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Dirt to Soil

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

November 10, 2018

Dirt to Soil - is Gabe Brown's first book that was just released in October 2018. I first meet Gabe at his ranch in North Dakota in 2013 during a Grassfed Exchange Conference. It is truly amazing what he has accomplished using his 5-keys to soil health - especially when you consider he has 232 days below freezing and the average annual rainfall is only 16 inches.

We have been practicing these 5-steps on our farm for at least 4 years. For the first three years or so it was hard to tell if this was working for us. However, our soils this year are really starting to so improvement in nutrient & water cycling.

A customer also emailed me a podcast of Gabe discussing his book. You can listen to it here.

If you want to learn more simply go to YouTube and search for Gabe Brown. There are a lot of videos available. In the meantime, buy his book here. It could make a good Christmas gift for an aspiring farmer.

New Products - about a six weeks ago we floated the idea of several new products. And, we have decided to add the following three items:
1) SMOKED SAUSAGE made with beef. Ingredients are beef, salt, red pepper, sage, sugar, black pepper

2) SMOKED ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE made with beef. Ingredients are beef, salt, spices (ground mustard, red & black pepper), dehydrated onion & garlic, corn syrup solids, sugar, parsley

3) SMOKED CHORIZO SAUSAGE made with beef. Ingredients are beef, salt, spices (red pepper, paprika, cumin, ground mustard), dextrose, sugar, garlic powder, natural extracts, citric acid.

Give them a try and let us know what you think. They are IN STOCK now and can be added to your existing order and I will meet you next Wednesday.

Customer Feedback-
"Just a note to let you know your beef is the best we ever experienced!”
- Larry & Geni

Quote Worth Re-Quoting – “The fusion of life transforms dirt into soil. Dirt becomes soil not simply because there is enough organic matter in the soil but because there's life in the soil - and not just any life but the full spectrum of soil biology." ~Gabe Brown

Thank you for supporting our regenerative, local farm.
Ben & Beth




























































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