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We are terribly proud to own hosted youngsters on our farm from the start.  Through the generous facilitate and collaboration of Ana Gall and also the Kampe Foundation, www.kampefoundation.com we’ve hosted preschool aged through highschool youngsters on our farm. we’ve created a curriculum that involves our animals, vegetables and obtaining a trifle dirty on the [...]

Grass-Foods Book Club! GrassFood – Discussions on the Grassfed Life begins our journey as a service of Parker Pastures in Gunnison, Colorado. We will be gathering members to join our book club discussions on various topics in living and learning about healthy, humane and sustainable living, the GrassFed way. Our first book we will read [...]

Wine-braised Steak with Rosemary Grass-fed beef, wealthy in flavor and dense in wholesome fats, vitamins and minerals advantages from slow-braising that magnifies its wealthy flavor whereas tenderizing steaks and roasts. during this recipe, Parker Pastures grass-fed steaks are initial seared to seal in flavor and juices then slowly braised with red wine, garlic and rosemary.  [...]

What is organic? Organic is a labeling term that indicates that the food or other agricultural product has been produced through approved methods that integrate cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. Synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering may not be used.Consumer Information. Our [...]

There’s plenty of misinformation out there concerning organic food – here are the highest three myths that we’ve found and knowledge dispelling them.  1.    Organic Food is that the same as Natural Food Organic food truly has legal definitions and laws on what you’ll decision organic, and what you can’t. Natural food doesn’t – thus [...]

1. Organic Farming is a smaller amount toxic for the surroundings. Industrial farming uses artificial pesticides, which may drift downstream and cause serious harm to non-farming communities. These farming ways will harm the soil and create it more durable to grow healthy crops for future generations. Organic farming limits these toxic chemicals in our surroundings. [...]

To decision a food organic merely implies that it’s been created using environmentally sound strategies – strategies that emphasize the employment of renewable resources, soil conversation, and water conservation to stay a prime quality growing setting. Organic foods are created while not pesticides & chemical fertilizers. They don’t have genetically changed organisms, aren’t processed with [...]

In 2001, I left the Chicago space and moved to the Western Slope of Colorado. My family and that i live in a very stunning valley that has everything i want, except tight pizza. My husband, Scott, hails from upstate big apple and till he met me, had never tasted something remotely resembling a stuffed [...]