Stand Fast Farm's Exclusively Grass Fed Beef

08/17/2026

We still have fresh chicken available this week. They are looking great and will be processed on Wednesday! We offer delivery on Thursday. You can order today on our website or by contacting us directly.

The chicken will be ready for pickup on August 19 or later. Delivery is set for August 20We have been overwhelmed with positive feedback from customers about the flavor and moistness of the meat they get from our chickens! The eating quality of our birds does not come at the expense of health and re...

08/13/2026

The pastures are full of small flying/hopping insects that become part of the moving landscape with every step I take. There are black grasshoppers, green grasshoppers and small green leaf hopper looking bugs that I see as I survey the insect activity. Our chickens are able to supplement their diet with these protein rich snacks as nature intended. I love being in a position as the farmer to facilitate and encourage these healthy relationships that exist in nature.

We will be processing chickens next week and there are some available to order directly or through the website.

https://app.barn2door.com/standfastbeef/all/8E2dY

07/27/2026

The chickens are looking great this July! They’re eating summer’s harvest of vetch and clover along with the organic, soy free grain we give them. This batch is sold out but you can order chicken from our August batch.

07/22/2026

The pastures are blooming with blue chicory and yellow elencampane flowers this week. It is such a blessing to plug our animals into this diverse and wild environment where we work with beautiful things that we did not author.

The elencampane has spread over the years and seems to offer little nutritional value for the cattle but it plays host to many pollinators and I believe it serves a unique role underground as well in how their roots interact with the subterranean underworld of bugs, bacteria and fungi. They’re also nice to see when they’re in bloom. The calves seem to enjoy them as well!

07/16/2026

We don’t make many small square bales because it is less efficient than big round bales but we have an old barn that was designed to handle small squares very well so we like to put some in the upstairs. That way we’re ready to feed an animal or two in the barn that need to be separate from the herd for a short period of time.

07/13/2026

Rachel and I spent some time over the weekend moving hay that was still in the fields and needing to be brought home. It’s the last step in the hay making process so it feels good to be able to complete many of the fields.
Rachel has been a great help and is a quick learner from shuttling tractors to strapping hay, I’m confident in her skill and smitten by her smile!

07/13/2026

Here’s a video of moving the chickens on pasture. I didn’t mention it in the video but we also have electric net fence set up around the chicken tractors as a primary defense against predators after a mink attacked last year and was able to get inside a chicken tractor.

07/10/2026

There’s an open gate in the fence between our bull and the cow herd. He found it after the picture was taken!
We just turned our bull in with the cow herd so that he can start breeding the cows for April/May calving. I love seeing the health of natural systems like reproduction operating on our farm because it works without my micromanagement. I just designate a time and place for the rendezvous and everybody knows what to do from there😀

We had a calf born today and one cow who has not given birth yet so they won’t breed back for a couple months but that’s ok because we don’t mind the calving being spread out.
But it is nice to have the bulk of calving done early in the spring before we’re moving the cows long distances because it can be easy to accidentally leave a calf behind. I also like it when calves are born before the grass is so tall that it’s impossible to find them if they get separated from their moms.

06/27/2026

We moved our second batch of chicks out to pasture yesterday. They are 2 weeks old and don’t require the nursery like environment of the brooder anymore. They are big enough to walk through grass and can handle more exposure to the summer weather. This step always feels good because it is when the chicks become plugged into the larger ecosystem to live alongside wild things and express their God given instincts.

06/27/2026

Rachel tried a new recipe from her AIP (auto immune protocol) diet book. This Asian lettuce wrap uses ground beef, cauliflower rice, garlic, fresh ginger, maple syrup, lettuce and more to make flavorful meal with a pleasant crunch. 10 out of 10 even if you don’t have diet restrictions! It provides yet another option for using ground beef to enjoy at meal time. Recipe will be posted in comments.