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Hello, and welcome to our space on the web. Thank you for visiting us. We are a family owned farm in Monroe County, in south-central Kentucky. Our foremost goal is to provide our customers, as well as ourselves, with the best naturally raised beef, pork and poultry available. To achieve this goal, we focus on building soil fertility and health using sustainable farming practices.
We invite you to come back often as we'll be adding to and updating this site.
Horse Power
One of our primary goals is to be self-sufficient. One way we strive towards this goal is through the use of horse power. By relying on horse power to make hay, till and cultivate fields, deliver winter hay to livestock and any endless number of jobs around the farm, we have significantly reduced our reliance on fossil fuels. With horses, one farms at a slower pace, near the earth, where we can
see, hear and feel all that is happening around us. We find that
working our farm with horses gives us an even closer connection to our
work.
What do we mean by "self-sufficient"?
Heritage Livestock Breeds
We focus on raising heritage breeds of livestock, for the preservation of their unique genetics and for the qualities they offer. Our interest in history was also an important factor in this decision.
Dexter Cattle
Dexter Cattle are a small, dual-purpose breed of cattle. Traditionally a homestead breed from Ireland, these thrifty cattle produce quality meat, and enough rich milk to keep a family supplied with milk, cheese and butter. Cows average approximately 750 pounds in weight and bulls weigh around 1,000 pounds.
Guernsey Cattle
Guernseys are a dairy breed of cattle that give rich golden colored milk, high in butterfat and protein. Guernsey cattle are known to be efficient grazers, converting grass into flavorful milk.
Our grassfed cattle provide healthy, tender, rich flavored beef, without hormones or unnecessary antibiotics.
Why Grassfed Beef?
Tamworth Pigs
Tamworth pigs are a bacon type hog. They are thought to be the closest domesticated breed to European wild swine, making them an excellent range hog and an efficient grazer. They produce a darker colored pork, which is lean and delicious.
Our Tamworth hogs are raised on pasture, fed milk and eggs produced here on the farm and supplemented with grain feed. We do not use any antibiotics.
Heritage Breed Poultry
We raise primarily Rhode Island Red, Buff Orpington, Speckled Sussex and Plymouth Barred Rocks. Our free range poultry flocks supply eggs and meat for on-farm use and for sale. The chickens scratch through manure patties, eating fly larva which reduces fly populations and improves animal health. They also build better pasture by spreading organic matter.
Meat Sales
We offer U.S.D.A. processed grassfed beef, pastured pork and free range chicken for sale here at the farm, and at the Bounty of the Barrens farmer's market in Glasgow, KY. We believe in local foods and a strong local economy, so we do not offer mail orders. We are a small operation, so our supplies are often limited. Please feel free to contact us for current availabilities.
Contact Us
Please contact us with any questions or comments. We look forward to hearing from you and enjoy visitors.
Lane & Ricki Linnenkohl
100 Hamilton Heights Road
Summer Shade, KY 42166
(270) 427-5409
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