WHAT WE STAND FOR
To be in the world, but not of the world, and to act in accordance with Nature and Nature’s God, the creator, and serve as stewards with the dominion over all earthly things as commanded by our creator. We proclaim the freedom to choose and provide for ourselves the types of foods, services and products that we think best for achieving and maintaining optimal wellness.
There are a whole lot of folks looking forward to a new, health minded, presidential administration taking office in the USA on January 20th. They feel that this administration will solve all of our food freedom problems… make raw milk legal? Sound familiar?
What if I told you you already have the power, Dorothy?
Making ‘things’ legal, doesn’t give you freedom, it puts the ‘thing’ directly into government’s control. Ask the government for permission to sell raw milk, and if you fight long and hard enough, they’ll give you permission in the form of a license, with all kinds of strings attached, and a contract that they can choose to renew or not.
Regulations that they make up on a whim, and change and interpret however they please. Licenses with vague guidelines and standards that no one can possibly interpret except the issuer. No thanks
What if I told you it has never been illegal to own a dairy cow (farm land or other livestock) alone or with your friends, to provide for its care, to share in the bounty?
Unpopular opinion, even among my peers, I don’t care if selling raw milk ever becomes ‘legal.’ We will never participate in anything that requires us to enter into contract with a four letter agency and keep to regulations that are constant moving targets.
We will own cows with our friends, privately. We will drink milk from our cows. We will be truly free, by not asking for permission to do what God gave us dominion over long before four letter agencies existed.
If another farm wants to grow exponentially and distribute their products nationally, they are free to do that and can deal with the licenses.
For me, serving our local neighbors and friends by sharing in ownership of a herd, on a farm that they can visit any time they want, utilizing the shortest supply chain possible, and taking personal responsibility for my/our health is truly where its at!
Happy New Year!!- click your heals three times and STAY FREE! (you already are)
RANCH OFFERINGS (members only)
PASTURE RAISED BEEF
Have you ever had home-grown, pasture raised beef?
There is a huge difference between home-grown beef and the cuts you will buy at your local meat counter.
A2A2 DAIRY SHARES
You will have access to the farm fresh, real, raw whole milk, that will nourish you and your family. Each share of the herd entitles you to one gallon per week, half and multiple shares are available as well. The milk will be available here on the farm for pick up on your specified day, weekly.
GRASS-FED BISON
Most feel Bison is the most flavorful meat they have ever tasted. It has been said that it “tastes like meat used to taste”. Many notice a sweeter flavor than beef, which adds to the richness of the meat. It’s not “gamey” or wild tasting. Bison meat is just naturally flavorful and tender. It tastes great by itself and will enhance your favorite recipe.
EVERYDAY INGREDIENTS
RECIPES FROM THE RANCH
Follow along as we share some of our favorites from right here on the ranch. Tried and true, using common pantry staples, from our kitchen to yours!
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November: Updates, Politics, Deep Thoughts and a Recipe.
CONTINUE READING: November: Updates, Politics, Deep Thoughts and a Recipe.I hope you enjoy these updates, thoughts on politics, other deep thoughts and a recipe?
DROP US A LINE AND SAY HI!
Let us know if you’re interested in joining our membership and we’ll check our availability. If we’re full, openings are announced first to our mailing list, so also subscribe!
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JFRs Sovereign Acres PMA
Members have access to: rotational grazed A2A2 Brown Swiss dairy herd share, grass-fed bison, pasture raised beef, eggs. LISTED with the Raw Milk Institute since 2021, members Weston A Price, Regenerative Farmers of America, and FTCLDF. Email for info.
MEMBERS please check your emails/texts- good news on the way!
Also, if you’re on our email ‘wait’ list there MAY be some good news coming to you too in the next couple weeks!
Such a fun night and for an awesome cause! 🎹🎹🎹A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Amazing Community and Sponsors!
Lakestate Industries is overwhelmed with gratitude as we celebrate 52 incredible years of support from YOU, our community, and our generous sponsors. Thanks to your contributions, this year’s annual fundraiser was our most successful event yet!
We want to give a special shoutout to the incredible businesses and organizations that made this success possible:
💙 @Enbridge
💙 The Carpet and Drapery Shoppe
💙 Baybank
💙 @GTJohnsonContracting
💙 Upper Peninsula State Bank
💙 Premier Real Estate
💙 Leigh’s Garden Winery
💙 Northern Insurance Agency
💙 Great Lakes Wealth Advisors
💙 Simply Northern Weddings & Events
💙 First Bank
💙 Community Foundation for Delta County
💙 @JohnsonBrosLivestock
💙 @MulberryHillFarms
💙 Embers Credit Union
💙 Team Wireless, Verizon Authorized Retailer
💙 Crawford Funeral Homes
💙 Sayklly’s Candies
💙 The Daily Press, Escanaba, MI
💙 VanAire, Incorporated
💙 JFRs Sovereign Acres PMA
💙 EMP Engineered Machined Products
Your support not only ensures the success of our events but also empowers us to continue providing meaningful work and opportunities in our community. Every partnership and act of generosity brings us closer to fulfilling our mission.
Here’s to many more years of making a difference together! 💙
#thankyouforyoursupport #lakestateindustries #communitysupport #makingadifference #gratitude
We know that there are a bunch of folks waiting for a part of the association dairy herd to open up for membership, and we are hoping we can accommodate you soon!
Though we don’t keep a waiting list per se, you can get on our list to be notified of openings as they arise.
Owner opportunities will be announced in this order:
1. Current members are notified FIRST so they can add to their ownership or refer friends.
2. THEN via our email list- SUBSCRIBE (link in comments), if there is still availability after our email subscribers are notified…
3. LAST- Remaining openings will be announced on FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM (be sure to follow one or the other)
It’s a super simple process that keeps us from having to spend time maintaining and working through a waiting list that would be out of control.
We can focus on caring for the dairy animals we board here, which is what their owners pay us to do!
Support local farms who raise their hogs farrow to finish! This farm is located in Bark River and does an excellent job of raising hogs.
These pigs live their best life possible until being humanely harvested. Hurry up and reserve before they’re all spoken for!
From the Raw Milk Institute
‘🧐🐄🥛10 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT RAW MILK AND H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (BIRD FLU): Let’s cut through the media hype. Here’s what you need to know about raw milk and avian influenza (also known as H5N1, bird flu, or HPAI).
1. Avian flu is a respiratory illness and NOT a foodborne illness.
2. There have been NO known cases of bird flu in humans from drinking raw milk.
3. There have been a small number of bird flu cases in farm workers working in direct contact with sick animals. Illness is generally mild, with conjunctivitis (pinkeye/eye inflammation) as main symptom.
4. In cattle, this illness is generally mild. Most of herd shows no signs of illness.
5. Ill cattle generally recover within a couple weeks. First symptom in cows is generally fever a few days prior to becoming clinically sick.
6. Symptoms include weakness, diarrhea, fever, lower milk production, poor appetite, and yellow-tinged, thick milk. Rarely, cattle can die from HPAI.
7. Affected cows respond well to drenching treatment with 5 gallons of water, antipyretic, probiotics, and a gut stimulant (i.e. yeast) for a few days.
8. HPAI directly affects the udder and milk production. Recovering animals may not fully regain milk production until next lactation.
9. In general, a dairy will move through bird flu and achieve “herd immunity” in ~6 weeks from start to finish.
10. Common sense precautions, just as for all other illnesses: Monitor your herd for illness. Quarantine animals who are ill and ensure that milk from unhealthy animals is NOT used for direct human consumption. Quarantine any new animals brought onto the farm to ensure they are healthy before joining the herd.’
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