Faith Family & Beef

Litter Update

On Earth Day, I wrote about how and why we litter here at the ranch. We litter to prevent erosion and remain sustainable. The following photos are of some littering we did on a hillside where the yearling heifers grazed this winter. April 17, 2014 This photo was taken about two ... READ the POST

Spring Work

It has been a crazy busy couple of weeks here at the ranch. Thus, this post on spring work is short and sweet. Please, enjoy! Last Friday, we completed the spring work here at our place. Spring work is when the calves are given their first vaccinations and permanent identification. In order to ... READ the POST

Shredded Beef

Part of my duties as a ranch wife include feeding the crew on crew days - days when the work load exceeds what my husband and I can get done on our own. The biggest crew day of the year is the day we get our spring work done. On that day alone, I typically serve upwards of 60 to 70 ... READ the POST

Cowboy Dinner

A friend recently asked me why I hadn’t shared the recipe for Cowboy Dinner yet. I told him that I would and to stay tuned. This friend and I spent a lot of time together growing up, as our moms were best friends. Whenever our moms would leave our dads in charge, we were sure to have Cowboy ... READ the POST

5 Most Memorable Lessons from My Dad

When I was a kid, I spent quite a bit of time watching (and helping) my Dad train horses. He would start teaching the horses with the ground work in the round corral. Then, when the horses were ready, Dad would put the first rides on the young horses and I would ride along on an experienced horse. ... READ the POST

French Onion Burger

I was first introduced to French Onion Burgers when I asked Sheila (my bestie/old college roommate/cousin) to do some guest posting here on FFB. Growing up she lived in the city and would come visit us on the feed yard over spring breaks and during the summer over county fair week. Anyway, she wrote ... READ the POST