Lake View Farm

05/22/2026

We welcomed another beautiful heifer to the farm this afternoon! She is 3/4 Wagyu, 1/8 Holstein & 1/8 Belted Galloway. Sired by our herd bull Tommy Tsunami.

05/12/2026

We’ve been seeing several reels about dandelion jelly and decided we’d try making a batch of freezer jelly. This stuff did not disappoint! The flavor is similar to a light, floral honey. The only time consuming part of the process was removing the petals, which took me 4 hours to do by myself. This batch made 16 pints and it was definitely worth the trouble! This is the recipe we used and can easily be halved/quartered for smaller batches.

Recipe
8 cups of cleaned whole dandelion heads (pick midday for open heads)
8 cups of water
8 cups of granulated sugar
4 TBSP lemon juice
2 packets of Sure Jell Original Pectin

1. Remove yellow dandelion petals from heads. Discard green parts, reserving yellow petals. Tip: firmly rolling the dandelion head between your fingers helps loosen the petals.
2. In separate pot, bring water to a rolling boil.
3. Cover dandelion petals with boiling water and let rest, covered in refrigerator, overnight (12-24 hours).
4. Strain liquid and squeeze all remaining fluid from the dandelion petals using cheesecloth.
5. In a pot add dandelion liquid/tea, lemon juice and pectin. Bring to a rolling boil.
6. Add sugar and return to rolling boil for 2 minutes.
7. Ladle hot jelly into sterile, warmed straight-walled glass jars or freezer safe plastic containers.
8. Let cool to room temperature before placing in freezer.

Reported shelf life is 1 year in freezer and 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator.

05/09/2026

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05/09/2026

Please join us in welcoming a new addition to our herd! This cute little heifer was born last night. 75% Wagyu, 12.5% Holstein, 12.5% Belted Galloway. Sired by our 100% Wagyu herd bull Tommy Tsunami.

04/10/2026

A perfect morning to welcome new life to the farm! A beautiful 75% wagyu bull calf sired by our herd bull Tommy Tsunami.

03/31/2026

02/18/2026

Over the last few days we’ve had a breeding pair of bald eagles at the farm. We’ve seen them many times stealing hay from the cattle for their nest by the lake. Beautiful animals! God Bless America 🇺🇸 🦅

11/26/2025

Not a good year to be an 8 point buck on the farm. My dad got his this morning, 152 pounds. My son got his on the 12th, 120 pounds. Still a few days, and a little freezer space, remaining for me to fill my tag.

07/30/2025

Yesterday we welcomed a new 100% wagyu heifer calf to the herd! Calf sired by CHR Shigeshigetani 542, dam sired by Bar R Shigeshigetani 30T.

07/26/2025

We welcomed a new F1 (50% wagyu) bull calf to the herd this afternoon! Both dam and calf are doing well! Calf sired by LMR Toshiro 1/3.