Hi Pete from a fellow small Dexter farmer in Ireland. I follow you since you had less than 200 subscribers. Great to see your numbers went up a lot this year. You and your family do a fantastic job on your farm and youtube. We share the same principles and raise Dexters, pigs and hens on pasture. Just as you say the breed and how you raise them makes a huge difference. Farmers like us have to work hard to get the well deserved return. Thank You for sharing your views and learnings with all of us and help people educate why small farms are the future!
@bigtime37ja3 жыл бұрын
Everything stated is true. I love the conviction to your craft sir. Folks, go to your farmers market and enjoy.
@georgedoolittle75743 жыл бұрын
The United States has to feed entire Cities should be duly noted....so "ripping into the truck driver"(distribution) is straight up wrong should be noted. The farmer don't eat either without the truck driver. I'll stick with my Yuengling Beer thank you much when I need a meal in the first...and neither you nor I do not as the Bible says. I can go out and kill a wild deer right off my deck tomorrow and it will taste better than anything raised on any farm anywhere on Earth let alone the USA. Fishing and crabbing is a lot harder I've noticed but again...read your Bible. "To eat less food period is to be healthy." No such thing as too much Gatorade either should be noted if you're doing actual field work as a Farmer as well. "Dying of thirst" is not a form of expression.
@chrismaupin93183 жыл бұрын
Boil on reply for nothing all he's saying is home growing or homemade is much better than store-bought I agree that's all he was saying
@opensourcedev223 жыл бұрын
True story: we immigrated from Eastern Europe to Canada. I was young, but My parents said everything lacked flavor. Bread, buns, milk, cheese, meat, eggs, veggies, fruit. I heard that for many years after we landed. Now we grow our own as much as possible.
@pisicacutecat4869 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Eastern Europe too and my family moved to the US in the 80s. My parents were farmers and the food tasted so much better than the stuff we buy here at the store. My husband and I have 5 chickens for eggs. Next year we would like to raise some chickens for meat. We have our own garden too.
@joseph.27908 ай бұрын
From where you immigrated?
@thisorthat76263 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw a pasture raised egg compared to a grocery store egg, I switched to pasture raised. What a difference!! They taste like the eggs I used to eat in the U.K. We have been cheated and taught to eat garbage food instead of healthy food. Blessings.
@mt.hopemeadows3 жыл бұрын
The small farm beef just looks so much more tasty.
@katieandkevinsears77243 жыл бұрын
Because it is.
@kellenwilliams68363 жыл бұрын
Got a freezer full of grass fed local beef. Could never get tired of eating it. Buy local and save up to buy it in bulk
@BlueRibbonMasonry2 жыл бұрын
@@kellenwilliams6836 it’s cheaper to buy local in bulk where I’m located. We’ve always bought 1/2 a pig and 1/4 cow
@robertaus84203 жыл бұрын
Definitely could taste the difference when my family was butchering our own cows compared to meat from a super market. I also agree fresh fruit from the plant is a lot nicer as well.
@cindyschenk68243 жыл бұрын
I found your channel a few weeks ago, and trying to binge watch the videos. This one really made me think. During the pandemic and with the food shortages, this route has been in my mind, but seeing this video, I researched local farms in my community that sale at our local farmers market and I'm looking forward to this Saturday shopping and buying in a new way for me. We have a few raised beds and have enjoyed growing some vegetables for us, and I've always loved going to farmers markets, buy never committed to get my meats and eggs from there. It's on now! LOL. Thank you! We love watching your channel from NC.
@capturelightmedia3 жыл бұрын
Hey, man. My wife and I just started our first farmstead on 6.6 acres. I watched this vid and subbed right away. Looking forward to learning.
@robertleigh5593 жыл бұрын
Way to go! Give 'em some stick, Pete, give 'em some stick. That's telling it like it is. The big store products are disgustingly tasteless and I blame a lot of this on the various State University food laboratories . I've worked in them. Sold their souls and produced long-lasting garbage for their supermarket paymasters. As an example, we once could buy delicious and aromatic tomatoes; now they are rock hard and tasteless, and they should sell them to the Navy as designer cannon balls. And dont dare to read the frightening list of chemicals they cram into this crap. Well done, Pete.
@marbleman523 жыл бұрын
robert leigh...I loved it: "...designer cannon balls." A new weapon against the enemy....kill them with tasteless food full of chemicals...the ultimate chemical warfare..!!
@richardsokolis73142 жыл бұрын
Its called supply and demand. To supply our fixation with meat = mass production fresh veggies = practicality shipping harvesting. The quality suffers. But that person on limited income has to buy it or do without. So lets be fair he produces a quality product but doesn't feed people beyond a small nich. Not saying you are wrong but we can't go back to 1960 only visit not practical.
@banyantree86183 жыл бұрын
The blandness in USA food might explain why literary every time I see somebody cooking it’s smothered in some type of source or dry flavour mix.
@auntlouise3 жыл бұрын
True story! Even when you see exotic meats at the store they are in a bag with some kind of marinade or rub all over them. What's wrong with the flavor of just the meat with a little salt?!
@PapaShawn703 жыл бұрын
bland is only how you cook.
@jordanhill15592 жыл бұрын
I think that explains it the best, my beef gets a pinch of salt and pepper and that’s it
@jgeorgetx3 жыл бұрын
This is quite the eye-opening lesson on the quality of mass produced meat and eggs vs that produced by small farms and sold at farmer’s markets. Thank you. I’m now going to search the area where I live for farmer’s markets.
@EL-ru8nl3 жыл бұрын
We are slowly working towards at a minimum, growing our own meat and eggs and produce. We currently buy pork and beef from local ranches. About 5 yrs ago, I bought my first local beef. The first steaks we cooked took me back to childhood when "real" meat was available in the grocery stores. Thanks for the great videos and inspiration. My biggest take away from all your videos is, I'm gonna need more land
@sundancer4423 жыл бұрын
Just subbed to you from Australia. As a retired professional chef, I couldn't agree with you more !!.
@sroberts6053 жыл бұрын
What's happened to the farming industry in Oz? I'm in the Uk and was surprised after the Brexit debacle to see not only concerns about American farming methods being imported, but Australian. I'd assumed that Aussie methods would have remained traditional but it sounds like large 'finishing' lots for cattle are prevalent? It's all very interesting.
@sundancer4423 жыл бұрын
@@sroberts605 Finishing lots in Oz aren't common at all! The cows go from the farm to the auction yards and then to slaughter, just as usual. If you buy MSA meat, you can track it back to the farm it came from, no sweat at all. :) Where the big supermarkets get their meat from though, is anyone's guess.
@katieandkevinsears77243 жыл бұрын
Yes. The stuff I grow tastes like freedom. Dexter beef and milk is delicious too.
@sbrega1453 жыл бұрын
Wow Pete!!! Outstanding comparison of food, and a great explanation of what goes into our food. Great video!!!!!!!
@AdamMuhle3 жыл бұрын
My parents used raised hogs until about 15 years ago. They are a relatively small farm. I think we had 2 herds of about 15-20 sows each. Our pigs wen't raised on grass, but they did spend most of their lives on dirt (the sows were only in crates when the pigs were born mostly to minimize how many were squished and were still let out to eat and drink). We hauled them to the sale barn on the back of our pickup most of my childhood. Anyway - it was pretty apparent the buyers could tell the kind of live our pigs lived just by looking at them. Ours frequently took the highest bid the days we had pigs at the auction. They eventually gave up because they didn't have the volume to compete with factor producers on price. I don't think they ever considered direct-to-consumer sales. We're in a pretty low population area, which would make it hard anyway and I don't think they wanted to have to deal with people every weekend.
@Dreamydazefarm2 жыл бұрын
I was skeptical before we started our small farm the first food ready was eggs I couldn’t believe the color. My wife started selling that at work she’s a medical assistant and I had to ask her to slow down bc our family was buying eggs because we were sold out of our own needles to say I was a 100% believer after this and everything in this video is so true we have old spots and Spanish turkeys all better btw turkeys are the best examples of taste difference your videos are amazing 🤩
@edsmith44143 жыл бұрын
Amen to all of that Pete. We raise our food for ourselves. Tried selling some locally, but people mostly aren't willing to pay a premium price for premium food, so we quit trying to educate them.
@thornapplefarms6743 жыл бұрын
Pete I really enjoy the videos you are providing. This was the first time i was a little set back and only one statement. We also run a very small beef operation here in Wisconsin, 100% grass fed and grass finished farm to table. Your reference to the Angus breed, we raise Red Angus is somewhat of an personal opinion. Ours are not the commercial size nor breeding but a throw back to the original size before the commercial ranchers meddled with them. Much small and do wonderfully on our grass. Agree on the 15 months for the commercial Angus as ours are 25 months minimum before I would call finished. So your point regarding how the animals are raised and treated are even more evident in our case. Sorry but just like you and the Dexter breed I am very passionate regarding the "original Angus" breed when it comes to temperament, mothering and flourishing in a complete grass pasture environment.
@JustaFewAcresFarm3 жыл бұрын
Hi, I was referring to the common commercial Black Angus, and the breed marketing campaign that has resulted in valuing black cattle (really of any breed, as long as they're black) based on a mistaken assumption Angus beef is better than Hereford and other beef breeds. My understanding is that the traditional Angus grass genetics are a whole different ball game and much more flavorful.
@zachwiz47093 жыл бұрын
I agree! I go to the supermarket every year and it some years it’s okay some years it’s bland. Then I go to my mothers or grandfathers he has a garden and his thing were fantastic, my grandfather had a farm very similar to yours. He had a lot of farms an Allie charmers and a David brown. The David brown is still running today with the original engine and not many major fixes so far, just minor changes. Also it looks like breeds of pigs have to be raised in the right state or you don’t get good meet... Anyway thanks for the video Pete, I love these sort of videos, they are a lot more in depth, I showed my friends your channel and I brought 5 more people to your channel and I am just thankful for what you teach us! Thanks Pete have a good day!
@darrentodd69793 жыл бұрын
It’s not just America I’m in Northern Ireland and find the same.
@livelife44713 жыл бұрын
Same thing in Canada. I drive from Ottawa to the Maritime provinces (1000 KM) and along the highway I see nothing but fast food restaurants. I stop into the grocery store to buy quality fruit and vegetables and leave disappointed. I call the drive the junk food corridor. So yes, it is a worldwide experience.
@seimimcdonagh77803 жыл бұрын
Same in Ireland
@skirtedgalleons3 жыл бұрын
This is the most important video of this channel. And it even goes beyond taste, it affects the environment and the maintenance of our farmland. Bravo!
@jacoblatshaw30043 жыл бұрын
“It’s just nasty!” I couldn’t agree more. Great video Pete!
@Benelli-ex7oq3 жыл бұрын
Pete you are so right they picture are worth a thousand words
@aidanquinn54983 жыл бұрын
I grew up being self sufficient , really like you’re videos a lot of valuable information thank you, your products are by far better, good luck and god bless
@levishaw93453 жыл бұрын
This principle follows through on almost everything: meat, vegetables, fruits, herbs, furniture, tools, lumber, etc. Find a craftsman, farmer, producer or manufacturer as local as possible, it's almost always more expensive but almost always superior in every way: flavor, quality, durability. My spinach lasts 6-8 weeks after cut in the fridge, can't even get 6-8 days with stuff from the store.
@daddio72493 жыл бұрын
First that spinach has been cut for a week or more already. Second they use more nitrogen to get faster growth, time is money.
@timstanford91113 жыл бұрын
You
@levishaw93453 жыл бұрын
@@daddio7249 Indeed, time is also flavor and sustainability. The business imperative is clear, but ultimately the consumer pays an “acceptable price” for an inferior product. I think largely we’ve forgotten what good food tastes like and feels like and if we remind ourselves we realize the crap at the grocery is exactly what we’re paying for.
@daddio72493 жыл бұрын
@@levishaw9345 If it was more profitable to stock the bins with higher priced but tastier produce supermarkets would. Entrepreneurs could open chains of organic stores and become billionaires. Alas the few such stores can only make a profit in large cities. Out in the country you have to grow your own. Not that most could not afford such food even if it was available.
@bbtruth21613 жыл бұрын
same here, even better in my root cellar
@josephacuna83893 жыл бұрын
Your absolutely right Pete that’s why I want to start my own family farm because I know and can tell the difference here in Idaho especially when I go to the farmers markets
@jfmaniac51183 жыл бұрын
We bought a quarter cow from a local farm this summer and wow, the steaks are SO good, the flavor is very different and what struck me was, you have a steak, it DOES NOT SHRINK really if it's fresh :) the store's is so pumped full of juices to up the weight and shrinks a lot.
@devinstocker32153 жыл бұрын
A whole 1/4 of a cow wow you can eat alot
@rodger70293 жыл бұрын
lol
@JohnDeere8370r3 жыл бұрын
What juices do they put it in bs
@MrDanisve3 жыл бұрын
@@JohnDeere8370r Dunno about cows. But i know in my neighboring country of sweden they are allowed to pump chicken breast full of saltwater. When i put Norwegian chicken breast and swedish next to eachother. It looks like the swedish one is off a turkey or something. Its huge. Its alot of profit in selling saltwater. If you can sell 150 grams of meat and 150 grams of saltwater to the price of 300grams of meat. Thats a nobrainer if its allowed. Thankfully its not allowed in Norway :P But modern bacon is often made with injecting "smoke flavor" and they load the meat with water, salt and smoke flavor. Instead of actually smoking/curing it.
@e.turduckeny6302 жыл бұрын
@@MrDanisve They do that in the US as well. I've seen it often at Walmart for both chicken and pork (can't remember specifically about beef). The percentage of salt water solution will be listed on the packaging. Then when you cook it, it shrinks a bit as the salt water gets cooked out. Unfortunately some of the juices/flavor runs out with it.
@markthibault65512 жыл бұрын
I love how excited you get when you talk about things you are passionate about.
@davidchristensen69083 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the city, we did have family that raised cows, pigs, eggs, chickens and they had a horse corral for the horses they liked to show. Get to know your small farmer and buy from them as much as you can. We split a whole beef every year. And we got chicken and eggs. We were lucky, today we are lucky to have a independent butcher who has sent use to some farms to talk to the farmers. We see the animals and are welcome to come visit anytime we want. They have some time restrictions because they have to. We go out and pick our beef. The farm sends it with our name on the animal and we are called when we can come pick up our meat. Get as close to your food as you can.
@wendyscott84253 жыл бұрын
This is so true. I've found every product I've bought from a regenerative farm has tasted much better than anything I bought previously, including a steak I got at a steak restaurant in March. That includes cheese, milk, and butter, btw. I've even switched to raw cream and milk from a dairy about 110 miles from here that is moving their cows to fresh grass every day, and their products are delicious. It's a great feeling thinking what little I do eat (I'm a widow) is grown in a manner that helps the earth rather than depleting it of fertility. And the animals are very happy, too. And btw, I never really had raw milk before, but I'm on my second half gallon, and it hasn't killed me yet or made me sick. :) It's nice to know I'm getting the real deal while I support a regenerative ranch. Very nice!
@stephenpagett28483 жыл бұрын
Could not agree more with what you have to say!! Keep the great videos coming, watching from Tasmania, down under. 🙂🙂
@LanceMcCormick3 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah it does! Just like you said, you know what they eat and how they taking care of!! We drive 1.5 hours inland to pick up our beef, pig, lamb, birds, etc at a family farm/butcher that been around since 1700's here in NC!!
@lark3po2 жыл бұрын
So. Much. Wisdom! Can't thank you and yours enough, Pete! This reply is in 2022 so we all know the challenges of the current time. I hope more and more people watch these videos and take a little knowledge away from them so that they can have more control over their food and happiness.
@auntlouise3 жыл бұрын
I live in a small town, more urban and rural, and I started a garden and bought some chicks in April 2020, just because I was worried about food security for my family during a time of uncertain future. I will never go back to store-bought eggs or produce! I am getting ready to purchase a very small farm (5 acres) and will be raising some heritage hogs for meat and a few Dexters for meat and milk. I so appreciate your insight and knowledge, and inspiration! Thank you!!
@T_157-403 жыл бұрын
Excellent review and presentation. Another point I think about is preservatives, substances added to large commercial enterprises products. Cancer is so pervasive in our country; maybe it’s safe and maybe it’s not but how do you really know as a consumer. I trust Pete’s products and organic methods as safe food to consume not withstanding how delicious it is.
@montanagetaway61753 жыл бұрын
All very true Pete! I WILL not eat eggs from any where but our egg laying ladys! Beef is the same way. Unbelievable the difference in taste alone! This video is so right on how people only care about the bottom line. With better food you can eat less be more full and be healthier! Well done sir!
@bardigan13 жыл бұрын
It's not just better taste. It's avoiding environmental degradation from factory farms too.
@michael74233 жыл бұрын
whenever you talked about bones like they are less desirable, i know you didn't intend this because bone means flavor. I wish I lived closer to your farm!
@JustaFewAcresFarm3 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, I agree, we usually leave the bones in our cuts.
@pal65983 жыл бұрын
So true on better taste on home grown food, vegetables, and farm fresh eggs.
@Medes062 жыл бұрын
Amazing videos. I believe this happen a lot more in the states than in my country, Spain. Unless if you go to big supermarket to buy meat, which I don’t. The small supermarkets here usuallly have a butcher independent inside. When I studied my degree (economics they told me that this happen because of the fast food restaurants. They increase the way to do it and made it cheaper. So after that they went to their meat suppliers and said, if we did it fast and cheap, you must do it too
@markenloe12653 жыл бұрын
There was a time that people went to the market for flour, sugar and coffee; maybe some spices. Everything else they raised on the family farm. We can't go back to that time but your approach in marketing maybe the closet thing to what my parents experienced on the family farm. Thank you for your insightful information..😎
@juliebalch64543 жыл бұрын
I'm thankful to all the small farms doing what is best for consumer and the animals. Thank you for bringing awareness to this problem. I don't see it being fixed in my life time but maybe at some point.
@jacemckannan77143 жыл бұрын
Doing a great job Pete!! My wife and I love watching your videos
@peelmeone3 жыл бұрын
When I worked in military commissaries, that steak of yours with the big bone was called a "pin-bone" steak. They were never put out for sale, but we squirreled them away for our own purchases.
@joeyumble83793 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, nothing beats home grown food.
@sarahburkdorf83383 жыл бұрын
Well done Pete ! I really enjoy your videos. I was inspired by Joel saleton about a 10 years ago, and I've heard you speak of him as well. I totally agree with letting the animal live the way they're intended to. The animals are so much more healthier and we are too by the food they produce. Keep up the good work !
@cool_joe2155 Жыл бұрын
Omg the difference is incredible. Your food looks amazing I can't believe I feed my family food from the store this is a eye opener thank you
@tonymancini76413 жыл бұрын
Pete I loved your message- your vegetable and meat comparisons were spot on- your primary function should be to educate because you do it so well - modern food production is main reason our health and well being is a losing battle - remember the old adage “ you are what you eat”
@stanleyschafer42323 жыл бұрын
Very good points Pete. My neighbors can tell the difference between my vegetables and store-bought vegetables.
@ErnieHatmaker3 жыл бұрын
Love your marketing approach. Reminds me of the way things used to be growing up.
@vernonboone91272 жыл бұрын
I just love listening to you I can listen to you all day if I could but thank u do much Pete !! You make America great again
@timmyotoolable3 жыл бұрын
Well said from an small irish beef farmer
@fossil48733 жыл бұрын
Surprised you didn't mention modern corn. I can't even digest it. When I was a kid August was my favorite month because we got to eat fresh corn on the cob from local farms multiple times per week.
@MarkWYoung-ky4uc2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr. Pete! You can't beat homegrown.
@kutsop3 жыл бұрын
Love this video. Your food is totally worth it and i think your the most reasonably priced vendor at the farmers market
@elv3993 жыл бұрын
God bless Pete and yours and Godspeed!
@mobayguy2 жыл бұрын
Hi Pete - I dare say that the ultimate consequence of commercial bulk food on our bodies is degraded health. Great video.
@bp41703 жыл бұрын
Not only looks and taste but nutrition! The produce thats picked before its ripened, the animals that have never been able to pasture and soak up the sunlight are all missing key nutrients that we all need. Keep up the great work and thanks for being inspirational.
@pramodkumarjaiswal16193 жыл бұрын
Dear Sir, I am convinced for the difference between small farm eggs, chickens & other meat products. Thanks for Valuable, Efficient, Effective Information for our community Citizens.
@pattydoran46163 жыл бұрын
You are such a inspiration I love watching your videos you are very knowledgeable and seem to know about little bit of everything on the farm I’ve always wanted to live on a farm never hadOpportunity but just watching you I really enjoy it so keep up the good work you and your wife and your sweet babies and don’t worry what all the bad people say I’m just now southern girl from Alabama
@ritchiechristopher56033 жыл бұрын
Well said - local farm food every time !!
@georgedoolittle75743 жыл бұрын
I agree not just taste better but is *HEALTHIER* too! Great video!
@jasonbeedon98673 жыл бұрын
Good word here. America is an amazing country that has food options. For families with lots of kids and tight budgets they can eat the bland food. For families with more margin in their budgets they can buy from farmers markets. It’s amazing to have options!
@247rug3 жыл бұрын
We raised Red Wattle X Large Black. We'd give pork to our older kids for gifts. Our son-in-law made som at a BBQ and his friends there swore it was beef and couldn't believe the color and taste.
@jackdunn76733 жыл бұрын
Excellent video/s, I grew up om a small farm in Cornwall, England back in the 50's & 60's, your farm reminds of those days, we had about a dozen milking cows, we kept some milk for ourselves and made clotted cream the rest was sent to the Milk Marketing Board, our cows were guernseys, jerseys, shorthorns the old breeds same with our pigs, saddleback, landrace & Large white they lived free range often farrowing outdoors, all our poultry was free range, chickens, geese, ducks & turkeys, we knew where most of the eggs were laid but often went hunting for new egg nests, surplus eggs were sent to the egg marketing board, we would eat what ever eggs were available, I have had boiled, fried and scrambled turkey & goose eggs, when I tell my children and grandchildren they are bemused, we grew our own hay, and cut rough pasture with rushes and ferns in for animal bedding, initially hay was cut by a horse drawn mower the gearing worked off the wheels, the hay was carried in loose on a horse drawn wagon and put into ricks, we had several pieces of equipment all horse drawn, later on we bought and old Standard Fordson which started on petrol, when the engine was warm it was switched over to TVO, the horse's became redundant and were sold, the horse shafts on the equipment were sawn off and tractors hitches fitted.
@husky500cr Жыл бұрын
Good show. Thank you for the information. I have known for years about fruits and vegetables but the meats and eggs I didn't know. I bet you have the best-tasting meats that are out of this world. I wish I lived by your farmer's market. I would be buying from you all the time.
@benspeer38643 жыл бұрын
We have run Angus and square meter for years and we love it it tender and red like your dexter
@lbarnhill54933 жыл бұрын
I'm right there with you on everything you said.
@susitnariverranch63993 жыл бұрын
You bet there is a difference in quality and taste. When we moved away from the farm for a few years our kids had their first taste of store-bought ground beef. Their reaction was "Yuck, this tastes like the plastic it came wrapped in!" It is great to be back on the farm again and enjoying fresh food.
@harrisonchevy44523 жыл бұрын
Pete you are so right. Now what you need to do is buy a small farm near Houston, Texas and I would rush to buy from you. Take care, have a good day.
@LtColDaddy713 жыл бұрын
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I won over some customers by offering to corn finish, because they had a negative experience trying grass fed from a farmer who improperly grazed his animals. The thing is, I doubt they ate a cup of feed per day. I drag a feed trough around the pasture, but given the choice, they like the grass more.
@JustaFewAcresFarm3 жыл бұрын
Yeah Tom, grass finished gets a bad rap because of the farms who don't do it properly. Crap forage = crap beef.
@doryzerimar84682 жыл бұрын
am in the philipines, likes your job very interesting, i manage the rice farm from our great grand parents now monitoring your every stories....
@AFFarms4443 жыл бұрын
Great vid Pete. Hope your channel continues to grow.
@travismeccariello2 жыл бұрын
We recently purchased some property and our neighbor raises beef cattle. I’m hoping to talk with him about purchasing a beef and then have it sent to the butcher and cut out the middleman and get some quality meat and support a local farmer. If I lived close to you I would do the same. Thanks for the content.
@kimtanner87113 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOUR EXCITEMENT ! And even though I giggled a little at you,,,, you are 110% RIGHT ! May God bless you and your family and farm. Blessings !!!
@NEAFarmKid40103 жыл бұрын
This was a very interesting comparison to me. I work at the Ag Research Farm located at the college I'm attending. While I'm not an Ag Major, I've always enjoyed agriculture, but I've never been around animals much. All that has changed in the past 6 months though. We pasture our sows during the summertime, but we don't finish our market pigs on grass, and I was amazed by the difference. They aren't in a dark, enclosed area either, but rather a dirt floor barn with some grain feeders in it. They do get to root at least. We raise Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc and Berkshire breeds, as well as cross-breeding them. It's all new to me, but I'm loving it, mostly lol.
@charliebecker22163 жыл бұрын
Love your videos and passion for old school farming from 30s and 40s
@vince86643 жыл бұрын
everyone in the world needs to watch this!
@chucksinger19163 жыл бұрын
You are so correct! Love everything home grown
@nategilmore27043 жыл бұрын
You are a good man. Your videos are inspirational.
@davidlj533 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%, grocery store veggies are what’s left over same with their meat. Always buy local if possible if you want food to taste good. I was was raised eat what my grandparents grew/raised, it tasted great, it actually had taste.
@pvs87953 жыл бұрын
Hey Pete, I 100% agree with you, I live in Westchester NY, I wish I could live close to ur farm and buy all the products
@patriciagray7562 жыл бұрын
Pete, I'm totally behind you and your family.....I'm so sorry you have to justify your belief....I wish I lived closer so I could purchase from you...
@jdgimpa3 жыл бұрын
I grew up on a small farm where we raised almost everything we ate. As my Grandparents grew older they started to eliminate the livestock. The last thing we raised was a red Angus that kept getting out and going 2 miles down the road to be with other cows. My parents weren't into growing a big garden so it fell on my Grandparents. My grandpa raised a huge garden right up until he died. There was always enough for the whole family. You are right about the flavor of the vegetables. The home grown ones that are allowed to ripen on the vine are far more tasty than what you buy in the store. The meat is also much more flavorful. My wife had never had home grown beef until we had a family reunion on my cousins dairy farm. He always raised a beef cow for their own use. He figured he was feeding a herd of dairy cattle so one more wasn't any big deal. Plus the beef cow was out in the pasture most of the time. When my wife bit into the burger made from his beef she was amazed.
@cowsgomoo46183 жыл бұрын
As someone who used to get fresh eggs a day or two out of the chicken and now back to consuming store bought, yes there was a difference. The taste may have just been in my head but the shell and insides were different. If I lived close to you I would at least be an egg customer.
@kaliyatim62622 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely correct ,
@EHSTexas3 жыл бұрын
Nicely done.
@dustyroads57533 жыл бұрын
Red meat was bred out of pork for a reason. Consumers preferred it. Same reason Cornish x took over the chicken industry, breast meat and more of it. Beef... it takes 2 weeks in a commercial processing system to go from kill to packaging. The inbetween is a cool/aging stage. I worked for IBP where the chain speed was 350 cows per hour. Pork, I worked for Murphy/Smithfield for 8 years on a 3600 head commercial sow farm. Yes the sow lines are large white/Yorkshire, but the boars/semen are duroc/spot/hamp/ etc.
@phillipsandrew99723 жыл бұрын
I’d argue 90% of people don’t know what they’re missing. I didn’t until I explored it on my own. The same percentage of people think big food cheap is a good thing. Problem is the nutrition density in big food is actually less. We need to eat more to feel satisfied. Great video
@floridasaltlife3 жыл бұрын
It is easy to believe in the quality and your passion shows through on this topic.
@thomaspearce10543 жыл бұрын
I am a kiwi from NZ and the contrast between American farming and Kiwi farming is like night and day. nearly all of NZ beef and lamb is raised on pasture and 55% of our pigs are farrowed on grass. Some how all of the big farming practices employed in the rest of the world haven’t made it to NZ. It shocked me to see the supermarket food you guys eat in the states I can tell it is tasteless just by looking at it. I am pleased that people like you are spreading the word about the taste of the meat and the conditions the animal is raised in.
@thomaspearce10543 жыл бұрын
In NZ many of our sheep and cattle are still mustered up with horses.
@steveruby21203 жыл бұрын
This subject on taste is great but you should do one on the health benefits differences. How free range eggs are higher in this and that compared to factory eggs, beef and pork.
@randywilliams95313 жыл бұрын
I agree with the fact that you can bring premium products to the table, just wish everyone could experience the family farm quality
@randym1483 жыл бұрын
My doctor says the number one reason for people having bad health is the food they eat. Its lacking in vitamins, minerals and substance. On your chicken eggs ,the yoke color. Its mostly decided by the amount of corn intake. The grass will most definitely bring the Omega 3' s up.
@jaybee23443 жыл бұрын
Speaking of corn. No human can digest whole kernel corn. So yes it passes as waste. Its a little secret Corn Growers Association don't tell anyone. 🙊
@randym1483 жыл бұрын
@@jaybee2344 that's why we run chickens behind hogs. I learned that in the 1st grade .
@rodger70293 жыл бұрын
You can feed marigold petals to make the yolk more yellow
@RH-cv1rg3 жыл бұрын
@@jaybee2344 Not exactly true. The outer kernel is made of cellulose which humans don't digest. The remaining 90% of the corn can be digested and has nutritional value. If it wasn't digestible the calorie count, protein, carb, sugar, and fat grams would be zero. They aren't.
@mayqueenslithers40783 жыл бұрын
So did Weston A Price.
@dustybottoms38343 жыл бұрын
Love your passion! Another great video!
@andregeorgescu43993 жыл бұрын
WELL SAID MATE!! ✌👌👍👍👍 CHEERS FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
@karolinesmail4892 жыл бұрын
Agree with all your saying that's why I buy local raised meat n eggs
@cathyl23383 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy your videos, Pete! .
@dougtheviking65033 жыл бұрын
PETE, Totally agree with you. Homegrown food is better. We went from the small farmer to one guy handling five farms in past 35 years. Think people are starting to get the hint. Have you ever thought about milking a small herd of dairy - selling whole milk? . Dont know what New Yorks guidelines are. We have a farmer who does this in Illinois. State licensed . QUITE good. And surprisingly a demand. 👍👍 Keep going 🤠
@carmenmcgilvery87222 жыл бұрын
Wow! You're so right and the next time I'm headed to the Farmers market to get what I need! Great video!