One of the first questions people ask when trying heritage pork is simple: Does it actually taste different? For Kunekune pork, the answer is usually yes — dramatically.
"If your food is so good, why isn't it in grocery stores?" It's a fair question.
Throughout this series, we’ve talked about soil — how it works, how it improves, and the practices we use to rebuild it on our ranch. But many people naturally ask an important question: What does soil health have to do with the food we eat?
Over the past several posts in this series, we’ve talked about the practices we’re using to rebuild soil at Dos Lobos Ranch. But there’s an important question behind all of it: How do we actually measure progress?
Rain is one of the most powerful forces affecting a farm. Too little rain can stress plants and slow pasture growth. Too much rain can cause runoff, erosion, and flooding.
Most of the practices we’ve discussed in this series focus on working with natural biological systems — grazing management, rest, cover crops, and livestock impact. But sometimes soil also benefits from carefully chosen amendments.
On most farms, a pasture is grazed by one type of animal. But regenerative farms often take a different approach by allowing multiple types of livestock to work the same land.
When people hear about regenerative agriculture, they often focus on visible practices like compost, cover crops, or rotational grazing. But one of the most powerful tools for improving soil health is something much simpler: Rest.
If you've ever said: "I wish I knew where to buy local meat," or "I didn't even know there was a farm near me." You're not alone.
One of the goals of regenerative farming is to keep living roots in the soil as much of the year as possible. In nature, bare ground is rare. Most natural ecosystems keep soil covered with plants, roots, and plant residue year-round.
Now before everybody’s eyes glaze over at the word homozygous, stick with me here. Because this matters more than most breeders think.
When people think about raising cattle, they often picture animals roaming across a large pasture all season long. For many years, that’s how grazing was commonly managed.
