FROM THE FARM
The RLF Farm Journal covers the agricultural work of building and operating the farm: land, livestock, grazing, forage, infrastructure, processing, conservation, farm-specific markets, and practical lessons from production.
This journal is intentionally narrower than the Whitcomb Homestead Updates/Journal. Broader family, legacy, fundraising, or multi-venture stories belong with Whitcomb Homestead as the canonical publisher. RLF may link to those stories when they provide useful context rather than republishing them.
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Organic-Ready From the Beginning Does Not Mean Certified Organic
RLF plans to keep organic-ready records early, but the farm is not currently Certified Organic and will not use organic claims before certification is actually earned.
Why Our Broiler Plan Uses Four 75-Bird Pasture Shelters
RLF’s current broiler design divides a roughly 300-bird batch among four human-movable pasture shelters instead of relying on one large tractor.
Why Productive Acres Matter More Than Parcel Size
A 60-acre parcel is not automatically a 60-acre farm. RLF evaluates usable grazing, hay, access, water, wetlands, woods, housing, and durable land control separately.
What Intensively Managed Grazing Means at RLF
RLF’s grazing plan is built around controlled movement, observation, and recovery—not a fixed calendar or one permanent stocking formula.
Why We’re Planning the Farm Before Buying the Livestock
Livestock creates immediate obligations. RLF is doing the land, fencing, water, forage, processing, market, and recordkeeping work first so animals arrive into a system prepared to support them.