Last Stand Farm

05/30/2026

Pasture raised, milk fed pork available August/september. Have a whole or two halves not yet claimed from this round. Comment or message to reserve yours now! $2.99 a hanging weight pound plus buyer pays their own butcher fees.

05/23/2026

Food for thought.

People say they want cheap food.
•Cheap burgers
•Cheap steak
•Cheap milk
•Cheap eggs

Cheap always comes with a cost, and that cost has been the drastic loss of the American farmer.

For decades, farmers have been squeezed from every direction.
•Fuel costs rise.
•Feed costs rise.
•Fertilizer costs rise.
•Equipment costs rise.
•Land prices rise.
•Insurance rises.
•Taxes rise.

Meanwhile, in most cases, the farmer is expected to sell everything at wholesale while buying almost everything at retail.

Think about that last sentence for a second. Don’t skip over it, let that sink in.

A new cattle farmer may spend years building infrastructure:
•Building fences
•Buying feed
•Building handling facilities
• Improving pasture
• And countless other improvements

…….all before even seeing a paycheck for all the work put in. This here is why the farms we have lost will not be replaced. It’s simply too expensive to start for young farmers.

Meanwhile a large part of other farmers are aging out.

I personally don’t see how the cattle industry can improve itself. We are at the smallest herd size since the 50’s in the US. We have extremely high beef demand but not the cattle to meet that demand.

People see the final beef price and think the farmer is getting rich. Most small farms are simply trying to survive and try to grow a little in the process. Surviving and growth both take extremely high input costs. As well as countless man hours.

Industrial food systems trained Americans to expect food to be cheap at any price. Right now we are paying that price for undervaluing the American farmer.

Each year, more small farms disappear because
the math no longer works.

You cannot demand:
•Local food
•American-raised beef
•Higher animal welfare
• Healthier food
•Sustainable farming

…….while also demanding the absolute cheapest price possible.

Cheap food has never really been cheap. The true costs was just pushed onto the people producing it.

I will end with this. I was watching an interview a couple days ago. The person being interviewed was predicting $10 pound ground beef by the 3rd quarter of 2026. He believed this price would not level out till sometime in 2027.

This is a problem that has been decades in the making. It’s not going to fix itself quickly….if a fix is even possible.

Elvin Bradford
Homestead Hollow Farm

05/16/2026

Around here we work hard and play harder and try to raise ‘em up right 🥰

05/14/2026

Another round of started pullets will be ready in 4-6 weeks depending on breed. They will be all feathered out and off heat at that time. $15 each.
Have Golden Laced Wyandottes, ISA Browns, Buff Orpingtons, Amberlinks, and Americaunas.

05/03/2026

Couldn’t have said it better myself. This is a friendly reality check for the folks sad and mad reacting to our posts about feeder pigs and steers.

At the end of the day, the cows on our farm are livestock. Not pets, livestock. Will we love them and care for them to the best of our ability while they are here? ABSOLUTELY. However, we also have to think about the monetary side of things no matter the feelings involved. A cow must be productive to be here. We pour into them, and they give back to us, whether that’s through milk or meat. It’s a relationship that some folks don’t understand. I cannot fault them for that, however, attacking farmers for the choices they must make is frustrating. Fuel prices are up, feed prices are up, milk prices are down, but you know what’s good? Beef prices. We refuse to watch a cow wither away, get sick, or become more aggressive, and her body be wasted simply because we are attached to her. She will go on to feed people, including us. We will not pass those issues off to someone else. The farmer that sees that cow everyday knows best. It’s not a happy thing to do, it takes time to come to that decision. What’s worse is putting an immobile cow down because you wanted her to live forever. It’s not fair to sit behind your screen and attack farmers while you eat a cheeseburger you had no connection to because it makes you feel better. All meat had a life, and there’s honor and responsibility in being the one that fed, loved, and cared for that animal.
Okay, rant over.
Signed,
a very emotional farm girl that needs to let her feelings out lol.

04/27/2026

My little dude helping hang the new egg stand sign

04/22/2026

*Sold*

This is Dylan, a 7-8 month Jersey steer I’ve raised thus far and decided not to finish out with everything we have going on. Comes when I call him in for grain, loves bread as a treat, and was tie stall trained over the winter but he’s spunky. He’s good size and solid for his age, was on milk a long time and now fresh grass, a round bale, and all purpose grain. $900

04/22/2026

2 drake ducks free to good home or the roaster pan to feed your family. I have too many males so they’re being rough with the hens.
Rouen and Khaki Campbell.

04/21/2026

Looking to rehome two male ducks. One khaki Campbell and a Rouen. Handsome boys, my drake to hen ratio is just off. 🦆🦆

04/15/2026

🐖 Bulk pasture raised, milk fed ground sausage. $5.00/lb, three pound minimum pick up at the farm. Have Breakfast flavor at the moment and possibly some Maple left. If we get enough interest we’ll make sausage availability a year round thing. 🐖

04/12/2026

Emilia and I just restocked the stand with eggs 🐓🥚🪿