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Pasture Raised and Certified Organic chicken wings barbequed served with pineapple and cilantro on a plate.
Recipes

Pineapple Barbeque Chicken Wings

This week we’re featuring a recipe Chef Katy developed for our Certified Organic and pasture raised chicken wings. It uses the pairing of bright pineapple and the spicy bite of chili paste to create a delicious alternative to bottled BBQ …

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Closeup of an organic young tom turkey on the pastures at Wrong Direction Farm.
Farm Business

I Don’t Want To Be A Celebrity Farmer

This is a topic for which I’ve started and then abandoned more blog posts than any other I’ve attempted to cover. It’s one of those things that can, with just the slightest imbalance in emphasis, become a piece of self-congratulation, …

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Cattle grazing grass at Wrong Direction Farm in the evening, standing near the chicken shelters.
Pasture Farming

This Farm Can’t Fix the World

Watching our cattle graze, I’ve been thinking about how best to communicate the powerful connection between grasslands, grazing animals, and the overall environment in which they exist. Quietly walking with the herd, listening to the sound of leaves tearing, feeling …

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Grass Fed Beef

Can I Love a Summer Swarm of Flies?

Then Athena held up her aegis, the bane of mortals, on high from the roof, and the minds of the wooers were panic-stricken, and they fled through the halls like a herd of cattle that the darting gad-fly falls upon …

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Fried pasture raised and certified organic chicken drumsticks from Wrong Direction Farm served on ceramic plate.
Recipes

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Drumsticks with Lemon and Thyme

When dividing up a chicken, my druthers always go to the dark meat. So this week’s recipe from Chef Katy has a special place in my hierarchy of reliably great meals. Fried chicken drumsticks are a delight. By long tradition, …

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Grass Fed Beef

What Does Grass Finished Beef Really Mean?

The term “grass-fed” has been used often enough that most people come to us with at least a general idea that this is the kind of beef they’ve been looking for. But there’s another term we like to use: “grass …

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View across the pasture through tall grass looking at a chicken shelter in the distance.
Farm LifeFood Policy

Farming without Outrage

A farming friend sent me a provocatively written news story that was almost perfectly calculated to rile us both up. As will become clear, my purpose here is not to debate or to dispute that story. But for a brief …

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Silvopasture

Walking With Someone Who Knows Something Different

This week we hosted a forest survey workshop. Our local USDA agent asked if they could use our small parcel of woodland as a training opportunity for the staff from the surrounding field offices. That was fine with me. So …

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Recipes

Miso Butter Chicken Bowl with Red Lentils, Sweet Potatoes, and Pickled Onions

This week’s recipe from Chef Katy uses our pasture raised, Certified Organic chicken breasts in a simple miso butter preparation. Katy included some suggestions for a great medley of side dishes, but of course there are plenty of other pairings …

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Food PolicyGrass Fed Beef

Beef Liver Is Out of Stock, and Why That’s OK

Currently, our beef liver is out of stock. Someone wrote to ask me about that. It was a fine question I was happy to answer, but it got me thinking about some of the logistics of a farm-centric supply chain. …

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