Mike and Dotty's Stewardship Farm

06/19/2026

We will set up at the Farmers Market on Main Street-Alachua tomorrow 6/20 from 9-1, beating the heat and (we hope) storms!

06/19/2026

This is where our animal feed comes from. An amazing farm run by an even more amazing family.

This pile of feed represents hundreds of animals, dozens of families, and one very long delivery day.

Most people never think about where animal feed comes from.

They buy a bag, load it in the truck, and head home.

But once a month, a tractor trailer makes the long trip from a family owned mill in Amish Pennsylvania to our little farm in North Florida carrying feed for dozens of families, homesteads, and farms across the region.

What started as ordering feed for our own animals has grown into a community of people who care deeply about what they feed their livestock. Many of you have become dear friends along the way.

The feed is freshly milled specifically for our orders, which means it arrives at peak freshness and nutrient density. We’ve seen firsthand the difference that makes in animal health and feed conversion.

We carry both soy-free and corn-and-soy-free options, and every batch is certified non gmo and we have done independant testing to ensure it’s glyphosate and hexane free.

Delivery day is never glamorous. It’s a long day of unloading pallets, moving thousands of pounds of feed, finding room to store it all, and solving whatever unexpected hiccup decides to show up.

But then pickup day comes.

People pull into the farm, kids jump out of trucks, conversations happen by the feed barn, and neighbors who might never have met otherwise become friends.

That’s when we’re reminded that this is about much more than feed.

It’s about supporting healthier animals, local food systems, and a community of people who refuse to settle for “good enough.”

And that’s always worth the work.

It’s not the easiest part of what we do, but every month we’re reminded why it’s worth it.

Good feed matters. Healthy animals matter. And building a community of people who care about both matters most of all.

To everyone who trusts us with your feed orders month after month—thank you. We’re grateful to be a small part of your farms, homesteads, and families.

06/18/2026

Duck expansion in full swing! Working on increasing the flock by hatching out some more blue Swedish and today I picked up 9 laying ladies from two other farms looking to downsize. Since we’ve doubled our flock I am also enlarging the pond and finally adding some vegetation around it.
Hopefully in the next few weeks we can meet demand for duck eggs, but for the time being continue to pre-order. After this coming Saturday’s pre-orders for the Farmers Market on Main Street-Alachua I’m sold out until the Crafty Corner Market on 6/27!

06/16/2026

Live Oak- I will have a meet up Thursday at the UPS store in the Walmart plaza around 11 am. Comment here or message me for eggs, beef or anything else you’d like.

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06/15/2026

Humans: the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Bovines: straight schmaight

06/15/2026

Congrats to JAGMA Creations - they correctly guessed I was brushing my dog. A LGD Great Pyrenees who has an undercoat like no other. Hopefully he's a little bit cooler today!

$5 market credit to the first person who can guess what I was doing this evening. No hints.

06/14/2026

Happy Sunday!

Enjoyed the birdsong this morning while feeding the calf. I remembered reading something about birds only singing when it’s safe- so went and looked it up. How full of wonder Creation is!

“Birds generally only sing when their environment feels safe. Because singing requires energy and makes them visible to predators, a quiet or suddenly silent forest is often an evolutionary cue of danger…Because birds use this "all-clear" signal, researchers note that the presence of birdsong instinctively lowers human cortisol levels and calms the nervous system.”

06/13/2026

Live Oak- if you stopped by today and wanted duck eggs or herbal honey (or anything else), I will be at the Walmart plaza for a drop off Thursday, probably close to 11. Message me here or text at 321-368-2823.
Thank you so much for everyone who suffered the heat today!

06/12/2026

Introducing Dotty’s Egg Club! Offer is only for chicken eggs by the dozen. If you have bought from me before I will give you credit for chicken eggs already purchased.

06/12/2026

Come see us tomorrow 6/13 at the Crafty Corner Market in Live Oak from 10-2!