http://saboranch.com Home of Grassfed Beef and Dairy Herds Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:48:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en                                A few days ago I came across a very interesting idea in a book called “Soil, Grass and Cancer” by Andre Voisin. He writes, “The living organism is the biochemical photograph of the environment”. Its meaning is simple. We are a repackaging of our environment.             Scattered in the soil ... http://saboranch.com/uncategorized/john-thiebes-2nd-entry/ [caption id="attachment_646" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Nice, deep, and gentle, these two year old heifers are ready for breeding, never exposed to a bull. Take them home for your own sire choices."][/caption] An example of our group of Devon/Red Angus heifers for Sale, born May/June 2010. Open. Grandsire: Rotokawa Devon 688 Another of our ... http://saboranch.com/uncategorized/devonred-angus-heifers-for-sale-open-2-years-old-and-ready-to-go/ [caption id="attachment_620" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Sabo Ranch winter chickens and ducks, outside enjoying the sunlight and space in spite of the snowy ground.  Photo: Kiril Sabo age 6-3/4"][/caption] One week has passed since I first arrived at the Sabo Ranch and today, as I write, the sun is shining and the snow ... http://saboranch.com/intern-diaries/sabo-ranch-intern-blog-john-thiebes-feb-23-2010/ [caption id="attachment_607" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="SABO ABBY (Sire: Rotokawa 93, Dam: Rotokawa 958) photographed Feb 2010, after a winter eating only standing grass and 20 lbs/day of 1st cutting hay."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_608" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="SABO ABBY, just after she was born in a May Montana snowstorm, the first of our 2008 calves. Abby ... http://saboranch.com/grass-fed-beef-sales/our-first-rotokawa-devon-heifer-sabo-abby-born-51108/  Jules, log splitting completed, is ready for a hot woodstove on a cold winter morning. Jules' favorite Auracana hen, sitting in the laying box ready for her fresh morning egg. Jules, after learning safe handling of the skidsteer loader, helps to line up logs for firewood cutting. My internship lasted the entire ... http://saboranch.com/intern-diaries/sabo-ranch-internship-blog-jules-feeney-feb-14-2010/ [caption id="attachment_547" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jules drives the manual shift Mitsubishi hay feeding truck with Kiril, Riley, and Jet the Labrador in the back"][/caption] Jules feeds the birds in the chicken house, his daily task since he arrived. Jules milks Jersey cow Lila    Throughout my first week here on the Sabo Ranch I have ... http://saboranch.com/intern-diaries/sabo-ranch-intern-blog-jules-feeney-essay-for-field-school-2710/ [caption id="attachment_600" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Jules practicing safe shooting with Mark's rifle.  8 shots in the bullseye at 70 yards, his first time shooting a rifle.  What a ringer!"][/caption] Jules at the edge of the Buffalo Jump at Harrison Lake. There is a steep 100 foot drop beyond the edge pictured here. Entry ... http://saboranch.com/intern-diaries/sabo-ranch-internship-blog-jules-feeney-21110/ Jules Feeney at "Montana's Best Meats" cutting room with Wayne Worley, manager Entry two February 3, 2010                                                                                                             By, Jules Feeney   As the days progress everything begins to flow more easily. We wake up; we do early morning chores; feeding chickens and moving horses and cows. Lately, I have taken charge of the ... http://saboranch.com/grass-fed-beef-sales/sabo-ranch-internship-blog-jules-feeney-2310/ [caption id="attachment_455" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Kiril Sabo and Jules Feeney start a snow fort on a winter afternoon"][/caption] FIRST IMPRESSIONS             This is my first day on the Sabo Ranch and these are a few of my first impressions. Only some things are consistent. The cows and chickens need to be watched on a ... http://saboranch.com/sustainable-agriculture/sabo-ranch-internship-blog-jules-feeney-2110/           John Thiebes, Sabo Ranch Spring 2010 Intern, with the grain bin he and his father renovated into their first living quarters on their farm near Great Falls, MT.   For more information on Sabo Ranch Internships, contact us at saboranch@gmail.com, (406)685-3248. http://saboranch.com/uncategorized/sabo-ranch-spring-2010-intern-john-thiebes/