We raise our yaks on pasture.

I got into farming because I was genuinely afraid of where our society was going. I had found out that most of the adults in my life didn’t know everything they thought they did, and I was worried that food, governance, commerce, and culture wo
Working with animals, always working with animals… I love how interconnected this farm is becoming with all of the projects bleeding into each other. Feeding the goats is building compost, harvesting yaks is feeding tomatoes. If milking goats
Been really grateful lately... I promise my life isn’t as simple and fun as I put out on Instagram, but it is pretty cool. I really appreciate all the support lately. I started putting more energy into this platform last year and just the co
“Grass-fed yak” I say that a lot because it’s simple. I really mean that they don’t eat grain or soy and that they live on pasture. They do mainly eat grass. But they also eat a lot of legumes and forbs. Birdsfoot trefoil is
Another successful yak harvest yesterday. @oregoncoastalcutters came out from Newport, I appreciate them a lot. Eric and Josh keep me laughing enough that I forget to take many pictures. Producing meat is an interesting way to spend time. It’
Just a handful of morels today… Staring at the ground is probably my favorite thing to do. Pouring over the landscape, my eyes have been trained to see a lot of detail and focus only on specific characteristics. I see the miner’s lettuc
*Warning, don’t swipe through the pictures if sensitive to blood and guts* Harvested three yaks and a pig this morning. @farmershelper is doing the hard work, I really just get to watch. I really appreciate Colt and Joel coming out and everyon
Grass is growing well right now. It’s fun to watch it constantly, see the slight changes over time. I feed out hay, cover the ground, then I watch for months until finally you can’t really see the hay through the grass. But it’s n