tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30644716059017881732024-03-14T02:58:02.782-05:00Pinto Farm Grass Fed Beef and GoatAt Pinto Farm in Brackettville, Texas we pasture raise our livestock. They are all grass fed, watered from artesian springs, and are unadulterated by hormones, chemicals, and antibiotics.Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-36482025241712423912010-10-19T09:28:00.003-05:002010-10-19T09:37:31.050-05:00The Monarchs are back on Pinto FarmI've got a few photos and a few video clips of the 2010 Monarch Migration on Pinto Farm. Hope to have more to share by tonight.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);" href="http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/genierobinson/2010%20Monarchs%20in%20Brackettville/">2010 Monarch Migration photos: click here.</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEcrstcJHmAZX6xqZbZVTFt2SUSMLhaRdp_rxf0ViZyT7kQQx9NZ-XS2dIFslDxgxAvaU2jVs2M09OsTj8cjpJeW_wNFaXcCnMTIJFcmNxsQMg9RjkLZ9tgokg7x28c22e6XbbEhSxeBk/s1600/Brackettville+Pinto+Creek+Monarchs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEcrstcJHmAZX6xqZbZVTFt2SUSMLhaRdp_rxf0ViZyT7kQQx9NZ-XS2dIFslDxgxAvaU2jVs2M09OsTj8cjpJeW_wNFaXcCnMTIJFcmNxsQMg9RjkLZ9tgokg7x28c22e6XbbEhSxeBk/s400/Brackettville+Pinto+Creek+Monarchs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529765826559732226" border="0" /></a><br />I wait all year for the Monarchs to come through Kinney County, so exciting!Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-9477507723352358702010-03-19T02:37:00.005-05:002010-03-19T03:07:25.999-05:00We're finally irrigating!We've been extremely focused on getting the well repaired and after having accomplished this task, a freeze came along and destroyed our hard work. So new repairs had to be made. They have been made, the water pressure is up, and we are officially irrigating. Hubby is off to the farm right now, even as I type (it's 3:00 a.m.) to shut off the well. He's been watering fields at all hours. I can't wait to see what it will look like out there in about two weeks. It's very green now, but it's not quite the lush salad bar we are looking forward to providing for our cattle. Soon our fields will be spectacular!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIxOpWpFhS0nC03iJhoujevu-8Jus-foU6pIL2ZcBe5mEBdfMl9J7XmUa7OPhyphenhyphenNfJPLYBYYDJyuLE59KJGsTzsjgcmnl2JnFw_ke-UVMtwND2TG9Ot82kuuxE8DYjgxVOyU1ndPEhTbhO/s1600-h/Brackettville+Beef_8987.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIxOpWpFhS0nC03iJhoujevu-8Jus-foU6pIL2ZcBe5mEBdfMl9J7XmUa7OPhyphenhyphenNfJPLYBYYDJyuLE59KJGsTzsjgcmnl2JnFw_ke-UVMtwND2TG9Ot82kuuxE8DYjgxVOyU1ndPEhTbhO/s400/Brackettville+Beef_8987.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450247491621452338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4jN71hoMnN0NALGT6i_97MQs_zZ1GRghODtAHt2yMHcbaiapswd-0NcMg_oOrIBsguCYJfnHy0wDXsFvBM5KJnkOVlWJMq9HL94Y7GUnwaAoaHToa7c0phv1IUTALJyOGYPYBBZ5gAwb/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3284.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4jN71hoMnN0NALGT6i_97MQs_zZ1GRghODtAHt2yMHcbaiapswd-0NcMg_oOrIBsguCYJfnHy0wDXsFvBM5KJnkOVlWJMq9HL94Y7GUnwaAoaHToa7c0phv1IUTALJyOGYPYBBZ5gAwb/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450248256317268002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhbO94H9JLUsiRRdq7g45HC3i3IYCCWOX-1RGECeEFpYrxj4v9y8Q8D1YDWSAnYX4KvwSVdSNDxlHu2AfaaJ4Wei-BzmlNyIkLSoD59TulsRp4ix_4oP1d2Rmmb13gaairWx7Y1Glp-Hj/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhbO94H9JLUsiRRdq7g45HC3i3IYCCWOX-1RGECeEFpYrxj4v9y8Q8D1YDWSAnYX4KvwSVdSNDxlHu2AfaaJ4Wei-BzmlNyIkLSoD59TulsRp4ix_4oP1d2Rmmb13gaairWx7Y1Glp-Hj/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450248253214634162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuRJ__1UnTMOattxmCgXV4cJaGSGKT1Hnw43wH4h-VK3rl08S-zekw1QpeffBynDQ13zUTNMT5DtUayxBdbMjuHVqAVFIoPdbRmWDuTDkLyrPFv9bYWM85MCquswwUaK_jEBSciVocEZp/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuRJ__1UnTMOattxmCgXV4cJaGSGKT1Hnw43wH4h-VK3rl08S-zekw1QpeffBynDQ13zUTNMT5DtUayxBdbMjuHVqAVFIoPdbRmWDuTDkLyrPFv9bYWM85MCquswwUaK_jEBSciVocEZp/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450248243948445938" border="0" /></a><br />Ever hopeful that any human nearby might have some alfalfa pellets to scatter for them, the cows always approach. But this time they were more interested in our new dog than any possible treats. We adopted a rescue dog who we've named Iniga (Ee-nee-ga). The cows were fascinated by her. She, on the other hand, found them terrifying and leapt from the ground and into my car through an open window to escape them. Poor doggy. She's a purebred Italian Greyhound but has some recessive traits that make her undesirable as a purebred Iggie. We, on the other hand, love her "undesirable traits," which are purely superficial anyway. And we're in love with her crazy ears. One is always up, the other is always down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKnGuszawNlXmVHJBuLMuGtaFWAzUfUuajHs0rvM8bovkXOCMlJQ9PirMBv60fXhrwHHLPlcDRvwdhfjptWuMr0BtegfA7qntE0TQ2TQDeYTchgb1RroduZa2oTcMiAp_UkIZv7ptHd87/s1600-h/A_3087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKnGuszawNlXmVHJBuLMuGtaFWAzUfUuajHs0rvM8bovkXOCMlJQ9PirMBv60fXhrwHHLPlcDRvwdhfjptWuMr0BtegfA7qntE0TQ2TQDeYTchgb1RroduZa2oTcMiAp_UkIZv7ptHd87/s400/A_3087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449737212916775746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Doesn't this calf below look like he's got a little hog in him?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa7Z10aDss-X2Jo1PMqH0ddnmk9NaR1U7SJDlGZHOX0rmkzhG_9lvS0hLUWjDDw37h48JKWC2igCuguYjDOUwnQAkwMObYwvvVOkGC13ns-rBn6tP8-vc3J28cNfAtA4LqlTW8gom684m/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3169.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa7Z10aDss-X2Jo1PMqH0ddnmk9NaR1U7SJDlGZHOX0rmkzhG_9lvS0hLUWjDDw37h48JKWC2igCuguYjDOUwnQAkwMObYwvvVOkGC13ns-rBn6tP8-vc3J28cNfAtA4LqlTW8gom684m/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450248234307789282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIVeQeVVHwn4e7bj2gp7nr-R4t1Zji-7n8OnVlTREfQoLYRZupAzMuIU_fO_8CzbAHq8PludtUHJ1w5IBklzWjuEKMIiAt7wohssBpGyrJszLsUjpYxrgENQnsPXZObC_JqlEeuZkjzKk/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIVeQeVVHwn4e7bj2gp7nr-R4t1Zji-7n8OnVlTREfQoLYRZupAzMuIU_fO_8CzbAHq8PludtUHJ1w5IBklzWjuEKMIiAt7wohssBpGyrJszLsUjpYxrgENQnsPXZObC_JqlEeuZkjzKk/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_3159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450247511222063746" border="0" /></a><br />.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7dQlSovZ3ioL2WsaRgc0wV_4X6eEnpDJSXhJkzYyXu2mvXyMQ3FhgVBzsgathxYjr5sDmOtoLJy81x1I6CUKWfgUzFJv-F0aJume1aqNKKgGHBCmuHdi-CooZ50TxIlb33B4qDRdcRt_/s1600-h/Brackettville+Beef_8942.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7dQlSovZ3ioL2WsaRgc0wV_4X6eEnpDJSXhJkzYyXu2mvXyMQ3FhgVBzsgathxYjr5sDmOtoLJy81x1I6CUKWfgUzFJv-F0aJume1aqNKKgGHBCmuHdi-CooZ50TxIlb33B4qDRdcRt_/s400/Brackettville+Beef_8942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450247487513261010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It may not sound very exciting to most of you, but for us, being able to finally irrigate is the culmination of many many months of hard labor. Not to mention the end to enormous amounts of money spent on alfalfa pellets and hay this winter.<br /><br />Just as we got our target pastures under irrigation, the rains came. So it's lovely and green on the farm right now. Spring is in the air. The Mountain Laurel is blooming all along the creek where it smells like grape flavored Fun Dip candy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlItX1BOuMLUTCOAW93QrzBuv7gFPW6KENCa2gJmDlje9uIkwfJk9BhYC4FVE39UGlrw5Rz-vEminqA5wAYmwX9DP08WcNq9QOZSj8HefD-8p-QRsP0iD6QBDeYMnPLRKhTl4tbSPxxcL9/s1600-h/Mountain+Laurel+Brackettville_3345.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlItX1BOuMLUTCOAW93QrzBuv7gFPW6KENCa2gJmDlje9uIkwfJk9BhYC4FVE39UGlrw5Rz-vEminqA5wAYmwX9DP08WcNq9QOZSj8HefD-8p-QRsP0iD6QBDeYMnPLRKhTl4tbSPxxcL9/s400/Mountain+Laurel+Brackettville_3345.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450248436948048290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCyr0evXFxykbuuTVZY40Utc5nzSgzBCVUhz9BcHwv4nC9ouabFML9UoBq5IVrrr9rByB3oJzrs-mE-0SiR2m8IirSkh8r-1-jXgKULIrlauhegQrAf0ecDi3nDTl5sQS-p77-qNnEyrE/s1600-h/Brackettville+Mountain+Laurel_3215.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCyr0evXFxykbuuTVZY40Utc5nzSgzBCVUhz9BcHwv4nC9ouabFML9UoBq5IVrrr9rByB3oJzrs-mE-0SiR2m8IirSkh8r-1-jXgKULIrlauhegQrAf0ecDi3nDTl5sQS-p77-qNnEyrE/s400/Brackettville+Mountain+Laurel_3215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450248261857349154" border="0" /></a><br />We've got fields of yellow flowers and green grasses. And all manner of other things are blooming as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPeHZfPjFhV_NcsAU5XntmH-kiWgqAXVqwq0oQjE-R2AoqfGPrMVC68njJlFb4-dZq7uM1XY9wOx6EvNHtYfBYgWz66TAyk1QCHlaTeJca6MwSGBmlYQydTvDCwZkm-YRiE4CE9i9PXZN/s1600-h/BrackettBeef_3137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPeHZfPjFhV_NcsAU5XntmH-kiWgqAXVqwq0oQjE-R2AoqfGPrMVC68njJlFb4-dZq7uM1XY9wOx6EvNHtYfBYgWz66TAyk1QCHlaTeJca6MwSGBmlYQydTvDCwZkm-YRiE4CE9i9PXZN/s400/BrackettBeef_3137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450247480387334418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyoS3T74_O1mgRYlle9pJj2SvpFywgW11VCllZtpbsEkmHGMiiCiN2MmNq4twlsv6ETpHlKq9xKFWBaqYk1xi5lof_uEd7mWf43aOyIfypyhRiOH6KVia5-Uv5sai1FNEjpn3ZuSaxtQY/s1600-h/Brackettville+Genie+Robinson_3196.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyoS3T74_O1mgRYlle9pJj2SvpFywgW11VCllZtpbsEkmHGMiiCiN2MmNq4twlsv6ETpHlKq9xKFWBaqYk1xi5lof_uEd7mWf43aOyIfypyhRiOH6KVia5-Uv5sai1FNEjpn3ZuSaxtQY/s400/Brackettville+Genie+Robinson_3196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450247510641833154" border="0" /></a><br />Our next big endeavor? To start selling beef by the pound instead of by the animal. That'll take awhile, but that's okay. We'll get there. And looking at beef prices in the grocery store today, I really don't think we'll have too much trouble finding buyers. Our beef, superior in taste and texture as it is, will still be a bargain compared to current grocery store beef prices.<br /></div>Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-60773655968149799812009-10-18T04:13:00.006-05:002009-10-18T04:42:21.170-05:00A new sight on Pinto Farm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5u6ucTpXp-w82U1XbGgmfyt7FncrdenaOwZtX4kHQ4H3oPr2lKD-7pDFzH3np5AMLgT9V3npI4ACRr1wU6YEg2POz4cBptYSC47-FZX_IcVIDTYgdDlCIwLRc35YScMwe-98gMX53mLG/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Cattle+Egret.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5u6ucTpXp-w82U1XbGgmfyt7FncrdenaOwZtX4kHQ4H3oPr2lKD-7pDFzH3np5AMLgT9V3npI4ACRr1wU6YEg2POz4cBptYSC47-FZX_IcVIDTYgdDlCIwLRc35YScMwe-98gMX53mLG/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Cattle+Egret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393867912273931202" border="0" /></a>Our grass farm is a relatively new operation. Our first calves ever (as a result of the introduction of our own bull--some of our initial herd had already been impregnated) started dropping in August and it's been a delight to watch them romp and frolic on the property.<br /><br />When you begin an operation like this, a program designed to foster the land and allow nature to do it's job, you get to see some pretty interesting things. Frolicking cattle, cows bellering greetings at your arrival (never failing to make me think of what a brontosauraus might have sounded like), animals big enough to stomp you into the earth wanting nothing more than to nudge gently against you in hopes of a treat.<br /><br />The photo above was taken from my car as I left the farm the day before yesterday. I'd been out photographing the Monarch Migration on our creek. I was beside myself with joy to see this bird at such ease, walking on the ground, surrounded by five or six of our cattle. As I got closer to the bird it leapt on to the back of this beeve for protection.<br /><br />I've been here since 1989 and have been fishing, hunting, and photographing on Pinto Farm all that time. We only began our cattle operation in 2008. This egret is something I've never seen before on our property. It's not just any egret, it's a <a href="http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/uc/uc-002.html">Cattle Egret</a>! It was so elegant. I had no idea what it was, I thought at first it must be some kind of heron but then it came to me that it must be an egret of some sort. <a href="http://jeanleverthood.blogspot.com/">My friend Jean</a> confirmed this for me; long time rancher, bird watcher, and observer of nature that she is.<br /><br />If I correctly understood what I read about cattle egrets, then 59% of the average cattle egret's diet is horseflies. They also eat grasshoppers, crickets, and a few other unwanted farm pests. One of the fantastic things about pasture raised animals and a grass farm designed to mimic nature is that it attracts birds of all types. Birds are nature's pest control. I'll eagerly be watching for more of these magnificent birds on the property. If I were a cow, egrets would be my best friends. Imagine having a companion follow you everywhere you go, perhaps by riding on your back or shoulders, and keeping your hide nearly free of annoying pests! And all without chemicals! Ahhh, nature at it's best.Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-57692608722140836102009-10-10T11:01:00.001-05:002009-10-10T11:03:16.689-05:00Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4Lbs7zAS05g/StCtVIu4oBI/AAAAAAAAFtA/MBGuPwq1Jis/s1600-h/All_Purpose_Sauc_49d378f2bc7a0.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4Lbs7zAS05g/StCtVIu4oBI/AAAAAAAAFtA/MBGuPwq1Jis/s400/All_Purpose_Sauc_49d378f2bc7a0.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390999332595474450" border="0" /></a><br />I'll be doing a random drawing for two winners next week. To get your name in the pot, just leave a comment here or email me. This drawing is for people living in the U.S. only, please. Each winner will receive two bottles of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce directly from the company.<br /><br />To read more about the product, check out <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/">Their Website</a>.<br /><br />It's some tasty stuff, I promise! Big thanks to Al at Country Bob's for sending me two bottles of the sauce and letting me offer a this give-away. How fun to be able to do this!<br /><br />Read my review of the product <a href="http://texascook.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-stuff-from-country-bobs-bless-them.html">HERE</a>.Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-32422914367423850742009-07-01T03:27:00.007-05:002009-07-01T04:04:40.136-05:00Love watching our cows with their heads down in the grass!Cows are happiest with their heads buried in the sward. I went out the other day to look at our cows and snapped a few photos. They were too busy grazing on fresh grass to pay me too much attention.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG1AndEBxs-Pgrl7-j_JSzye0yC3YFZxuAhfEeI9tf9vEondVvQh4KnOvxLMUpjnMpM8Unx49s6TPxzFT_YkRkcb5vJCO4JSZ4iDKsne_f9CLEv-VHOJGrAv4EyKQ7PuwBalCfTUWe7nw/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_9005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG1AndEBxs-Pgrl7-j_JSzye0yC3YFZxuAhfEeI9tf9vEondVvQh4KnOvxLMUpjnMpM8Unx49s6TPxzFT_YkRkcb5vJCO4JSZ4iDKsne_f9CLEv-VHOJGrAv4EyKQ7PuwBalCfTUWe7nw/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_9005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353406315139192674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjullbnltcgUUdUmgrDLJPcv-oN_upcaSRvUiYNSzCALkiaft5cSMkAXRwtHlRjRwDi3DeIRsb90DlE4kq7jv5e0hkvdJGdeRPIaQUpfBz93fVsAcQbQR_bXnTt7oTQ7iXngqDXss6SxWJF/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8994.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjullbnltcgUUdUmgrDLJPcv-oN_upcaSRvUiYNSzCALkiaft5cSMkAXRwtHlRjRwDi3DeIRsb90DlE4kq7jv5e0hkvdJGdeRPIaQUpfBz93fVsAcQbQR_bXnTt7oTQ7iXngqDXss6SxWJF/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8994.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353406306419934610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxJ2TLF7s8IbgbucI9UbyXUFUmf-7TL897nApSjXa83cpMJh2lykUwSwDwZ6Yk8W-Z0FLkGNRNzHpZFSWILApoRNj6v4GBtb2cABNs_mbo7ZFpKi2LR1G9FQ6q9QFWbaXIKa05YYn-vvb/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8929.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxJ2TLF7s8IbgbucI9UbyXUFUmf-7TL897nApSjXa83cpMJh2lykUwSwDwZ6Yk8W-Z0FLkGNRNzHpZFSWILApoRNj6v4GBtb2cABNs_mbo7ZFpKi2LR1G9FQ6q9QFWbaXIKa05YYn-vvb/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353406306101379170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AA96A2lvYSoAq6VTIH25wQYK7gSNmza_BROZNCp5T5FUH7-oituCbhqfRG8bd8t2B7Ky4hY0ZoF5XTKH5S8ojtT992kIYXqhiMBt2OKJkkG7WH9jOwMB1BtqzbikC7hoxVkRNzaLyXMn/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8928.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AA96A2lvYSoAq6VTIH25wQYK7gSNmza_BROZNCp5T5FUH7-oituCbhqfRG8bd8t2B7Ky4hY0ZoF5XTKH5S8ojtT992kIYXqhiMBt2OKJkkG7WH9jOwMB1BtqzbikC7hoxVkRNzaLyXMn/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8928.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353406299462864146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMByN-7xzAiF7g84emrTvr7UPMLUYysi8U9cdVqTNcBDMOE1qL1fzpybjposXa4OprgMSCFCnU6BkBu0NAMyLOh6R5itYCHjJF03uVWasRftAySpG3XCPW3OmDUL2u1osbLZpZjUpcb0L/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8907.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMByN-7xzAiF7g84emrTvr7UPMLUYysi8U9cdVqTNcBDMOE1qL1fzpybjposXa4OprgMSCFCnU6BkBu0NAMyLOh6R5itYCHjJF03uVWasRftAySpG3XCPW3OmDUL2u1osbLZpZjUpcb0L/s400/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_8907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353406294026264466" border="0" /></a><br />This grass may not look so remarkable to you, but considering the drought we've been in, this is downright lush! We'll have our irrigation system set up within another month or so, and we are very excited! Our pasture raised cattle enjoy roaming over quite a bit more property than we'd like at the moment, but it's the only way to make sure they have access to all the fresh "salad" they need to be happy and healthy. Once the irrigation system is set up, they'll have lusher grasses to feed on and we'll begin implementing our paddock system which means they won't be roaming as much but they'll have lusher, richer, more nutritious grasses to graze on. Oddly enough, cows eat better when they are in a paddock (huge paddocks, and a new one every day mind you) than when they are roaming several hundred acres. Competitive, I guess!<br /><br />As good as the meat is now, I'm curious to see how much the taste of it improves when they don't have to wander quite so far to graze. For more photos or information, visit <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://pintofarmlivestock.webs.com/">Our Website</a>. We're also <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brackettville-TX/Pinto-Farm-Grass-Fed-Beef-and-Goat/95693534064#/pages/Brackettville-TX/Pinto-Farm-Grass-Fed-Beef-and-Goat/95693534064">HERE</a> on Facebook and you can get instant updates from us by following <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://twitter.com/BrackettBeef">Us On Twitter</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cooking Grass Fed Beef:</span></span><br /><br />Want a tip on cooking a fantastic steak on the stove top? I do this frequently with everything from round steak to flank steak to T-bones. If you don't have a good vent-a-hood, you will likely fill your house with a bit more smoke than you like and you may prefer to avoid this technique unless your windows are open, but a smoking hot iron skillet makes a fantastic indoor steak.<br /><br />Grass fed beef is so good and flavorful that I don't marinate the steaks or do anything much at all to them except maybe trim them up a bit. I never cut the fat off (because I like the fat) but if there is fat around the steak it's wise to make slits along it so the meat doesn't curl up as it cooks--then it won't cook evenly. The fat will cook faster than the meat and will try to curl up like bacon if you haven't made the slits, curling the steak along with it.<br /><br />So, your iron skillet is on the stove on medium high to high heat. Throw salt right into the pan, as much as you think you would have used to season the steak if you were using it directly on the meat. Let the pan heat 5 to 7 minutes. The salt will season the meat perfectly and will actually make cleaning up the pan a little easier (so will a little water poured into it while it's still hot). When the pan is ready, throw your steak into the pan, raw and unadulterated. Don't touch it until it's time to turn it. I like my meat rare, so I don't usually have to wait long. Flip it, let it finish up, then lay it on a plate and cover it with another plate (turned upside down) and let it sit for two minutes before serving. This allows the juices to disperse evenly through the meat and makes for a juicier steak. Hubby prefers Worcestershire Sauce on his steak, I'll never understand that man. Myself, I like a dab of butter, coconut oil, or maybe some horseradish. Just a bit, mind you, I love the taste of grass fed beef and don't like covering it up with anything.<br /><br />A word on the flavor of grass fed beef. I thought I knew how flavorful it was until I was making a roast, rotisserie style, and forgot to add salt to the meat. I had rubbed it with olive oil and let it marinade in beer overnight, then covered it with fresh crushed pepper before cooking it. But I just plain forgot to use salt. I LOVE salt and I eat way too much of it. I think I've developed a resistance to the taste of it and find myself using more and more of it. But on this roast, even leftover a couple of days later, I didn't miss the salt at all. Flavor flavor flavor, that's one of the wonderful things about pasture raised beef.Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-79915725482493370282009-06-29T16:32:00.004-05:002009-06-29T17:37:11.597-05:00Rates & Services for Pinto Farm Grass Fed BeefIt took us awhile to get around to it but we finally have official prices for our grass fed, pasture raised beef!<br /><br />Check out the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://pintofarmlivestock.webs.com/ratesservices.htm">Rates and Services</a> page on <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://pintofarmlivestock.webs.com/">Our Website</a> to find out more.<br /><br />And we'd like to introduce you to the meat processor we use and recommend. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.uvaldemeatprocessing.com/">Uvalde Meat Market and Processing</a>. When you purchase one of our animals, we deliver it to Uvalde Meat for you at no charge. If you wish to use another processor, other arrangements will have to be made.<br /><br />We've been buying meat and having our deer processed at Uvalde Meat Market for over 20 years. Unlike many other processors, when you take your deer to Uvalde Meat, you get YOUR deer back. Hunters who visit our area and use Uvalde Meat Market are always shocked by this.<br /><br />They custom process all their meat. They are family owned and operated and have been in business since 1950. USDA approved, located right off Hwy. 90 in Uvalde, and service you won't believe.<br /><br />Uvalde Meat Processing offers nationwide delivery!Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-38375093344001539352009-05-20T16:10:00.008-05:002009-05-27T19:10:05.126-05:00Brackettville Grass Fed Beef and Goat For Sale!Need meat in your freezer? Want to buy an animal for your own farm? All our livestock is pasture raised and grass fed. Our animals are free of chemicals, hormones, and antibiotics. We've got calves of varying sizes available for purchase and African Boer kid goats as well as Boer bucks and does available.<br /><br />If you want grass fed beef or goat in your freezer, please <a href="mailto:brackettvillebeef@gmail.com">Email Us</a> for prices. We recommend Uvalde Meat Processing in Uvalde, Texas for processing. We sell animals, not meat. Once you purchase one of our animals, you own it. From there you get to work directly with the processor to have your meat processed, cut, and packaged however you like. We are happy to deliver your animals to Uvalde Meat Processing for you. You can read more about this <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://pintofarmlivestock.webs.com/pasturetoprocessor.htm">HERE</a>.<br /><br />If you are in need of pasture raised cattle or goats for your farm, we can help you out. Just <a href="mailto:brackettvillebeef@gmail.com">Email Us</a> for details.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUWsxamhevgn2AojKRYytNeFqWLpaBqJ_0uNCZs00m0MKZXv0jBLV3iV7KOtMt7YmzsXSyI1fdUrVnsCORtfEvkPsPE4IP-0gMc5jRKO58ZN6YJqQqrN2oFWOMujTaVEprP0dxZboFku9/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_6641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUWsxamhevgn2AojKRYytNeFqWLpaBqJ_0uNCZs00m0MKZXv0jBLV3iV7KOtMt7YmzsXSyI1fdUrVnsCORtfEvkPsPE4IP-0gMc5jRKO58ZN6YJqQqrN2oFWOMujTaVEprP0dxZboFku9/s200/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_6641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338019610701819186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4sT-dps-YyEL_ubRr25TenwJFBOl77l4u25_M8JeZns_ntvvEpC6Gcciu1Pvs4W5Acy5JMITPmvTL53EG7ejJ7OKfjNvN0fbqg66yxwif11_4w2aTlKrEEjh2B2pXwkq1envgkuv0qZv/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_6596.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4sT-dps-YyEL_ubRr25TenwJFBOl77l4u25_M8JeZns_ntvvEpC6Gcciu1Pvs4W5Acy5JMITPmvTL53EG7ejJ7OKfjNvN0fbqg66yxwif11_4w2aTlKrEEjh2B2pXwkq1envgkuv0qZv/s200/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_6596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338019603593761826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTBw5AFLqfeJ2Yocs61q4e84IMA1IegA1LJg6QYJuVv_1h5KZxm_GUyzkKriYT4bPyZCW6gaKS7Ri95ulxiY6KFlE_GtBkUdvLh_cd9WIFRZfjhxrVMM0gnO3kiu9MtFfyqvHsgFt90L1/s1600-h/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_6583.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTBw5AFLqfeJ2Yocs61q4e84IMA1IegA1LJg6QYJuVv_1h5KZxm_GUyzkKriYT4bPyZCW6gaKS7Ri95ulxiY6KFlE_GtBkUdvLh_cd9WIFRZfjhxrVMM0gnO3kiu9MtFfyqvHsgFt90L1/s200/Brackettville+Grass+Fed+Beef_6583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338019604699817346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For more detailed information, please visit Pinto Farm Grass Fed Beef and Goat at <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.pintofarmlivestock.webs.com/">Our Website</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PNLfuBbozLV3eH7_7BEtJMIqLa28hU6n4zDhWiT-A9QFYQVbQw4EFbUIINiOynd0NnvGo1mKfys9SpXPMBJJTDYq1KaIRZnFfJY_KQHAz88qrB7HkdMIEhgyWd_qbgM_Bmk8nl32D-tD/s1600-h/Brackettville+African+Boer+Goats+Grass+fed_6709.jpg"><br /></a>Geniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035732790904857758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3064471605901788173.post-82153820938912456212009-05-19T22:30:00.012-05:002009-05-22T11:43:18.806-05:00Pinto Farm in Brackettville, TexasPinto Farm in Brackettville, Texas is a 500 acre jewel. The farm got its name because Pinto Creek runs through it. Pinto Creek, luckily, is one of the paths that the Monarchs follow during the Fall Monarch Migration.<br /><br />I look forward to the fall every year. The fall in Kinney County is the best time of the year. It's a feast for the eyes! The wildflowers are blooming. There are butterflies everywhere. It is finally starting to cool off a bit, sort of, and sometimes we even get a little fall rain.<br /><br />Much as I like photographing the cows and the goats, in October I'm usually to be found right along the creek looking for Monarchs and whatever other butterflies may be gracing the wild, crazy goldeneyes that grow along the water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRq6rZVCE4Ff8U38gGxlV9aXJlKynW93PrKhSlcTJKFaU-ySBg4jXK6JoWzMGl3UP8EbkDGhcDJapSN7-B1n53KAFFphwyYG7ZPu9JGeZUzhgIVJuea6FuTnlK4SL9y-WgI4A3scsUBR5/s1600-h/800_6487.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRq6rZVCE4Ff8U38gGxlV9aXJlKynW93PrKhSlcTJKFaU-ySBg4jXK6JoWzMGl3UP8EbkDGhcDJapSN7-B1n53KAFFphwyYG7ZPu9JGeZUzhgIVJuea6FuTnlK4SL9y-WgI4A3scsUBR5/s200/800_6487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338116590384664018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgdi4YJS_TpnX5w5Yp5q-1gtp-MxsCttFRmdVGv5boLEmV6vtu7XZFSllv4R_5pnUIJpRa5k19j9hulgZzkKUu8aeNTapydQdjSJGKel-vv01desbex66cqz5vBF7OR8vlP1N2u5us2K3/s1600-h/800_6425.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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