About Blessing Falls Family Farm

We’re excited to offer Duroc pork for the first time. These are from a cross of purebred Duroc sow with a purebred Red Wattle boar. We update our Instagramand Facebookpages throughout the year and post highlights here now and then. Here are a few from 2025. It was a blessed year with a very wet spring and early summer bringing abundant grass that the herds are still enjoying as we enter 2026. Our backyard seasonal flower garden thrived as well. We have a milk cow back on the farm after several years without one. With the abundance of milk, we’re learning to make all things dairy – yogurt, butter, ice cream, creme fraiche, cream cheese and new to us, cultured/rennet hard cheeses such as cheddar, asiago, colby, jack, and caerphilly. After several years without turkeys on the farm, we raised a few this year. More details Remember to visit our Instagramor Facebookpage now and then to see photos from the farm… [Originally posted in April 2021] Prices for basic components of livestock feed have risen dramatically in the past several months. Our hogs are raised on pasture but supplemental feed is a significant part of our overall cost to raise a hog from birth to maturity. So this feed price inflation will force us to raise prices for our pork. Corn prices at the largest feed store in the county (Williamson County Grain in Taylor) increased from $6.50 to $8.75 for a 50lb bag over the first 6 months 0f 2021 – up 35%! And this is the best price in the area. (*May 2022 Update: that same bag of corn is now $9.50) (*September 2022 Update: that same bag of corn is now $10.00) Our cattle are grass fed only, with bought hay and alfalfa supplements in the winter. Inflation will likely increase these costs too but so far increases have been less than for hog feed and corn so we can hold our beef prices steady for now. (Bloomberg) — A crop rally in the U. S. is threatening to make essential food commodities dramatically more expensive, and the costs could soon spill over onto grocery store shelves. Wheat, corn and soybeans, the backbone of much of the world’s diet, are all surging to the highest since 2013 after gains last week had some analysts warning that a speculative bubble was forming. Bad crop weather in key-producing countries is a major culprit. Dryness in the U. S., Canada and France is hurting wheat plants, as well as corn in Brazil. Rain in Argentina is derailing the soy harvest. Add to that the fears of drought coming to the American Farm Belt this summer. Meanwhile, China is gobbling up the world’s grain supplies, on track to take in its biggest haul of corn imports ever as it expands its massive hog herd. Rumors are swirling that the Asian nation is working on 1 million metric tons of new corn purchases, according to Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist at Stone X. This article discusses the impact of the Federal Reserve adding trillions to the money supply, specifically the impact on corn prices (per bushel). (Ag Web) Commodity prices continued to race higher on Thursday, with corn trading the limit higher. Soybeans and wheat also saw prices surge higher with double-digit moves. Arlan Suderman, Stone X Group, says there are several factors fueling the markets, but one stands out. “M2 money supplies are up $4.3 trillion since the beginning of the pandemic; we know much of that money has made its way back into the markets and is available, is seeking a home, seeking the best story, if you will,” says Suderman. “The equity market is slowing momentum. The energy market now is facing fears that the third-largest user of energy, India, has rapidly rising COVID numbers and is going into lockdown. And that really leaves the grain and oilseed market as the most attractive avenue. And yes, they do have a fundamental story.” Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, says the fundamental story is evident, as demand from China continues to show strength, and weather issues continue to pop up in South America. “I can’t say enou

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A family farm serving Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Hutto, Taylor, Manor, Elgin and surrounding areas. Blessing Falls LLC focuses on naturally raising vegetables, grass fed cattle, pastured pork, poultry & eggs. Our produce and animals are raised using organic, natural methods. We use no synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides in our gardens or on our animals. Our natural fertilizers include compost tea, fish hydrolysate (emulsion), molasses, and Lady Bug brandfertilizer produced by a local Austin company. With cover crops and natural mineral supplements, our pastures and gardens are improving in health and offer a sanctuary to earthworms, dung beetles, and other members of the soil food web. Established in 2010, we began with a small garden and a few hens. We started our cattle herd with three excellent heifers from anearby ranch specializing in natural, grassfed beef. After three seasons of calving and the purchase of a bull and several more cows, our herd now numbers around 20. In 2011 we planted a small orchard and are nurturing these trees, hoping to have more fresh fruit in the coming years. In 2012 we planted blueberry and blackberry bushes as well as several grape vines. Good friends moved to an adjoining property where they are raising more laying hens, honeybees, dairy and meat goats, and rabbits – along with a family garden. Early in 2013 we started a much bigger garden so that we would have a surplus to share and sell. In May we began selling this produce at the Farmers Market in downtown Elgin. We also sold a few weekly shares to friends. Our first steerwas butchered in late summer. The meat was high quality as we had hoped and we sold some of the cuts at the Farmers Market. In 2014 we expanded the garden again so we could offer more weekly shares to friends as well as provide a wider selection at the weekly market. Our berry patch was productive and we’re still waiting on the orchard to achieve an ample harvest. We also partnered with our neighbor and offered some of their honey and produce. We’ve increased our grass fed beef and raised a fewheritage turkeys. In 2015 we expanded the garden again, to a full acre of spring/summer production. We had 11 calves born, expanded our blackberry patch, and doubled our laying hen flock. We tried to incubate turkey eggs but could not successfully hatch many turkeys. In 2016, we focused on improving our garden soil. After several expansions over the years, we were happy with the size and put our efforts into adding compost and more cover crops in the garden. We also added flowers to our garden. We planted a few more fruit trees and continue to see the cattle herd expand as several calves were retained as new mothers. Our new venture this year was pasture raised pork. 3 Red Wattle pigs reached full size during the fall and the everyone raved about the taste and quality of the pork. We also raised heritage turkey for Thanksgiving. For 2017, we are raising 7 Red Wattle pigs. We also have a Jersey milk cow and her calf. We’re milking once a day and sharing with the calf. We’re continuing our garden (veggies and flowers), grass fed beef cattle, and pastured eggs efforts. The “Blessing” that has “Fallen” on our family is that of salvation from sin through faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation has simply ‘fallen’ to us from the good, gracious, merciful, loving hand of God though we deserve nothing so wonderful. The gifts of family, land, farm, and food are other blessings that God has graciously given. We are grateful. I remember your name in the night, O Lord, and keep your law. This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts. Psalm 119:55-56 May our sons in their youthbe like plants full grown,our daughters like corner pillarscut for the structure of a palace;May our granaries be full,providing all kinds of produce;may our sheep bring forth thousandsand ten thousands in our fields;may our cattle be heavy with young,suffering n

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