2022 Farm Life Recap
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It was quite the year here at our Roanoke, Indiana Farm. Enjoy the footage and the discussion with Blake and Blaine when you watch this episode.
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Did You Know - Farm Life Show (Ep 13)
The Farm Life Show
In today's episode, Blake and Blaine Hitzfield provide some REAL talk about the food system, the opportunity for farmers and consumers to impact the food system, and begin to unpack the question "Can We Feed the World with Regenerative Farming?" We're not waiting on the government to do anything. We're taking action in our community, where we can deliver in the USA and providing education to other farms.
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Farm Fest 2022
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Eat with confidence while you enjoy pasture-raised meats delivered to your door direct from our Indiana farm. 🚚 Welcome to the Seven Sons Farm Life Show. In this episode we sit down with Blaine and Blake Hitzfield for an on-farm update including pictures and video of these items: - A recap of our annual Farm Fest to welcomed 2,200 people to our farm - Launching Fresh Egg Co, a new Egg Delivery Service - 13 New Puppies are here - Our Winter Hen house is Repaired - Another Successful Farm Tour Season has concluded!
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Seven Sons Team Values
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Eat with confidence while you enjoy pasture-raised meats delivered to your door direct from our Indiana farm. https://sevensons.net/ 🚚 Whether you are trying to create a positive culture within a community, business, family, etc., we can all agree that it takes consistent and intentional effort to establish and maintain. At Seven Sons, we believe creating a positive culture starts with clear core values that all staff and our family believe in and incorporate into their daily lives. In return, our customers will have positive experiences and also build trust with our company, their farmer,...
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Battlefields to Fertile Fields
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In late August we were fortunate to host Army Captain Gil De Leon for a week-long visit to our farm. Capt. De Leon is a 17-year Army Veteran, husband, father to 6 kids....and an aspiring regenerative farmer. In this video, we share how he's transitioning from wearing combat gear to a cowboy hat and boots... Blake and Blaine sat down to interview him for a soon-to-be-released podcast where he outlined a new Army Certified transitional program called Battle Fields to Fertile Fields.
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Daily Life of the Seven Brothers
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Hitzfield Brothers: Seven SonsEat with confidence while you enjoy pasture-raised meats delivered to your door direct from our Indiana farm. https://sevensons.net/ 🚚 In this episode we will take an inside look into the lives of all seven brothers (yes, there really are 7 brothers) and their roles on the farm! The Hitzfield brothers have adopted Michael Hyatt’s (Founder of Michael Hyatt & Co / leadership speaker and book author) philosophy on how to identify one’s unique strengths, weaknesses, passions, and drudgery zones, and how to incorporate those characteristics into a fulfilling...
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2022 Summer Farm Update
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Farm Update: Eat with confidence while you enjoy pasture-raised meats delivered to your door direct from our Indiana farm. https://sevensons.net/ 🚚 After a busy few months on the farm, we are back into the office and have created a 2022 Summer update on what we have been doing and where we plan to go in the upcoming months! Summary: Added 1,300 sheep on our farm! Public summer farm tours! Bison harvest Storm / wind damage on hoop houses (98mph winds) New baby! (Blaine and his wife welcomed their 6th in Feb) Coming Soon: New pond New fencing Farm Fest (Sept 24th)
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Tips for Wintering Pastured Laying Hens
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Laying Hens: At Seven Sons, we believe in creating healthy environments for our animals so that they can live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. In today’s episode, Bruce (the 6th son) will share his experience with raising laying hens during the harsh Indiana winters and what the transition from season to season looks like. Tips: #1 Make their environment as familiar as possible to avoid stress. #2 Allow at least 3sq ft. per bird in a winterized greenhouse to encourage a higher lay rate during the colder months (75-80%). #3 Incorporate a circulating water system using a geothermal pump...
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FAQ About Our Cattle Operation
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Eat with confidence while you enjoy pasture-raised meats delivered to your door direct from our Indiana farm. 🚚 Welcome to the Seven Sons Farm Life Show. In this episode, Blaine and Blake go out on pasture to share to talk specifics about how we raise our Grassfed Beef without Antibiotics, chemical fertilizers and more, including our process for Humane harvesting. They also debunk some myths about the perceived environmental and ethical claims made by "Fake Meat." Show Notes:
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Regenerative Home Garden
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Eat with confidence while you enjoy pasture-raised meats delivered to your door direct from our Indiana farm. 🚚 Welcome to the Seven Sons Farm Life Show. In this episode, Blaine and Blake Hitzfield share 5 principles we learned from our friend Gabe Brown (author of the Amazon Best Selling Book Dirt to Soil, that you can apply to your home garden. These are the very principles we use to regenerate our pastures and produce food that we deliver to 10,000+ families across the USA. The 5 Principles we dive into in this episode are: #1 Minimal Disturbance #2 Armor on the Soil #3 Plant...
info_outlineIn late August we were fortunate to host Army Captain Gil De Leon for a week-long visit to our farm.
Capt. De Leon is a 17-year Army Veteran, husband, father to 6 kids....and an aspiring regenerative farmer.
In this video, we share how he's transitioning from wearing combat gear to a cowboy hat and boots...
Blake and Blaine sat down to interview him for a soon-to-be-released podcast where he outlined a new Army Certified transitional program called Battle Fields to Fertile Fields.