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Grass Fed Grain Finished vs Grass Finished

September 22, 2011

Grass finished beef is beef that has not received any grain for at least the last 12 months. The grass finished beef that Hoven Farms is selling now has not received any grain since the spring of 2010. Our regular beef is grass fed and grain finished. The animals are raised on pasture but receive [...]

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Great Ad for Organic Milk

October 20, 2010

Very new, unique and it gives people something to talk about.

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Save a Turkey! Eat more Beef!

September 23, 2010

A reader writes: Do you have any turkeys — or can you recommend a good source? Hoven Farms used to grow turkeys – at one point we had over 200 of them. They are a tasty little animal, but not the smartest thing to ever live. They will die on you at the drop of [...]

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Swath Grazing in January

January 12, 2010

This is a short video showing how we swath graze animals during the winter months It is really amazing to see how the animals can dig through the snow to find the swath. Even though it wasincredibly cold (-30C), the cattle love being able to graze. This video was uploaded in HD so it may [...]

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What exactly is Swath Grazing?

November 17, 2009

I have written a bit about swath grazing at Hoven Farms and some people are probably still not understanding what exactly it is. I brought out my video camera and put together this short video so you can see what I am talking about. Swath Grazing 2009 from Tim Hoven on Vimeo.

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Homemade Pasta Sauce

October 22, 2009

Homemade Pasta Sauce from Tim Hoven on Vimeo. You saw the pictures of the ripening tomatoes. Here is a short video about what we did with some of those tomatoes. Homemade pasta sauce made with home-grown organic tomatoes on our home-grown certified organic ground beef. I love the taste of fresh homemade food.

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Guess What? Organic Food is Healthier for You!

September 17, 2009

Organic food is more healthy for you says a French study. Read it here. In regards to organic beef, the report concludes that “4. Organic animal products contain more polyunsaturated fatty acids (protect against heart disease)”

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View from the Swather Seat

September 15, 2009

This was my view yesterday and will be for the next two days as well. We are cutting our barley so it can dry for the combine and harvesting. The swather doesn’t have a cab so today’s weather could get a little hot (28 C)!!

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What I Am Fighting Next Week

September 11, 2009

Next week, if the weather holds, I’ll be driving the swather cutting our barley. It is an open cab machine so you get to smell the dry barley as it is cut just a few feet away from you. I love that smell. Hopefully we will be all finished combining by next Saturday.

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That Beef? Comments on “Those Beets?”

September 9, 2009

Those Beets? I Don’t Buy ‘Em “Why is Alberta beef bought at the farmers’ market philosophically superior to–and way more expensive than–Alberta beef bought at bigger grocery stores, which employ way more Albertans? If I can buy Alberta chicken processed by an Alberta plant sold at the Superstore for far less than I can at [...]