Lonely Pine Farm

Lonely Pine Farm Family farm focused on sourcing quality local meat, poultry and dairy using regenerative methods.

I have to say. Adding the Sericea lespedeza was a good move for us. Can you see the difference in her eyelid color? The ...
08/28/2026

I have to say. Adding the Sericea lespedeza was a good move for us. Can you see the difference in her eyelid color? The blood flow is coming back. She’s beating them. She’s been on this for about 6 weeks (along with the rest of our goat herd). Between the oils, this legume, the herbs and soon to be added mineral buffet - I think our goats will have every tool they need to thrive without chemical deworming. Does that mean they will all thrive? Nope, not necessarily.

But I’ll know I’ve given them everything I can. Then, the ones who thrive will continue to improve the quality of our herd over time.

When I say I want parasite resistant animals, I mean that. I don’t want chemically dependent animals that are just getting by until the next dose.

I firmly believe in the investment we’re making here. I think there are people (customers) who value a premium, grass fe...
08/28/2026

I firmly believe in the investment we’re making here. I think there are people (customers) who value a premium, grass fed, grass finished beef. A beef raised on pastures without chemicals. A beef without unnecessary vaccines, dewormers, growth hormones, and antibiotics.

I think there are people who do because I’m one of those people. I don’t just eat to be eating. I see food as fuel and I believe it is our calling to fuel ourselves well. We sought out beef of this quality when we couldn’t supply our own and were incredibly grateful for the farmer who supplied it.

When they stopped, we realized we had to start. There aren’t many farmers in our area who utilize these methods.

We’re growing slowly. Investing our own equity and resources into our farm. One day, we will reap what we’ve sown out here.

Sweet Hazel✨ because I just love her.

I like to keep it real. I’m straightforward and direct about things. I see things real black or white. It’s usually easy...
08/26/2026

I like to keep it real. I’m straightforward and direct about things. I see things real black or white. It’s usually easy for me to make a call on something that is or is not working. Chalk it up, move on from it.

We started about half our flock in Australorps because they are known to be hardy, abundant egg layers. We also wanted black chickens because they were free ranging. I do think black chickens are best for avoiding aerial predators if free ranging.

Comparatively, they’ve just not produced as consistently as our barred rocks. Same setup. Same feed. Same environment. Side by side comparison- the barred rocks have excelled. Essentially, they make it to the next round.

So…. We’re going to try something new.

I texted Blake a few days ago and said “Hey, I’ve ordered us 35 more chickens. I’m trying a different breed. They’ll be here in a few weeks.” Another reason I love this man I get to do life with. He responds to say “You know I don’t care. That’s your thing. Get whatever you want.” The thing is. He actually meant every word of it too.

Want to guess what we’ve got coming? 😄 they are not black but are related to the barred rock.

We get asked so often. Are y’all going to build? When are y’all going to build a house? It’s an odd question to me becau...
08/25/2026

We get asked so often. Are y’all going to build? When are y’all going to build a house?

It’s an odd question to me because I actually give very little thought to what other people are doing with their land. I also give very little thought to what people live in structurally. The measure of a person and their character isn’t based in what their home looks like.

We live in a barn. It’s often misunderstood to think we live in a barndominium. As if somehow that’s better because it’s trendy or something. If we are anything in the world, trendy isn’t it. It’s a barn. Literal animals in the stalls kind of barn.

A house really isn’t something we’re concerned about building. Maybe. One day. Who knows. We talk a lot of expansion on the farm but little about a house.

We want additional fencing, cisterns, ponds, and a well. We want a green house, a root cellar, a wood burning stove, a generator, solar power. A house is fine. There’s nothing wrong with that being the goal, but it’s not our goal right now. Sustainable independent living is a higher priority. We want systems that run on their own and give us more freedom to live.

People are so much more than the material possessions they choose to or not to have. ❤️

I’m going to miss this guy when he’s gone. Raising turkey isn’t something I’ll pursue again in the near future. I’ll try...
08/23/2026

I’m going to miss this guy when he’s gone. Raising turkey isn’t something I’ll pursue again in the near future. I’ll try again one day because I’m not prone to giving up. But, they’ve just not been easy to raise. Chickens. Ducks. Geese. They’ve all flourished by the masses but this guy has been the only turkey we’ve had to thrive and I think that’s why I’ll miss him so. He guards the chickens in their tractors daily. He drums and gobbles to add to the music of the farm. He’s beautiful.

I’m definitely going to feel the feels when the day comes around for us to process him. To be honest, I already am. I also think that’s the point. It makes you more thankful for what’s on your plate when you put the work in to get it there. It isn’t just a package at the grocery store. You knew it, raised it, cared for it, appreciated it, and probably named it. That hits different.

I continue to be reminded of the verse in Lamentations chapter three when I’m gathering eggs. “They are new every mornin...
08/21/2026

I continue to be reminded of the verse in Lamentations chapter three when I’m gathering eggs.

“They are new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness.”

This verse has brought comfort to me in some of the darkest times in my life. Hope for another day. Another sunrise. Another chance.

Lately it seems I’m being reminded of something else entirely by that verse. I know this verse isn’t about eggs. This book of the Bible is a lot of things. It’s not about eggs. But, in some ways, it kind of is - it’s a reminder.

He’s a God who shows up. A God who forgives. A God who corrects. A God who expects obedience. A God who is with us at the bottom. A God who carries us when we can’t walk on our own. A God worthy of all praise. And, a God who provides day after day. Even the eggs.🥚

When we started with chickens years ago, we mostly got them for our kids. It was a fun science experiment. The incubatio...
08/20/2026

When we started with chickens years ago, we mostly got them for our kids. It was a fun science experiment. The incubation, the hatching, the care and egg gathering daily. The girls loved it before their brother ever came along. They’ve wagged those chickens all over our yard.

Even with those first chickens, we knew we needed to move them so we opted for a chicken tractor build that we could move to fresh ground around our yard. But, we hadn’t given a whole lot of thought to feed. We just bought chicken feed. What was in it? No idea. That’s just what you do…. Right?

Fast forward to now. We’ve studied a lot and we care a bit more about what they are eating because the more we connect the dots, we realize what they eat eventually becomes what we eat.

We don’t feed our birds corn and soy based feeds - for two reasons. 1) corn and soy are two of the most heavily polluted products in big AG. They are sprayed with chemicals. You’re welcome to believe what you want but I personally don’t believe those chemicals are healthy for consumption. Not for the animal or the human. 2) corn and soy based diets in a mono-gastric animal result in high omega six levels. I’m not a scientist, a nutritionist, or anything. But I can read enough to know that high omega six fats lead to health problems. That transfers from the bird (or pig) to the human.

You can have chickens. They can lay eggs. And those eggs can still be just as poor quality as eggs produced at massive scale.

I’m not condemning you. I’ve been you. Change starts with education.

There are women in the world who get excited about having their nails done. (And there is absolutely nothing wrong with ...
08/20/2026

There are women in the world who get excited about having their nails done. (And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that!)

And then, there is me. Over here excited about the new mineral buffet for my goats.

We. Are. Not. The. Same. ✌️

Can’t wait to see this system in action. 🤩

I never want to get so busy in life that I miss the biggest calling that I have. I constantly have to remind myself of w...
08/19/2026

I never want to get so busy in life that I miss the biggest calling that I have.

I constantly have to remind myself of what is really important. What really matters. Who is really my responsibility in this season. Not that I can’t help or lend a hand - but these children I’ve been given are my biggest responsibility and calling right now.

When things started to move on our farm, we wanted to help others too because we believe that’s a calling for us. But it quickly became stressful. We were working hard but our own children were going without because we were trying to meet the needs of other peoples children. Helping other families is a great calling but not at the expense of neglecting your own.

We will continue to grow. Slowly. Providing in all seasons for our family first and then maybe, one day, a season will come for us to expand our efforts and feed other families too.

In the meantime, I’ll continue to encourage, teach, and hopefully inspire some of you to do the same. The trends in the food industry aren’t positive. We’re seeing lab grown “meat” and now lab grown “eggs”. There are plenty of people excited about that, but I’m pretty disgusted by it. If they know they can rapidly grow cells to produce an “egg” by feeding it yeast and sugar…. That sounds familiar. It’s called something else in the pharm industry though. 🧐 I’ll let you connect those dots.

I’m not naive enough to think one of my people could never get sick eating and living the way we do, but I think your odds are exponentially increasing if you’re not. Look at the monocrop fields around you this fall. Those brown leaves aren’t from nature. Ask yourself- if it does that to the plant, is it really having zero impact on the animal, human, or environment?

Know what you eat. Do some research. Feed yourself. Find a local farmer.

08/11/2026

White meat. Dark meat. Egg layers. And the best personalities.

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