In this 2022 farm vlog, the creator reflects on the surge in food insecurity during the COVID‑19 pandemic, labeling hunger a "secondary pandemic" and proposing grass‑fed beef as a practical, locally‑sourced solution. The video follows a day of moving winter‑bedded cows onto fresh pasture, showcasing herd‑dog (Winnie) interactions with sheep, and describing rotational grazing techniques—letting grass recover after a single grazing pass, providing shade, and planning a 30‑day grazing cycle. The narrator contacts a meat processor to schedule the harvest of two heifers, walks through a detailed cost analysis (live weight to hanging weight loss, final freezer yield, and per‑pound cost comparison showing $6.31 ground beef versus $8 market price), and celebrates the economic benefit of self‑produced beef. The vlog concludes with home‑cooking scenes: making yogurt, iced coffee, brownies, and a playful "cow dessert," highlighting the farm‑to‑table lifestyle and the satisfaction of turning grass into nutritious food.
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When COVID-19 swept across the U.S. in 2020, the need for emergency food assistance exploded, and that led experts to label hunger as the secondary pandemic. The struggle's real. But here's the thing. Grass? It's everywhere. But you can't eat the grass. Mmm! But my cows eat grass, and we can eat cows. So let's do that. Today I'm only eating cow, and we're getting the cows out of the winter deep bedding and onto the grass today. Where are they going? I think Winnie just ran the sheep out. Saw her herding them that way, and they just got cornered. Luckily they've stopped before they've gone to the other property. They did go to the neighbor's property. They're way over there. They're coming. What is she doing? Sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep. Oh, goodness. Here comes the cows. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Let's go, let's go. They've got them in this nook. I think we can get them in here. Calf escaped too. Do you think I can catch her with a rope halter on it? Yeah. Okay, she's going back right in Mom's garlic patch. We've caught Winnie too. We're gonna herd Autumn in. We're gonna tie up Winnie. That'll be until we can supervise and train her not to chase the sheep. Like, she knows she gets over here, she gets timid. We got a ways training her yet. Winnie, you want You want some cow? The key to good grass is to hit it once and then let it rest and recover before you hit it again. See, they have grazed the crud out of this. We're leaving today and we won't come back for— in the spring, probably 30 days at least. The second key is to keep the cows comfortable with a shade shelter. Clearing room for more lounging and laying down. Chigavas, come on. Chigavas, come on. Come on. Chigavas, come on. Best day of your year. He's dragging 8 hay strings. Oh good, there it is. It's off. I want you guys to listen. Cha-ching! Hear that? Hear that cha-ching? Cha-ching! That's what Greg Judy taught me. Cha-ching! That's these cows making money. In this case, saving money and feeding us. Hey, you're just now coming out, huh? I know, I've had a busy day. Full morning inside. And I'm just going in. Did you go outside with Talza? You still want the mama. I'm about to call my meat processor. We've got heifers we can harvest in about 2 months. Let's see about their availability. I got 2 heifers. Could you do that May 16th-ish, that week? How much is it? Cool. Okay, so from hanging weight, how much do they lose? How much ends up in your freezer? About 60% of that or what? 30. They'll lose 30%. You don't know how much they lose from live weight, do you, to hanging? Okay, I just figured in what we paid for the cow, what one would weigh if you grew it throughout the entire season, and figured in her cost, the cost of getting it, and it comes to like $6.31. Now the cheapest grass-fed beef around here is just ground beef is $8. The This is $6.31 for ground beef, but also sirloin and New York steak and brisket. All those things. I think we're getting a really good deal. Burger was great. I'm craving something a little cold, a little different. Homemade yogurt. It's hitting the spot. Just plain. I like this. In an apron, what you making, beautiful one? Um, I'm making some iced coffee in here, and I'm making brownies, and I might make coffee seed muffins if I have energy after I make the brownies. I'm gonna make the cow dessert. Cow dessert? Okay. That may or may not have been a corny dad joke. Oh, it was. Homegrown cream. Homegrown milk. Eye of the round for supper.
