Can’t beat the peaceful start to a day in these Smoky Mountains. My FAVORITE part about Tennessee is the weather. Is that weird? 🤣🙂
I just never knew four seasons growing up. We just had the one. Hot. 🥵 Perpetual summer.
The scenery and weather here in East Tennessee are something really special.
These quiet moments on the farm before everyone is up are such a treasure. It’s so quiet.
☀️Any minute now those two little ones will come crawling into my lap for snuggles and that will make my morning and that will be the end of the quiet🤣.
Have a wonderful day everyone. 😊
Cube steak two ways.
The little boys don’t like breading so it’s country fried steak strips for me and the hubs and garlic butter pan-fried for the boys.
Cube steak is soooooooooooo easy to cook and works in a pinch in a busy weeknight.
#beef #grassfedandfinishedbeef #grassfedbeef #beefrecipes #thefarmatspringcreek
Discover the ultimate farm life experience in the heart of East Tennessee! 🌿
✨Summers been good so far!
Swimming, cocktails, baseball games in town, LOTS of guests in the cabin, opened up the Yurt to guests @springcreekplacecabins lots of grass for the cattle. 🙏
Grateful.
Coffee at dawn on the farm.
It might be my favorite part of the day. The pigs are still sleeping, the rooster hasn’t even started crowing yet, I hear a woodpecker hard at work, and the cattle are just starting to move around so they can eat while it is still cool. As the day goes on they’ll want to move less and find the shady spots in the pasture.
There’s nothing like starting the day with the peaceful sights and sounds of nature. 🌅🌱
#farmlife #morningmagic #nature
Got our new piglets today🐷. These are just for us and for our farm guest’s to visit with each day. We don’t sell them, sorry. Our friends over at @balesfarms have pork if you need though. 🐖
They’re pretty cute. They sure tested that electric fence quickly and OFTEN. The little boy wanted to wear ear plugs because it hurts his little heart to hear them squeal when they get shocked. It won’t take them long and they’ll stop going near the fence. They’re going to love their life here! Three weeks in that pen and then they get about 2 acres to root, dig, roam, feast.
Our cabin guests LOVE them and since they’re right by the cabin they get to see them and feed them every day if they want. It’s a perfect patch of previously unused farmland they have now turned into a biological paradise.
#pigs #pigsofinstagram #farmlife #farmanimals #farmliving #thefarmatspringcreek
We are almost fully stocked right now. Let me know if you need grass fed beef, or have any questions.
Not quite done yet with tree planting but we’re making progress!
We’re about 1/3 of the way done. 😂 One tree at a time.
So many trees. 🌳
#soilconservation #erosionprevention #regenertaiveagriculture #sequesteringcarbon #nrcs #farmliving #beeffarming #grassfarmer #beefproduction #beefproducer #grassfedbeef
It’s raining. I’m cool with it.
Rain brings grass. Lots and lots of tall, green grass for our cattle to graze on.
☔️💪
#grassfed #grassfedbeef #cattleproducers #beefproduction #farmlife #ruminants #ruminantsnutrition
Moving those cows all the time takes some serious engineering. 😂
My husband is trying to explain to me the new gate swinging system to get them across the road.
It really isn’t that complicated and they use those awesome springy gates but sometimes when he’s telling me these things it sounds like he’s speaking Greek. I’m glad they understand it.
Rotational grazing is no joke. 🤯
#rotationalgrazing #grazing #grassfarming #cattleproduction #beefproduction #grassfed #grassfedbeef #easttennesseefarm #easttennesseebeef #grassfedintn #thefarmatspringcreek #farmerswife
Had a great trip to Louisiana visiting with friends and family and NOW we’re back and I’m back at delivering your favorite grass-fed beef this week!
Let me know if you’be missed me 😉 and if you need some.
#grassfedbeef #grassfedbeefdelivery #localbeef #localrancher #familyfarm #familyfarming #eatmorebeef
It was snowy for so many days, I kind of forgot what it looked like but sure enough, there it is!
Grass.
Y'all know how much I love grass. 🌿
My little boy just looked out the window and called his big brother saying, “Look! It's green outside. Winter is over!”
Not quite my love 😍 but it is nice to see the ground again.
#grassfedbeef #grassfed #beefproduction #winteronthefarm #theviewfrommyfrontporch #easttennessee
Let’s try this again.
Mozzarella making
Heat the milk
Add rennet and citric acid to make curds
Stir the curds
Heat, salt and stretch
Form into balls or one large ball
Eat
Yum!
Milk from @stooksburycreamery
#homemaking #mozzarella #freshmozzarella #homemademozzarella #homemaker #farmlife #farmliving #ruralliving
