Artesian Springs Farm is a family farm specializing in naturally grown products that are good for you and your family.
Operating as usual
Cool spring mornings with the warm sun glistening off the dew on the grass, new calves being born, and it being so quiet that all you hear are the birds in the trees along with the munching sounds of cattle on a new section of grass. It just feels like a good day. đ
The time of year we look forward to all winter, putting the cattle out in fresh grass. That was Friday. Today Maggie was helping put out temporary fence lines so I can move them to a fresh paddock tomorrow morning.
Doesnât that steak on the grill look good? Is this spring weather making you think of grilling? We will have lots of beef available next week. Message or call us for more information.
Celebrating St Patrickâs Day with our first two calves of 2022! A new momma and a veteran on this warm almost spring day.
There is nothing better on a raw day than a nice hot bowl of beef stew. We can help you out with that. We have beef going to butcher in early March if you would like to purchase some. We have two halves available. You think that may be more beef than you want to purchase at one time? Not a problem, we also sell it by a mixed fifty pound box or by the cut. Let us know and we can help take care of that beef craving you have now. Locally raised Artesian Springs Farm beef, USDA inspected.
On a cold snowy day a fun thing for me is to cook in the fireplace. This is some chili made with some of our beef. If itâs over the fire or on your stove how about some locally grown beef for dinner?
Fall Sale on Ground beef! We have a surplus so will do $4.50 lbs with a minimum of 10 lbs.
We also have 50 lbs. freezer packs available at $7 lbs. and one half available, going to butcher this week so available in about 2 weeks. PM us to make an order or give us a call.
The temperature had risen to 40 as I was walking out the door this morning to take care of livestock. A brisk morning is a sure sign that Autumn has arrived in case you were doubting it. In case you are trying to hold on to the the last of summer.
While I like all the seasons, well except maybe when summer is to hot, Autumn is my favorite. Itâs a season of reward as the waning days of sunlight bring us to harvest time. Farmers are harvesting crops to store up. We are seeing pumpkins, squash and those end of the season tomatoes and other more summer crops. Apples and grapes are out in abundance. We see the results of work done over the months. Itâs a busy time of year.
Yet here I sit watching and listening to cows graze for awhile. More work is calling but Iâm going to take a few moments to enjoy the season. To watch the cows and listen to their contented grazing. To see the heavy dew glisten in the sun and to enjoy the warmth of the sun on my back. To just sit and harvest some joy. Joy that the Lord blesses us with if we can stop for a moment and see it.
How do you celebrate Labor Day on the farm? Why you do labor of course. Livestock still needs to be taken care of. They arenât very good at celebrating holidays. That said, you donât farm unless you enjoy working. So today I took care of cattle, enjoyed watching a dozen turkeys moving around some pastures and finally winding the day down with some ASF grass fed beef NY Strip steaks on the grill.
So whatâs for dinner at your house? How about some beef kabobs with some nice ASF grass fed beef? Just about ready to pull these from grill. If you want some
For your house we have cuts and 50 pound packs available. If you want a half a beef we will have more in October.
Nothing like beef from your local farmer. We have halves of beef available now. Does that sound like too much beef for your needs? We also have 50 pound mixed packs or individual cuts for sale as available. All our beef sold from our farm is responsibly raised, grass fed and finished. It is all USDA inspected. Contact Rich or Josh if you are interested.
Beef Available! Breaking News! For the first time in quite a while, we have halves available. These will be available in about 2 weeks. Grass-fed and finished, 2 year old black Angus steers. $4 per lbs. hanging weight. You pay butcher costs (about .65 a lbs.) from an excellent USDA butcher. Only three halves left. Contact Rich or Josh to reserve yours!
Quiet moments are sometimes few and far between. Decided to bring a coffee out this morning and enjoy the quiet chewing sounds after moving them into a fresh paddock.
As our family is celebrating new life in Christ on this Resurrection Sunday I went out to feed to witness another new life being born. About 30 minutes old in this picture.
Anyone up for some sunbathing at -1 out? The cattle are enjoying it!
Turn up your volume to hear what I do. Looking over the fields we just planted and listening to the sounds here are making it difficult to get back to work. But work
I must so break time is over.
Brisk sunny morning moving cattle to some fresh grazing and hearing the geese flocking up overhead. Yep, I really like the fall season!
Weather report is for high heat over the next few days. You know what that means, time to start preparing for winter! Just the first of many bales of hay going in.
We have had a beautiful group of calves this year. Itâs nice to see what getting some good genetics with quality dams and a bull like our Barrage of Wye can do.
Like our good friend Steve Jones says, âNothing better than seeing black cows on green grassâ. Nice to start having them on fresh pasture.
Cattle practicing social distancing.
So what do you do if itâs 4 degrees out and the sun is shining? You spread out and sunbathe, soaking in all the sunshine you can.
Fall mornings, damp cool breeze and warm sun on your back makes farmers and cattle happy!
Very excited and thankful to acquire this excellent bull from the Oliver Angus program to be our next herd sire. A Banjo of Wye son with lots of good Oliver cows and Alap behind him should work just right on our Barrage heifers and pretty much the whole herd. Thank you to Oliver Angus and Ken Brubaker for making him available.
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Cattle grazing happily on some fresh pasture, a cool late summer - early fall breeze at your back on a sunny morning, trees just starting to show their autumn colors and the sounds of geese gathering on the large pond in the distance behind me. Just a few things that are making this day start out nicely and make me thankful to be living a rural life.
Labor Day is a day to take a break from some of the work and enjoy family and friends. We did some of that but there is still work on the farm to do. I had to set up some paddocks for cattle moves in the morning. Even with that work itâs a blessing to be out and enjoy the farm. Maggie and I were watching some of the cattle and watching the sunset after the paddocks were set up. Then after checking the small group out back we watched some turkeys in a pasture. Work like this doesnât feel like work.
Whatâs for dinner? Why our own grass fed and finished T-bone steaks. Itâs nice to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
This crew doesnât need to be told whatâs coming. When they see me every morning they know itâs time for some fresh grass and come right up.
No it's not perfect. Yes thats a little milkweed that you see mixed in but for the first year after reclaiming this six acre piece, I'm pretty amazed at the triticale and pea crop here. Good for the soil, good for the cow, encouraging to my soul!
Well itâs the weekend and you know what that means to farmers? Not a whole lot. There are still animals to be cared for and projects to work on but we do try and kickback when we can. Sipping some coffee, enjoying a little sunshine, and enjoying the sights before heading to the next task.
Barrage of Wye at 3 years old. Made it through the winter on hay and snowballs and is ready to go.
Made it through the winter on hay and snowballs. Looks like he is still ready to get the job done.
Made it through the winter on hay and snowballs. Looks like he is still ready to get the job done.
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Feeding Cows today was like walking in a Hallmark winter wonderland. Merry Christmas!
1219 County Route 52/Potter Road
Richland, NY
13144
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A calf at sunset on green grass. Does the heart good.
One of my favorite things about our method of intensive grazing is watching the happy mob do a speed graze through the whole section as soon as they are moved in so they can figure out where the grass is greenest. If you can get in front of them and watch, its quite a scene. Stay tuned for a Barrage of Wye sighting at the end. :-)
One of my favorite things about our method of intensive grazing is watching the happy mob do a speed graze through the whole section as soon as they are moved in so they can figure out where the grass is greenest. If you can get in front of them and watch, its quite a scene. Stay tuned for a Barrage of Wye sighting at the end. :-)
There are always lots of small and big projects on the to-do list for a farm of any size. Our biggest project for this year is nearing completion as we pastured in another 14 acres. Still some finishing touches but it was a great feeling to move them out today. It also makes for a nice view off my (Josh) back deck. Also, I decided on a new unit of measurement for forage length and knowing when a pasture is ready for cows. It's called "clover over the tops of a three year old's boots."e
It's a little wet and muddy these days, and a first time momma had a somewhat rough and slow go of it but this guy was up and rolling within 10 minutes. He's a tough one. He's all dry now and a happy camper.
This short video gives you an overview of what we call our packs. Packs are a 50 pound mix of beef cuts for a price of $7.00 per pound. Our beef is entirely grass fed, no finishing with grain, just grass. There is no hormones or antibiotics used on the cattle that we are selling for beef. We have a limited supply at this time. We will be working out our butchering plans for this year soon. If you are interested in just a steak, roast, ground beef, etc. you can look at our earlier post that gives our individual cut pricing.
One of the blessings on the farm is also one of the jobs of the farm. We go around in the morning and check all the animals to make sure they are good. This video gives you the blessing of walking into the back 17 acre field to check the cattle that are in there. You're missing the smell of early morning, fallen leaves, and the dampness in the air. You can see the beauty of the morning mist and cattle in the field being cattle. If you listen you'll here the geese that land on the neighbors large pond out in the woods, the crickets, birds, etc. God's early morning symphony is wonderful.
So we spent the afternoon clearing more trees and brush from where we are putting in new fencing. It's amazing how much brush grows in an unused field. Anyway, after ripping stuff out of the ground all day I decided to put stuff in the ground this evening. I planted six apple trees some friends picked up for us. While I was planting I was serenaded by the peepers from one of the ponds our farm. Here is a short video of the pond and the serenade. Now you can see and hear our farm. I haven't figured out how to have you smell the fresh spring air other than saying, Come and visit sometime.
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