Sidie Hollow Farms

HUMANELY-RAISED,
PASTURE-RAISED, CLIMATE-POSITIVE FARMING

Welcome to Henry Pastures, where we prioritize sustainable farming practices that promote healthy soil and happy animals. Here are our five Soil Health Laws that we follow to maintain healthy soil and help combat global warming:

1. Limit Disturbance: We avoid tilling, which tears apart the soil structure and disrupts the delicate balance of soil life. Instead, we use a state-of-the-art paddock design that limits disturbance and allows our animals to move freely while promoting rest and recovery of the soil.
2. Armor the Soil: We protect our soil from erosion by keeping it covered with vegetation or organic materials, such as cover crops, crop residues, or animal manure. This helps retain moisture, reduce soil temperature, and enhance nutrient cycling.
3. Promote Diversity: We believe that diversity is key to a healthy ecosystem, so we promote diversity in our cropping system and avoid monoculture. This enhances the function of our ecosystem and improves soil structure and fertility.
4. Maintain Living Roots in the Soil: We ensure that our soil is always covered with living plants, including fall-seeded biennials, which feed the soil biology and provide carbon, the basic food source for soil organisms. This helps maintain soil health and fertility.
5. Integrate Animals: We integrate our animals into our farming practices, recognizing that nature does not work without animals. Our animals graze on plants, stimulating them to pump more carbon into the soil by cycling more carbon out of the atmosphere and putting it into the soil. This helps sequester carbon from the atmosphere and move us in the right direction for combating global warming.

At Henry Pastures, we are proud to be soil farmers, committed to following our Soil Health Laws to promote healthy soil and help combat global warming while producing high-quality beef that is both delicious and environmentally sustainable.

At our farm, we believe in taking a holistic approach to farming that prioritizes the health of our soil, our animals, and our community. Our philosophy is to put our cattle to work for the benefit of the soil, while also ensuring their comfort and well-being. As I always say, "We strive to give our animals the best life possible, with only one bad day for them, and us."

We believe this results in meat that is higher in nutrients and healthy fats than conventionally raised alternatives. Raising a new standard isn’t the easiest way, but we believe it’s the only way forward.... It also tastes... AAAAAmazzzzing!!

Our animals are moved throughout the year, even in the winter, to provide them with fresh ground to graze on and rest in. This helps promote soil health by preventing overgrazing and allowing the soil to rest and recover. In addition, we provide our animals with shade on hot days and shelter during cold weather to ensure their comfort and well-being.

We understand that cattle are incredible animals that can survive in difficult conditions, but we still strive to go above and beyond to ensure their comfort and health. That's why we monitor our animals daily to ensure they have access to fresh feed and water and are comfortable in their environment.

At our farm, we believe in treating our animals with respect and care, while also using their natural behaviors to promote the health of our soil. We are proud to be stewards of both our animals and our land, and we are committed to sustainable farming practices that benefit both.

There are a few that I will list below, but for the most part you are buying the way these animals were raised. All grass fed beef are not created equal and neither is grain fed. We are not trying to put anyone down, but our practices are formulated through science and research to accomplish a perfect dance where nature thrives and so do the animals. 

According to Healthline Nutrition: 

“You are what you eat” applies to cows, too.

According to Healthline Nutrition, the following are some of the fatty acids found in grass-fed beef:

• Total fat: Grass-fed beef usually contains less total fat than grain-fed beef, which means it contains fewer calories per gram.
• Monounsaturated fat: Grass-fed beef contains much less monounsaturated fat than grain-fed beef.
• Omega-6 polyunsaturated fats: Grass- and grain-fed beef contain similar amounts of omega-6 fatty acids.
• Omega-3s: Grass-fed beef contains up to five times as much omega-3 as grain-fed beef.
• Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA): Grass-fed beef contains about twice as much CLA as grain-fed beef. CLA is associated with a few health benefits.

It's important to note that while grass-fed beef may contain less total fat than grain-fed beef, the breed and cut of meat can also affect the fat composition of beef. Overall, grass-fed beef is linked to higher levels of omega-3s and CLA, both of which have potential health benefits. It's also important to consider the way the animals were raised when choosing meat products.