Tag: how to support a farmer

Our Future Farmer

Posted on February 19, 2013 by CCOAF

Our oldest son brought home a writing prompt from school and my heart was warmed after reading it. This writing prompt was what he would do with a million dollars if he won the lottery. I guess being a farmer … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm Stories | Tagged a farmers life, buying farm animals, buying farm ground, farming 101, farming is a science, future farmer, how to support a farmer, life of a farmer, lottery wining ideas | Leave a comment

Cattle Prices are UP!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by CCOAF

Over the years I’ve been aware of the market price of cows, pigs, and bushels of corn or soybeans. Definitely not something I cared about in the burbs, but out here in farm country it’s one of the topics of … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming 101 | Tagged buying meat from a farmer, buying meat in bulk, cost of freezer beef, farm fresh meat, freezer meat, freezer meat information, how to save on meat, how to support a farmer, packaging meat, saving money on meat, support a farmer, wholesale meat | 1 Comment

Pimping the Cows

Posted on October 11, 2010 by CCOAF

I picked up the fresh meat today, organized it in the freezer, and a sigh of accomplishment came over me. Our family as well as many others, 24 other families to be exact, have fresh meat in their freezer this … Continue reading →

Posted in City Versus Country Living | Tagged cost of a side of beef, directly supporting a farmer, farm fresh meat, how to be a pimp, how to butcher a cow, how to order beef, how to purchase a side of beef, how to save on meat, how to support a farmer, supporting a farmer, what customers get for a side of beef | Leave a comment

Oh No . . . I'm Thinking like a Farm Girl

Posted on April 7, 2010 by CCOAF

Lately I’ve been working hard advertising to anyone I know that we sell sides of beef. Hubby has been raising black angus cattle since I’ve known him, and we decided to go outside our friends & family loop and see … Continue reading →