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,...
Considering Switching to Local, Grass-Fed Meat? Read This First.
With all of the headline hype about food health, it can be maddening trying to separate what is true and what isn’t about the meat we eat and feed our families. A food health Google search will have you swimming in articles and may cause you to back away slowly...
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...
Grass Fed v “Grass Fed” – You can taste the difference
Maybe you’ve heard that grass fed beef doesn’t taste as good – that it lacks marbling and tastes gamey. Maybe you’ve heard that grass fed beef isn’t local but is shipped from all around the world with all the carbon that such trips create. Maybe you’ve heard that...
Our Process
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...
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...
3 Ways to Change Your Life (and the World!) with Your Food Choices
The thoughtful person has lots of things to pay attention to. The responsibilities are overwhelming. The world is so interconnected that everything that we do has far-reaching consequences, both intended and unintended. If we accept this as true – and in the face of...
Back to the Butcher: Taking the Intimidation Out of Buying Meat
Butchers and butcher shops have been around for centuries. There was a time when, unless you raised your own meat, it was customary for folks to visit their local butcher shop more than once a week to pick up something fresh to cook for supper. But much like...