WagyuMama Ranch

05/29/2026

Go Grab some eggs and fresh fish from T's Catch

05/28/2026

Still looking for summer plans for your kids? ☀️

Come spend summer with us at Wagyumama Ranch Camp.

Hands On Learning. Kids Kitchen. Arts and Crafts. Journaling in the woods. Shelter building. Cowboy cookouts over the fire. Survival skills. Farm chores. Water slides. Games. Adventure. Fresh air. Soccer,Whiffle Ball, Daily Exercise. Fun times. Dirty boots. Laughing hard and making memories.

This is the kind of summer that keeps kids engaged, hands-on, outside, and excited to come back every single day.

Not screens.
Not sitting inside all summer.
Real experiences.

We truly believe there’s nothing else quite like this around, and we promise your kids are going to leave tired, happy, confident, and asking to come back for more ❤️

We still have spots open for the remaining weeks of camp.

Go to our website to sign up! Transportation from Freeport and Crestview to the Farm!

05/27/2026

Everybody keeps talking about “pasture-raised” eggs like the label automatically means small family farm.

But here’s the part people don’t realize:

Many of the biggest “pasture-raised” egg brands are now publicly traded corporations backed by massive institutional investors like BlackRock, Vanguard, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and other billion-dollar investment firms.

That should at least make consumers stop and ask questions.

Because once Wall Street gets involved,
growth matters.
Scaling matters.
Volume matters.
Profit matters.

And people should ask themselves:

How do you supply millions and millions of “pasture-raised” eggs to major grocery chains nationwide while still maintaining the image people think they’re buying?

Because most consumers picture:
small flocks,
green fields,
family farms,
real sunlight,
and chickens peacefully roaming all day.

But the reality of industrial-scale food production is usually far more complicated than the carton.

And the labels?
Most people don’t even know what they legally mean.

“Cage-free” can still mean thousands of birds inside buildings.
“Free-range” only requires some form of outdoor access.
“Pasture-raised” has standards attached to it, but consumers often assume something far beyond the minimum requirements.

That’s where the disconnect happens.

The average mom running into the grocery store grabbing eggs for her family thinks she’s supporting some tiny farm.

Meanwhile, many of these brands are tied into massive corporate investment systems and national distribution chains.

Food labels have become marketing language.
And consumers deserve to understand who actually owns the brands they’re supporting and what those labels legally mean before paying premium prices.

This is why local food matters.

Not because it’s trendy.
Not because the carton looks aesthetic.

But because you can actually SEE it.

You can see the chickens.
See the pasture.
See the feed.
Ask questions.
Know the farmer.

That’s very different than trusting a beautifully designed carton in a refrigerated aisle owned by billion-dollar investment groups.

PS The tiniest egg in the coop today. 🤎

Not every good thing comes big, polished, or perfectly packaged.

Sometimes the smallest things still carry life, nourishment, and purpose.

♥️Tiny little reminder from the chickens this morning.

05/26/2026

Before ranching, I thought ground beef was just ground beef.

Then I learned something that kind of stopped me in my tracks.

I had no idea that a package of grocery store ground beef can contain meat from MULTIPLE COWS from MULTIPLE COUNTRIES.

Not one cow.
Multiple.
Not one country.
Multiple.
One could be from the U.S.
One from Australia.
One from Brazil.
One from somewhere else entirely.

Raised differently, fed differently, handled differently.

I had absolutely no idea.

And then I started learning that labels can work the same way.

I used to think Wagyu meant Wagyu.

I didn’t realize that a lot of American Wagyu can be crossbred, mixed with Angus or other genetics and people often assume all Wagyu is the same thing when it’s not.

Akaushi literally means “red cow” in Japanese. It’s a specific genetic line, not just a marketing word on a package.

None of this is me saying grocery store beef is bad or making anyone feel guilty for buying what works for their family.

I just think people deserve to know what they’re buying, we deserve transparency.

Because there’s a reason large systems can create cheaper food, they can source from different places, blend different products together, and operate at a scale that small farms simply can’t.

That isn’t automatically wrong.

But I do think people deserve to understand what they’re buying, because knowing where your food comes from how it was raised and how it got there matters.

05/26/2026

Thursday Freeport
Monday Crestview
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05/25/2026

This wasn’t really about a garden.

It was about children realizing food doesn’t magically appear on grocery store shelves.

They planted it.
They watered it.
They waited for it.
They believed in it.

And now look.

Sunflowers reaching toward the sky.
Peppers changing color.
Tiny watermelons growing.
Pineapples forming.

In a world that wants everything instantly, these kids are learning something different:

You cannot rush growth.

Because maybe you don’t just grow food.

You grow patience.
You grow responsibility.
You grow confidence.
You grow wonder too.

05/25/2026

❤️ Some exciting and humbling news ❤️

Bryan Baker was recognized as Best Coach.

Bethany Keller was recognized as Best Tutor.

Sandy Hill was recognized as Best Teacher.

And somehow Wagyumama Schoolhouse ended up in the category of Best School, not even Best Homeschool.

Truthfully, this really isn’t about winning.

It’s about knowing that something built with faith, long days, sacrifice, and a whole lot of unknowns can stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the best around town.

More than that, it’s a reminder of why this was created in the first place.

There was a need.

A need for children who learn differently.
A need for families wanting something more connected.
A need for movement, hands-on learning, character, community, and children being truly seen.

This was never built for recognition. It was built because families needed it.

So this belongs to every teacher, every coach, every parent, every child, and every person who kept showing up this year through the beautiful moments and the hard moments.

We’re really grateful.
Please take a minute to vote for our team.
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