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Two Things You Can Do Today For Your Health

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

February 1, 2018

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above!

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Customer Feedback- 

“I am so excited! We have been looking for an affordable resource for healthy
grass fed non-GMO meats, so this is a real blessing to us! Thank you so much!
“. Shelley L.

Quote Worth Re-Quoting –  "A
farm includes the passion of the farmer's heart, the interest of the farm's
customers, the biological activity in the soil, the pleasantness of the air
about the farm--it's everything touching, emanating from, and supplying that
piece of landscape. A farm is virtually a living organism. The tragedy of our
time is that cultural philosophies and market realities are squeezing life's
vitality out of most farms. And that is why the average farmer is now 60
years old. Serfdom just doesn't attract the best and brightest."
--Joel Salatin

As always, thank you for supporting our regenerative, local farm.

Ben & Beth

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