Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

A real buzz word recently has been Community Supported Agriculture or more commonly known as CSA. If you havn't heard, a CSA is a way for local folks to get their meat and or produce directly from the farmer who grows the food. The way it works can vary from one producer to another but we would like to try it with our customers. The general idea is for you to join the CSA (this will be as simple as letting us know you want to be on our email list) and we will send out a newsletter letting everyone know what we have available and when and where we can schedule a meeting spot in your area. If you are in need of product then let us know by email or phone and we can get your order ready. When delivery day rolls around you simply come to the designated meeting spot and pick up your order.
With the good response we have received from the farmer's market attendees, we would like to continue servicing our customers even after the market ends on October 13th. If you are interested in this please let us know. If you create an account in the shopping section of our site then you will have the option of getting our newsletter and we will utilize that to inform our customers of the details when the time comes.

Summer Update

The summer is going by quickly and we have much to report. So far we have enjoyed an abundance of rain and moderate temperatures which has produced an overflow of grass. The destocking we did last summer due to the draught has left us with fewer animals to eat all the grass that we have been blessed with. The Mansfield Farmer's Market has been a modest success with many repeat customers who continually praise our beef. We are truly thankful to those who keep coming back, without you we wouldn't be able to do what we are doing. We hope the farmer's market will grow and become a popular place for people of the Mansfield area to attend, so please tell your friends about it and us.
We have been busy adding cross fencing to enhance our MIG (management intensive grazing) capabilities. By creating smaller paddocks we are able to use the land much more efficiently, keep animals moving to fresh clean pasture daily, and reduce winter feeding costs. The benefits of this are numerous but due to recent events, the more efficient use of land will be the biggest asset. The event I am referring to is the loss of our lease land which comprises about 2/3 of our operation. Leasing land is a cost effective way of running cattle but unfortunately you are subject to the whims of the land owner. We hope to be able to maintain our current level of inventory and maybe expand a little, even with this setback, by using what we have more efficiently. Being able to rely solely on the main farm has been the goal from the start so we are not too disappointed in the turn of events.