I urge you to read the "retirement notice" posted on The Tiny Texas Ranch's web page, "Large Black Hogs." Why? Because Kay explains why Ken and Kay are retiring.
Nap time with Ken and Big Black Sally
Nap time with Ken and Big Black Sally
In this "recession" economy, the work we've all done to bring your "sustainable agriculture" is being undone. Small farmers are facing greater than ever challenges. As Kay said in her retirement message, the cost of feed has jumped as well making pig farming on the sustainable farm scale challenging at best. Here at the 3-Bell Ranch, we're facing a 30% increase in our irrigation fees. For this ranch, that means we need to come up with another grand to maintain our current irrigable acreage. In 2008, when the price of diesel jumped to $4/ gallon, this entire valley dropped to its knees. Getting to town was the cost of a gallon of fuel.
Your dollars are pushed and pulled in every direction. And with your stretched dollars you must make decisions about who gets what dollar more carefully than ever. But if you value food produced by farmers who genuinely care about the sustainability of their land and their animals, find a farmer ... or two... or three... and support them by buying the labors of their gift to us: real food grown on real ground with real fertilizer.
Your dollars are pushed and pulled in every direction. And with your stretched dollars you must make decisions about who gets what dollar more carefully than ever. But if you value food produced by farmers who genuinely care about the sustainability of their land and their animals, find a farmer ... or two... or three... and support them by buying the labors of their gift to us: real food grown on real ground with real fertilizer.
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