Interested in authentic, hand-raised, creme-of-the-crop local beef? Find me in Pittsburgh at 2216 Penn Avenue beside the extraordinary Bar Marco today from 9am - 12pm. Grassfed and grainfed cuts are available; host a tasting at your home and see what your friends think of the comparison!
Read MoreYou fancy yourself a foodie, and you’re always seeking connections with the sustenance on your plate.
That’s wonderful! Let’s trace a grassfed steak:
Read More“Can’t these dang things just wait for one hour while I try to have a life?!” (The answer is no.)
Read MoreHeadlines mentioning what we all ‘need to know’ about various countries around the world clog up nearly every artery of agricultural media I encounter. The global publicity fits, I suppose, considering farmers today are told they need to be as proficient at world-wide economics as they are at fixing equipment with baler twine and a scrap of metal salvaged from the road ditch.
Read MoreShirts sporting a distinctive Clarion County outline surrounding the two bars / steer logo you're familiar with from the Clarion Farms signs are back in stock!
Read MoreThe whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
That's a mantra we live around here. Every individual has remarkable talent, but that talent is worthless in the absence of other people.
Read MoreWe WILL have some tremendous Strip Steaks, Ribeyes, Sirloins, Flat Irons, Flanks, Filets, Chuck Eyes, Stew Meat, various roasts, ground beef, and more!
Read MoreIT'S WEDNESDAY!! The unequivocal BEST day to live in Clarion, because Wednesdays are the day we re-stock the Beef Barn with all of your favorite cuts.
We're honored to have an influx of new followers who're interested in this bustling farm community we call home. If you're new, welcome! We think you'll love being a part of the family as much as we do.
Let's go over a few details to make sure old friends and new fans alike are on the same page (this is a little lengthy, but worth the read):
Read MoreDuring a tour of our farm in the late spring I greeted the crowd with the announcement that we would not be having fun during the event. My statement was met with surprised laughter, and when everyone regained their composure I offered an explanation for sounding like such a curmudgeon.
Read MoreEach time the boom on their front-end loader is lowered from a heightened dumping position, the depressurized hydraulic fluid rushing back to the reservoir makes a wailing sound not unlike a cow experiencing serious distress. Frequently my focus has been snapped away from other tasks as my ears register the sound and my entire body tenses into fight mode, prepared to speed across the farm and aide a member of the herd.
Read MoreHenry took an animated interest in the fifty bovines of various sizes lounging in his play area. His surprised laughter is infectious, and Gina and I sat in the shade with him for nearly half an hour as he watched the animals. Fear of livestock is not going to hinder that little one.
Read MoreI’ve taken up scything to control weeds under our fences.
Read MoreThursday, June 13 2019
Read MoreOne doesn’t have to be too perspicacious when reading agricultural reports to realize that farmers are quite dependent on Washington for survival.
Read MoreThis particular Wednesday is one of the best Wednesdays of the year, for it arrives just before Memorial Day Weekend!!
Read MoreFor years I’ve been wrestling an invisible adversary that regularly stymied my experiments born of whimsy, and these few words of insight exposed the scoundrel in an instant. Gotcha!
Read MoreThere's something about a dog, isn't there? No matter how hectic the schedule and how limited the time spent together doing nothing at all, a dog will never hold a grudge and reject the minute of togetherness whenever it may arrive.
Read MoreOscar sure requires a lot of water for a dog that hates getting his paws wet.
Read MoreOscar loves to help around the house.
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