Raised on Grass: Pasture Fed Animals
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New to the life of farming, a middle-aged couple make a career change from a professional life in Silicon Valley to commercially raising pasture fed animals on their newly purchased farm in Oregon. First mentoring under Joel Salatin, they now raise pasture fed cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, lambs, and sheep.
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@cyklopser6005 8 жыл бұрын
thank you for being good people to the environment and the animals
@HaloAngelBoy 12 жыл бұрын
in "folks this ain't normal" Joel lays out some reasons why tillage based systems are too intense on the land (depletes soil etc). He points out that it takes a combination of perennial plants and herbivores to improve the land.
@delivererx 14 жыл бұрын
nice! the farmer has such a calm voice, that tells you he's happy
@puggychu 15 жыл бұрын
It is great to see a return to the right way of raising food. All life forms deserve a decent living and especially the ones that give up their lives as our food. We need to give them a humane living for their ultimate scrifice.
@TRuth.T 8 жыл бұрын
We live in Northern WI. On a 170+ acre farm where we raise; USDA 100% Grass fed black Angus beef, pastured raised pork and chickens(for eggs/meat). We have issues finding customers. It may because we are in a farming community(and people grow their own) or people just don't care about what they eat. Unfortunately, we are only State inspected( so we can't ship out of state). We charge a fair price at $ 4.99 a lb. for ground beef. I guess we won't go hungry ;) Cozy Acres
@user-fe2xu2fq3l 5 жыл бұрын
T. Ruth T If I lived in-state I would check out your meat for sure, but enjoy your own high quality stuff !
@IluvABbeef 15 жыл бұрын
This is THE best comment I have ever seen anywhere on the Tube in regard to the veg vs. meat issue. Thank you, and very well said.
@cookingupastory 16 жыл бұрын
That lamb, lostkafei, was born the morning I arrived to film. What you see is a bit of its umbilical chord, which will dry and drop off later, I believe. The other lamb next to it is its 'twin'. They were healthy and happy and did not want to lose site of their mom (who was gentle and patient with me when I came close).
@apostlerobbiegray 4 жыл бұрын
Amen glad you found Joel He is awesome
@lostkafei 16 жыл бұрын
Thank you for getting back to me! You're videos are always excellent. Much appreciated!
@VegaChastain 11 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. Working against stupidity, day by day.
@tmoore15wvu 9 жыл бұрын
Great looking farm!
@JDonahue79 15 жыл бұрын
This is a lovely place that I would like to work part time, and I would choose that over pushing carraiges at a supermarket.
@NWforager 15 жыл бұрын
I'm actually planning to work my families Cow farm in TN later this year so I'm Not against meat at all ,I love the good stuff=D . But I give credit where its due . If a culture 100s of times older than our country can flourish in a different way than us, then maybe we can teach each other something.
@eatenbytheworms 15 жыл бұрын
excellent video! You guys truly are an inspiration!!
@timeinyourshoes 13 жыл бұрын
great inspirational video. thank you.
@delnoe7271 9 жыл бұрын
thank you ,,this video give me idea ,,,i wish to implement your cattle breeding methods in my farm
@brepettis 16 жыл бұрын
nice story, this makes me happy!
@agent9809 9 жыл бұрын
that is smart let the livestock forage on their own.
@RNcelia 11 жыл бұрын
Cows have four stomachs to digest grass. Humans have one stomach to digest meat mainly and try to digest vegetables but not as well as meat.
@NWforager 15 жыл бұрын
The South East Asian nation of Malaysia is also a haven for vegetarian delicacies. Its 21 million inhabitants, who spread over 329,725 square kilometres through the island chain of the South China Sea, have been waving the vegetarian flag for centuries now.
@IluvABbeef 15 жыл бұрын
Well, I was just simply stating the differences between antibiotics and wormers. Wasn't trying to dispute your arguments about antibiotics, which I do agree with.
@mandykal 16 жыл бұрын
proud!!!
@cellulitelove 15 жыл бұрын
I eventually want to become an organic farmer. You wouldn't believe the sneers and laughs I get from people when I reveal this fact.
@cookingupastory 16 жыл бұрын
They process the broilers themselves, on site. The others are sent out to small local places.
@martinspijker9661 10 жыл бұрын
bst way to do it! well done.
@cookingupastory 14 жыл бұрын
As Michael Pollan says, you can vote with your fork 3 times a day!
@fragileliving 16 жыл бұрын
thats really cool!!
@crankybeeyotch2151 16 жыл бұрын
You are right!
@Meni69 13 жыл бұрын
grass fed beet is awesome
@IluvABbeef 15 жыл бұрын
This is the CONVENTIONAL way of thinking. The more intensive management, non conventional way of grazing reduces this number to half that.
@MRSketch09 16 жыл бұрын
Good luck on that. :) I would like to do the same as well, but not on a large scale, just on a off the grid way, but maybe have enough to sale as to where I could break even for expenses.
@captainspirou 16 жыл бұрын
Nor am I arguing against specialization. What I am fundamentally against is why my food is imported from another country or even 2000 miles away. The argument is that food can't be grown in or near cities but I think it is possible and that it can be economically feasible.
@jaymrob99 16 жыл бұрын
I hate to be the one to explain to you that the way they are producing animals. The industry had to move in the direction that it has to maximize the production capability to try to feed our growing population. I'm proud to be part of a industry that is suppling the world with a inexpensive and safe food source. If you don't like it go eat something from mexico were the regulations are almost none existant!!!
@fortbumper 12 жыл бұрын
We were told the cows should be bred back within a few months of having their calf, to keep them in the "rhythm" of their breeding cycle. Is this true, or is it stressing the cow too much? We have only two family heifers that will be having their first calves and want to do what is best for them. Your suggestions would be appreciated.
@huckleberryfox 16 жыл бұрын
Kudos al production team y Abundant Farm. This highlights rationale for 'naturalistic' production. Antibiotic residues (contained in food animals) don't likely cause resistance. Over-use & over-prescription do. But animals may contain harmful agents (e.g. microbial pathogens, mercury, arsenic, endocrine disruptors, etc); clearly food quality (taste/nutrition) is not positively impacted by concentrated/confined animal feeding operations (i.e. CAFOs). Keep up the good planet, -Huckleberry Fox
@dicksatan 15 жыл бұрын
It's sustainable the way they're doing it. It's more 'natural' but not by any means nature. Done right, soil is actually ADDED rather than depleted. Less energy costs used than industrial farming.
@IluvABbeef 15 жыл бұрын
Captain, I thought you were a bit more livestock-savvy than that. Antibiotics are not used to treat internal and external parasites. Insecticides are used for external parasites, and anthelmintics are used for internal parasites. Still, there are withdrawal times when using anthelmintics before an animal is harvested.
@mamamialove 16 жыл бұрын
Just like the song goes, "Give me the simple Life."
@jwest660 15 жыл бұрын
Really nice video, couldn't be better. Particlarly enjoyed seeing all those British White cows in the cow herd, and that's a first for me seeing a cows name on their ear tag! I liked that a lot. Do you have to keep the lambs separate from the cow herd?
@heyerstandards 14 жыл бұрын
RIP Scott & Marilyn.
@CMLovejoy 16 жыл бұрын
Yea the amount of land is important to me because that will tell me how many acres to shoot for. Another thing I was curious about was, did they slaughter their own animals or did they have a butcher do it?
@angelinarai 12 жыл бұрын
@wigwamman1 Actually our teeth most closely resemble that of cows. Flat, dull teeth for grinding, and our 'canine's' that you mentioned... are hardly built for ripping into raw flesh. Many herbavores have canine's, but they're dull, like ours.
@NWforager 15 жыл бұрын
i'm totally comfortable with you have the last word .
@witchapparatus 16 жыл бұрын
If an animal is to be killed for food, this is the life they deserve to live before that reality. It's beautiful to see these people care for their animals so well, even though they are going to killed one day. This is the way all farms should be. :) Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
@sclaysdharma 13 жыл бұрын
@miguelmxdecarvalho Because I was a weak, sickly vegetarian for way too long. Since switching to a Paleo diet I have not been sick, have a better body comp, and have better performance, and strength. Meat raised this way is a natural part of our evolutionary diet.
@CMLovejoy 16 жыл бұрын
Yea this way of life isn't hard. This is the way we were intended to live. I call this type of living Homesteading or farm steading which is paradise. The problem is that not many people can do it because of the high cost of farm land.
@CMLovejoy 16 жыл бұрын
How many acres did they have?
@captainspirou 16 жыл бұрын
I don't disagree with that. Technological advances in food production will be necessary with a growing population. I truly believe though that we haven't exhausted our natural options yet. An example would be the Chaga at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. There's a population density there comparable to most metropolitan areas. Yet they live in the middle of dense forest growth. They manage to grow everything they eat within a few yards of where they live.
@captainspirou 16 жыл бұрын
When he talks about antibiotics I believe he means the standard practice of feeding cattle antibiotics because they get sick from eating grain otherwise. There is almost no objection to giving animals antibiotics if they are legitimately sick. But if what you are feeding them causes them to get sick to the point where you give them antibiotics then it's an issue.
@IluvABbeef 13 жыл бұрын
@hotblondemakenze Because plants have a few more nutrients that meat lacks. Plus, there aren't the saturated fatty acids that meat and animal fat has. However, conventionally-raised meat is well-known to be far less healthy than home-grown, free-range, grass-fed meat is. It's the same for fruits and vegetables too. Even though I was trying to say that a meat-diet is better than a veggie-diet, you do have a point. Besides, folks eat too much meat anyway. So I digress from this discussion. :)
@JoLynCornelsen 13 жыл бұрын
If we let our pigs go into the forest, the coyotes would have dinner! But this looks like a great farm!!
@cookingupastory 13 жыл бұрын
@miguelmxdecarvalho At the time that this was filmed, Mr. Jondle invited me to come back for the slaughtering of the chickens. Though I would not have minded watching myself - and I think it is important, as a meat eater, to have a grasp of the complete process, if, for nothing else, out of respect for the animal who gave their life - I didn't feel the general public was ready for such an activity. Time has passed, & I think, if done with respect to the animal, I would film it now.
@trebelosu 16 жыл бұрын
they do not put manure in animal feed. they put it on grass and feeds to raise the animals. but we do the same with the veggies you eat so blow smoke somewhere else. And plus people eat animals for iron. which is the only source im aware of for people to get it. and feeding animals is a great use of farmland cause it pretty much is like a nutrient storage container.
@DatDereBlueRidge 13 жыл бұрын
@ScopedOUT2 Wow, that is super interesting. I'll have to look into that. I was raised on milk and drink it regularly to this day. Raw milk would be so great. GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT!
@angelinarai 12 жыл бұрын
@SigurdHeathen Hi. I already mentioned this in an earlier comment, but I thought I'd say it again. I've been a pure vegetarian since birth. I'm 22 now, but in high school I was rated 1st in perseverence (running) in all 4 classes of all 4 years. I was also the 2nd fastest running in grades 11 and 12. I'm a runner to this day and living a 100% vegetarian lifestyle. I get my protiens from my protien-rich Indian diet. :) But I'm still human, so I eat junkfood too :)
@ScopedOUT2 13 жыл бұрын
so if I eat grass, will I be better?
@MRSketch09 16 жыл бұрын
Yeah the price of land, would cause this to be a real challenge to getting started.
@gardening1310 8 жыл бұрын
I only hear of grass fed beef, but I am unable to find which supermarket sells grass fed meat. For now we haven't been eating beef because of cows being injected with harmones? We eat fish, chicken and vegetables. Could you tell us which supermarkets sell grass feed beef as some family members love the Tbone steak.
@redddbaron 8 жыл бұрын
+gardening Whole Foods and some farmers markets/CSAs
@miguelmxdecarvalho 13 жыл бұрын
@TheMatt455 Just to answer your question. we don't have any moral obligation to bring so many animals into existence. If bring more animals into existence would be considered a positive thing we should raise mice instead of cows, because cows consume much more resources and are far less efficient than mice. But this is of course a ridiculous example, but just to reply the common assumption that bring a lot of animals into existence is better than bring a few.
@cookingupastory 16 жыл бұрын
I believe the animals were on 50+ acres, CMLovejoy. As soon as I find out the actual number, I'll let you know. Were you thinking of doing all kinds of animals too?
@robthebeekeeper8997 7 жыл бұрын
LOVED this video. So sad to learn that these great people were killed by their son. 😢
@miaupolo 16 жыл бұрын
no tengo ni idea puede que si
@Andrew_P86 14 жыл бұрын
lol, I know about that. I eat lots of organic food, and when I bring my organic food to work to eat, people laugh, or sneer, or shake their head at me. Some people just don't get it.
@supermelodia 4 жыл бұрын
The problem is many people can't access to organic because of the price. A normal steak is already expensive, and a grass feed beef, double price.
@mildredepk 14 жыл бұрын
I think this is Wonderful ! ! ! You are Raising Cows And Animals the Way God Want Us To Raise Them.Eating Non Chemical Fertilized Grass.We need ALL our Farmers to Raise Animals Organically in their environment,instead of the way most are producing them today! I Appreciate Your Effort ! The More Farmers that Follow,The More People Will Be Able To Afford To Buy Healthy Meat.Thank You Very Much ! May God Bless You +In Order To Be Healthy,We Must Eat Healthyly.JESUS LOVES YOU ALL+ + + MildredEP
@honestyfenix530 8 жыл бұрын
I once went to buy a rooster for my hens and could not find any but this one guy's who exclusively raised roosters for sale. He had them packed in an un-healthy place but they all looked great and beautiful b/c he put antibiotic in their water. Well, I raised my chickens naturally, so I let this gorgeous rooster free in my large, grassy back yard with 5 or 6 more hens and plenty of sunlight. About 3 days later, the rooster became sick. A week later it was dead. You draw your own conclusions.
@edmhie1 8 жыл бұрын
+Honesty Fenix maybe it was bitten by a snake!
@DavinaFaerie 13 жыл бұрын
@lmankj wow, are you serious? How do you know?
@fitzgeraldmistral97 11 жыл бұрын
THEY? How come?
@captainspirou 16 жыл бұрын
I wasn't advocating their lifestyle either. However I do believe it's possible to grow enough to sustain yourself. This is where technology comes in. Hydroponics and solar tech to maximize yield in a small area with very little work from the owner. At least if you live in the city. What I find amusing though are people in the suburbs that spend hours maintaining lawns with very little utility. It makes me wonder if they spent an equal amount of work towards gardening instead.
@jaymrob99 16 жыл бұрын
This sounds really good don't it. They freeze in the winter and are prone to disease. Sure seems like the nautral thing to do turn them loose so the predators can eat them.
@stap0510 12 жыл бұрын
1:50 - Is that what a sheep's fur should look like?
@MRSketch09 16 жыл бұрын
I don't have a clue, but from the looks of things, they probably had at least 5-10 acres minimum.
@LilyISay 14 жыл бұрын
I'm sure those are MIGHTY tasty piggies- they're doing it as it should be done.
@CMLovejoy 16 жыл бұрын
I want to do do the same thing, I just don't have access to land, thats why I asked.
@hastingr 12 жыл бұрын
@miguelmxdecarvalho Raising meat using this method is way more sustainable than the confinement food In fact, this is the only sustainable way to harvest grass. There is lots of plowing the earth to raise grain crops for your bread. In fact, to build soil without external inputs, you MUST use animals in your practice. Secondly, I know five ex vegetarians for every vegetarian I know. Too many long term health problems. We are hunter gatherers and should eat accordingly.
@jksatte 8 жыл бұрын
I wonder what happened to their farm. Janice
@mjhufford7968 6 жыл бұрын
Sadly, these folks were murdered by their youngest son a few years ago.
@IluvABbeef 16 жыл бұрын
Well, I grew up on a farm that raised stocker steers from weaning to when they get sent to the feedlot for finishing. I can tell you that the cruelty that you do see are from those who like to post videos of animals that are downers and the folks at the plant that have to deal with these animals to get them to the killing facility. First of all, it's rare to have downers come to slaughter plants, the truckers who have to transport these animals won't even let them on their trucks...
@Duracell231 5 жыл бұрын
Everyone needs or as much as possible get behind this movement. Pay little more fir good food. Everyone wins at the end 😂
@djende79 16 жыл бұрын
well said gabriellesunheart
@IluvABbeef 16 жыл бұрын
...mostly because they can't even got on anyway. Secondly, downers are put down on farm, without having to put them through more unneeded stress of getting them on the trailer. And downers that do get off the trailer to the feedlot are usually injured on their way to the plant, when the cattle-truck driver doesn't know how many animals to load into each of the compartments on the truck. Folks who raise cattle and/or animals in general take care to make sure they don't have inhumane...
@miguelmxdecarvalho 13 жыл бұрын
@TheMatt455 Continuing my reply...Every animal that we bring into existence should have the right to live until the end and not to suffer. This is where my vegetarianism is grounded. Of course nature works differently, but I am not a natural being only, I am a being with cultural values also. We shouldn't look only to nature in order to discover what is wrong and what is right to eat. We should examine our concious, are reason very carefully. This is why philosophy exists.
@TheMatt455 13 жыл бұрын
@miguelmxdecarvalho how could they afford to feed their animals and keep their home if they didn't kill the animals? would you prefer their animals to starve and them to live on the streets? Just a question from a proud omnivore and butcher.
@IluvABbeef 16 жыл бұрын
...conditions for the animals that live in them. Humans ARE meant to eat meat. They are OMNIVORES, just like the bear or racoon. Our digestive system is designed to handle protein that comes from meat, not strictly herbivorous systems like the horse or cow. We only use a little of the fibre we consume, but we use a lot of protein that goes through. Grass-fed livestock versus the conventional ways of feeding livestock is very interesting in itself. Thanks for posting this video.
@hastingr 12 жыл бұрын
I'd take Andrew off the "Thanks to" on the credits at the end...
@ExPo90210 16 жыл бұрын
you are god! i praise u! this is amazing! please keep it up!
@MrFahadaz 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading the video.Would you please me find Mr Jondle contact information.
@El5ak 12 жыл бұрын
Because meat is tasty and good for you.
@jaymrob99 16 жыл бұрын
if they bring them in during the winter that still is considerd confinement.
@Squabbles10 15 жыл бұрын
Don't understand what you mean ?
@sajaak940 6 жыл бұрын
This is how it should be. Boycott all factory farms!
@trebelosu 16 жыл бұрын
That sure is a cute way to raise a very few animals. And is good for a small market. But we could not raise all animals for food like that the cost of meat would sky rocket. it take about ten acres of land to fed a cow a year, so the facts are that no matter how cute it is its ignorant to think that we could raise many animals this way. So its great make your money but the fact is that commercial farms are all that make a difference and all that really matter.
@VoodooPuppetz 16 жыл бұрын
too cute ):
@captainspirou 16 жыл бұрын
Feedlots are inefficient. On this farm they are eating grasses and acorns. The way animals should be living. Plus efficiency is a relative thing. Animals are protein. They are cases where the most efficient way to get protein is from animals are oppose to plants.
@ziberteck 15 жыл бұрын
Aww, I don't eat much beef any more but i hope if i eat a burger in the next couple months it came from one of those cows. :)
@abeNpdx 12 жыл бұрын
I know it's been commented on already but my god...i thought this was such a cool story so I googled them and their farm only to learn those poor people were murdered by their own son,which is shown in the video...how terrible...
@angelinarai 12 жыл бұрын
@miguelmxdecarvalho Yup, I've been a pure vegetarian since birth and just don't see the need to kill the animals you raise. It doesn't make sense to me.
@Nellaaaz 11 жыл бұрын
Did you know, that those animals you eat, eat vegetables too. Those farmers grow vegetables and grains for your food to eat. In my opinion, growing food for food is kinda silly, when we could just actually eat the food we grow. Im not saying that eating meat is wrong, but just saying that you cant really blame vegetarians for whatever you were trying to. And for most vegetarians, the "problem" isnt killing animals, but the way they are treated when they are alive.
@cowman1970 13 жыл бұрын
@IluvABbeef Food needs to be balanced. A little bit of everything is important.
@MariAnKenobi 15 жыл бұрын
Generally, you buy this kind of beef directly from the farmer.
@captainspirou 16 жыл бұрын
If you want to feed 6 billion people then the least efficient way to do it is with meat. 70% of the grain in the country goes towards feeding cattle. It also takes 10 lbs of grain to raise a pound of meat. There's a reason why meat was considered a luxury and for years people ate very little of it.
@IluvABbeef 15 жыл бұрын
Sure we're running out of farmland, but it's because of expansion of urban areas and cities and people who want to live out in the country with a BIG lawn but don't want to raise livestock or a small plot of crops. It's not all because of raising livestock, which seem to be stuck in your head (which is buried in the sand to say the least)... Feeding animal by-products to livestock is in efforts or is banned. Why? Ever heard of a thing called BSE?
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