I took a few minutes with the chickens out in the pasture to highlight some of the design features and considerations we incorporated into our custom made shelters. At Wrong Direction Farm we’ve always been driven by both personal preference and economic necessity to be do-it-yourselfers. About six years ago we realized we needed to […]
Important Design Features In Our Shelters for Pasture Raised Chickens Read More »
I’ve written about the topic of lab grown meat here, here, and here. But some new reporting really nails down important points about the scam that is afoot. It’s a long article, but worth reading over at The Counter if you can spare some time. I think the article does an outstanding job unpacking such
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I first heard about grass fed beef while I was in high school. In the context of the discussion, someone was talking about grass fed as something different than corn fed beef. I wasn’t convinced. From gardening experience, I had a little knowledge about corn, at least as far as growing sweet corn. I had
Since Corn is a Grass, Does Corn Fed Count as Grass Fed? Read More »
I just learned that someone included our farm in a short audio essay titled “On the Naming of Farms”, broadcast on KQED, the San Francisco public radio station. Here’s the quote that I noticed: Quirky names, like Blue Dragon Farm, Flying Pig Farm, Fluffy Butt Farms or Wrong Direction Farm, are the ones I like
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If you’ve ever tried to move a flock of poultry, you’ve probably noticed that chickens don’t respond as well to herding as ducks or turkeys. While chickens do move with and identify with their flock, they just don’t stick together in a tight unit. It seems that chickens have the individualism dial turned up just
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I made this explainer video to show how we move all of our chickens on pasture. Movement is always key for pasture raised chickens, so we include that as a primary consideration in all our chicken shelters.
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I never expected finding a reliable, effective feeder for our pasture raised chickens would be such a challenge. Over the past twelve years I have built countless feeders. And I’ve tried at least ten different commercial feeders trying to find something that really worked. Along the way I came up with a pretty good homemade
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We dig into the details of what grass fed cattle eat. The name “grass fed” probably wasn’t ever the best choice, but finding a better name that isn’t too long is challenging. Let’s look at all the abundance of plants our grass fed cattle eat on our pastures.
What Do Grass Fed Cattle Eat? Read More »
On the steep bank just behind our house we had an old smokehouse. The roof must have been leaking a long time ago, because even though it was re-roofed with tin about 20 years ago, the rafters and floor were full of rot. This year we noticed that as the wood foundation beams decomposed, the
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Welcome to Wrong Direction Farm. I’m Dave your farmer, and I’d like to tell you about our farm and why this is such a special place.
Introduction to Wrong Direction Farm Read More »
