability, piglet vigor, temperament, structure, growth, pasture hardiness and ultimately pork quality.

Because genetics are only the starting point.

Performance determines what stays in the program.

We currently have a limited number of piglets ready for their next farms.

Some people will raise them for their own pork. Some are building their first homestead. Others may be looking toward the future of their herd.

If future breeding is your goal, tell us. Breeding prospects are evaluated and selected—we don’t simply call every piglet breeding stock.

And if you’ve never raised pigs before, that’s okay too.

Before you send us a message asking twenty questions, we’ve tried to answer most of them in one place: how our Black Beauties were developed, what we select for, how reservations work, when piglets can leave, what you’ll need at home, and what we need to know about you.

Read first. Decide whether DaleWood fits what you’re building. Then fill out the Piglet Inquiry and tell us what you’re looking for.

🐖 Raise your own pork.
🐖 Build your herd.
🐖 Add different genetics to your program.
🐖 Start with a pig bred for a purpose.

DaleWood Farms
Pasture-Raised. Performance-Selected. Purpose-Bred.

Start here: DaleWood Black Beauty Piglets⁠

09/14/2026

**Yesterday I honestly thought I didn't have a Farm Journal to write.**

Nothing dramatic happened.

No sow farrowed.

No new building went up.

No major project got finished.

Most of the week felt like:

Feed.

Water.

Move pigs.

Check pigs.

Clean something.

Fill something.

Go learn something.

Come home.

Do it again.

Then I started looking back over the week and realized something.

**That's the story.**

At some point, building a farm has to become **running the farm.**

This week our piglets became fully weaned.

The grow-outs moved into their finishing stage.

We simplified a feed system that had become complicated during farrowing season.

I started paying closer attention to feed consumption instead of guessing.

We admitted that our turkey experiment didn't work the way we'd hoped.

The ducks, somehow, are doing just fine.

I spent time learning better knife sharpening, food-event planning and inventory forecasting.

Then I took those lessons back to the processing table.

And somewhere in the middle of all of that, people kept asking me questions about food.

**Where should I buy meat?**

**How do I know where it came from?**

**Is buying from a butcher the same thing as buying from a farmer?**

Those conversations became a major part of **DaleWood Farms Journal 008 — The Work Between the Milestones.**

We're not telling anybody where they have to shop.

We're encouraging people to **ask questions.**

Who raised the animal?

Where was it processed?

How was it handled?

Can you actually talk to the producer?

If knowing your food matters to you, get to know the people producing it.

And if you're new to DaleWood Farms, don't read one journal and disappear.

**Look around.**

🐖 Want to raise your own pork? Explore our Black Beauties and feeder-pig program.

🌱 Want farm-raised pork without doing all the daily chores yourself? Ask about our Grow-Out Program.

🥩 Want something for the freezer or dinner table now? Visit the DaleWood Market and see what's currently available.

🔥 Want more than farming? Read DaleWood Talks.

🍽️ Interested in meals, farm experiences, future events or other services we're developing? Start a conversation with us.

There's a whole lot more happening at DaleWood Farms than what fits into one Facebook post.

We want you to read our story.

But we're also building a business.

So if something we raise, sell, teach or create can serve you, **don't just watch from the sidelines. Reach out.**

And before you head over, answer this one:

**When you buy meat, how much do you actually know about where it came from—and what's the first thing you'd ask the farmer if you could?**

Let's talk about it.

**Pasture-raised. Purpose-driven.**

A quiet week at DaleWood Farms reveals the work behind the milestones—from pig management and processing education to knowing where your food comes from.