March 2025 vol. 1 If you’ve been a long-time reader, you probably know that we’ve been using a repurposed Bluebell freezer truck body to store our pasture raised meats. It’s been a reliable workhorse for the past five years, but last year, the repair bills started piling up—culminating in a $7,000 compressor replacement. When the
July 2024 vol. 5 Last week, I shared the story of our pickup truck’s catastrophic failure. Out of necessity, I was forced to find a replacement. It’s never advantageous to be FORCED to make a major purchase. It takes a lot of time to do due diligence on what is the right product and the
July 2024 vol. 4 Ranching is a capital-intensive endeavor. With the costs of land and livestock, just to get started will set you back a few hundred thousand! So, it should come as no surprise that we buy a lot of second-hand equipment, much of which I’ve featured in these newsletters. As a pretty good
