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Transparency and Traceability

Transparency and traceability are used often in the sustainable food world, and at Marksbury, they are pillars of our farming and business philosophy, but just what do these words mean? For Marksbury branded products, our animals are raised and processed in a system...

Stewardship: A Grass Company For the Future

Stewardship is a word that is tossed around quite a bit these days, and not just in the farming and food worlds. For those of us at Marksbury, stewardship is a way of life, a way of thinking about each and everything we do on the farm and in our business. It’s all...

From Soil to Plate

We all know that cows love grass, but some people don’t know how much grass loves cows! That’s right, the grass loves the cows at least as much, if not more than the cows love the grass. Grass needs to have animals living on it to stay healthy. In a Kentucky pasture,...
Stewardship: A Grass Company For the Future

Stewardship: A Grass Company For the Future

Stewardship is a word that is tossed around quite a bit these days, and not just in the farming and food worlds. For those of us at Marksbury, stewardship is a way of life, a way of thinking about each and everything we do on the farm and in our business. It’s all...

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From Soil to Plate

From Soil to Plate

We all know that cows love grass, but some people don’t know how much grass loves cows! That’s right, the grass loves the cows at least as much, if not more than the cows love the grass. Grass needs to have animals living on it to stay healthy. In a Kentucky pasture,...

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Health From All Angles

Health From All Angles

Health is the “True North” for Marksbury Farm Market. The health of the people who produce AND who consume our products, the health of the animals that provide them, and the health of the land that comprises our farms is what drives us. In today’s world, we do not...

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Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare

The Importance of Pasture in Livestock Production Perhaps the most important Marksbury requirement for every individual of every species is continuous access to quality pasture. We feel so strongly about the role of pasture in our livestock systems. This is partly...

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Pastured Pork: Why is it So Late to the Party?

  By now, most consumers and retailers are aware of the growing demand for products with ‘natural’ label claims such as grass fed beef or free range chicken. A quick visit to your local or regional grocery store will demonstrate that the demand is real. Authentic...

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