Five Marys

09/08/2026

09/07/2026

Hiring for a few positions at Five Marys!

Full time and part time - hospitality, retail & customer service experience a plus. Up to $30/hour.

Text Mary 530.598.6094 with your contact info, background, experience and availability.

08/28/2026

Join us at an M5 Workshop this October or January! ✨

As much as I love everything we teach online, there is nothing like getting a group of small business owners together in the same place. Sitting around a table, opening our laptops, asking questions and actually getting work done.

This October we’re hosting The Round Up here in far Northern California at Five Marys and The Ranch at Pastures of Grace. Four days, a small group, glamping on the ranch and every meal farm to table. You’ll tour the whole operation from the inside, the ranch and the butchery and the tallow kitchen and shipping, and we’ll dig into branding, websites, marketing and using AI to run lean.

Then in January we’re doing The Founders Round Up in Wickenburg AZ at an iconic western resort, for businesses doing $1M+ who want to talk shop with other owners building right now.

Brian and I are opening up our businesses, sharing what we’ve learned building them and working right alongside you, so you leave with real progress, new ideas, great connections and a plan for what comes next.

Both are application only so we can keep the groups small. Takes about 5 minutes and we’ll get back to you soon.

Application link in my stories right now - if it’s a fit I hope you’ll apply and join us! ❤️

08/27/2026

MIRACLE MIX MINIS! I’m so excited to share the new sampler size jars of our magical miracle mix (a blend of freeze-dried bone broth, beef liver & heart with high quality spices) to add flavor and function to your meals!

Tiny jar… mighty ingredients.

We made our Miracle Mix Minis so you can try all THREE flavors before committing to a big jar.

Curry Lime
Old World Italian
Vaquero Taco

BONE BROTH : our highly concentrated Bone Broth is naturally rich in collagen, gelatin and amino acids like glycine and proline.

BEEF LIVER : is one of nature’s most nutrient dense foods, naturally containing Vitamin A, B12, folate, iron, copper, zinc and selenium.

BEEF HEART : naturally provides B vitamins, iron, zinc, selenium and CoQ10.

Plus herbs and spices that turn all that goodness into something you actually WANT to sprinkle on your food.

Miracle Mix was our answer to getting more nutrient dense, whole animal foods into our family’s meals without anyone having to sit down to a plate of liver.

Sprinkle it into ground beef, eggs, soups, sauces, taco meat, veggies, rice or pasta. Anywhere you want an easy boost of savory flavor and nutrient dense ingredients.

Which flavor are you trying first? Curry Lime, Old World Italian or Vaquero Taco? Or ALL THREE for only $22!?

08/26/2026

Snuck in a shopping trip at my favorite Carhartt store! They have so many lightweight cozy tops for fall, so many great colors and the Tiller boot cut jeans are going to be my new fall staple (you know I’ll be sporting the cut off jean shorts until the very last bit of summer though ◡̈ )

I love the new half zip quilted hoodie in great colors… and the cute crew neck with Carhartt embroidered on it… and logo script sleeve hoodie… and of course the bright pink cozy but lightweight crew neck!

And the boot cut Tiller jeans are SO good. Perfect fit without being too tight, easy to work in, chic and functional! The suede patch is my favorite detail, the pockets are perfect but I’m really so impressed with the fit.

I put together a few cute toddler gifts for some friends with little kids (I miss dressing little girls and matching outfits!!) How adorable are those kids outfits!?

I also got Brian his favorite “signature” jacket for the new season… he wears these lightweight puffer jackets under his classic ratty old chore coat but they make the perfect layering piece.

If you have a Carhartt near you check out their in-store stuff for fall or shop online! I’ll link a few of my favorites in my stories. 🧡

Carhartt Women

08/23/2026

Calving season 2026, our 12th on the ranch, is off to an interesting start!

We sadly had a set of stillborn twin calves a little early… and then another live set of twins… and then a THIRD set of live twins!? It’s not unusual for twins to come on the early side, but it still makes for an eventful start to the season.

Twins are hard. Brian always says momma cows can only count to one, so they frequently abandon the second calf. The best way we’ve found to avoid a bottle baby (which is a ton of work and a big expense in milk replacer) is to bring them into the corrals so the momma and her twins are in a small, confined area where it’s easier for the second twin to nurse. We’ve had good luck with that, so that’s what we did with both of these sets, and so far, so good with some extra effort.

But first, we have to carry both calves through the pastures and into the corrals and convince Mom to follow us. Then we milk out her colostrum and make sure both calves get plenty.

For a couple of days, we continue to milk her and bottle-feed both calves until we can be sure they’re each getting plenty of milk on their own. If she still rejects one, then we have a bottle baby.

Each year, we assign a letter to all the calves born that season. We started with A, so in year 12, we’re on M!

And after two sets of live twins, we’ve already got M1 & M2, M3 & M4…

Guess what number is next?! 😆

08/20/2026

She’s all moved in! ✨ and it was actually much easier than I thought thanks to Cal Poly having a very well organized move in day and those wheelie totes!

Francie Heffernan 😂💖