Clueless.

Our culture is so far removed from food that people can see livestock handling in front of their nose and not recognize it.

Clarion PA, Farm Life, Farming, Local Food, Small BusinessJS PortJanuary 17, 2019Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarm Life, Farming, Cattle, beef, Local Food Comment

It's Farm Dog Friday!!

Just when he started thinking life would return to normal...

The baby got wheels.

Farm Dog Friday, Farm LifeJS PortJanuary 11, 2019Farm Dog Friday, Farm Life, Dachshund Comment

Wednesday at the Beef Barn!

Wednesdays are the BEST day to live in Clarion, because this is the day we re-stock the Beef Barn with beef, glorious beef. Here's what we're excited about today:

Saturday in the Strip (and True Confessions...)

Find the farm in the Strip today from 9-12 on Penn Avenue between 22 and 23 Streets. We're right beside the famous Bar Marco. Gruber Farms Pasture Raised Meats is joining us. The only thing missing is Y-O-U!

Beef, Farm Life, Farmer's Market, Farming, Local Food, Pittsburgh, Small BusinessJS PortJanuary 5, 2019Clarion Farms Beef Barnbeef, Steaks, Pittsburgh, Shopping, Small Business, Farm Life, Food, FlavorComment

Farm Dog Friday!!!

This shot was risky: just off camera is a large piece of pork, designated as the official distraction piece to prevent gnashing of teeth and human injury when Oscar's headband was put into place.

Farm Dog Friday, Farm LifeJS PortJanuary 4, 2019Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarm Dog Friday, Farm Life, DachshundComment

Ain't Worth It

Everyone in our family has listened to some variation of these themes about a million times:

Farm Life, Farmer's Market, Farming, Local Food, Small BusinessJS PortJanuary 1, 2019Clarion Farms Beef BarnAgriculture, Farming, Farmer's Market Comment

The Most Quiet Day of the Year

The road is a tough neighbor: roaring traffic can be heard from every corner of our farm. White noise from tires is a constant fact of life, and, because we’re located on an interchange, honking horns resulting from poorly choreographed merging strategies are the norm.

Farming, Farm Life, Destination Clarion, Clarion PAJS PortDecember 26, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarming, Farm Life, Agriculture, Clarion PA, Destination Clarion Comment

Trying hard to get worse.

I’ve been reading through my previous columns with a twinge of embarrassment; it seems I’m fixated on a central theme that yields something of a redundancy in my grander script.

Farm Life, WritingJS PortDecember 13, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnReading, Curiosity, CommunicationComment

It's Wednesday! The BEST day to live in Clarion.

Now, be honest: how good do you feel when you ignore meal plans, panic at the last minute, and ingest ready-to-eat junk? Lethargic. Unfocused. Queasy. Generally unproductive. That's speaking from experience, and I don't think I'm alone.