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5 Tips for Fly Control
Keeping fly pressure down is a big job that can’t be overlooked. Comfortable livestock perform better but in an organic setting sometimes...
Kollasch Family Farms
May 9, 20241 min read
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Eggs in Cream
Typically, we fry eggs in butter, and after all butter comes from cream! Imagine the possibilities of other things cooked in cream...
Kollasch Family Farms
Apr 13, 20241 min read
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Defining Nutrient Density
We talk a lot about nutrient density on our farm. Let’s take a step back and learn one of the ways that food coming off our farms stands...
Kollasch Family Farms
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Just a Pig?
Adding another animal to our farm to raise took time and consideration. We had goals on many levels including the meat and fat qualities,...
Kollasch Family Farms
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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California King Sandwiches
Here in the rural Midwest most places close on Sundays and exciting restaurant menus can be hard to come by. Believe it or not we don't...
Kollasch Family Farms
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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Tallow: Rediscovering natural skincare
A centuries old moisturizer is making a come back. Long before commercial moisturizers, tallow was one of the original skin creams dating...
Kollasch Family Farms
Jan 13, 20242 min read
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Chewy Sourdough Granola Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup (discarded) sourdough starter 1/2 cup raw local honey 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 ripe banana, mashed 2 cups thick...
Kollasch Family Farms
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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Fermented Sourdough Granola
Why ferment oats? They become easier for our bodies to break down and better utilize the nutrients. This cruchy granola will be a...
Kollasch Family Farms
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Do what you love.
What makes our farm stand out among the crowd? 👇🏻 BREED: the livestock selected for our operation are intentional. Our Pinzgauer cattle...
Kollasch Family Farms
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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We have a fresh, new face!
You may have noticed our new logo released earlier this week.. How does our farm stand out from other farm operations and what exactly is...
Kollasch Family Farms
Apr 7, 20212 min read
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Is a beef share right for you?
6 Questions you absolutely MUST ask 1. Do you want to save money? When purchasing in bulk, you're getting great beef at a fraction of the...
Kollasch Family Farms
Jan 31, 20213 min read
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Beef Bone Broth
Step by Step guide to the perfect bone broth! Why make bone broth? Bone broth is nutrient dense. It contains vitamins and minerals that...
Kollasch Family Farms
Jan 17, 20212 min read
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The night the animals talked
Christmas is just a few days away and the anticipation of the holiday season is building. The kids search the night skies for Santa and...
Kollasch Family Farms
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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How many pounds of meat will fit in my freezer?
A whole, half or quarter beef sounds like a lot of meat! Typically, you can estimate 1 cubic foot per 35 lbs of packaged meat. This means...
Kollasch Family Farms
Dec 12, 20201 min read
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Chimichurri Sauce
The sauce of all sauces. This super flavorful green sauce is versatile and bursting with flavor. We love to put it on a grilled steak but...
Kollasch Family Farms
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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Letting Mother Nature do the work.
In our pastures we are monitoring the carbon cycle and the readily available nutrients for our soil, grasses and cattle. This year, we...
Kollasch Family Farms
Oct 19, 20202 min read
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growing clean water
Kollasch Family Farms is situated alongside a tributary of the East Fork Des Moines River that runs the span of over 25 miles and is just...
Kollasch Family Farms
Aug 27, 20202 min read
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Enchilada pie
Who needs a quick, easy and yummy #groundbeef recipe? We all do! Bonus! There are only FIVE ingredients! INGREDIENTS 1 lb Kollasch Family...
Kollasch Family Farms
May 13, 20201 min read
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Earth Day
As the land we work changes hands and generations we have taken the opportunity to better focus on how to sustainably operate, meaning...
Kollasch Family Farms
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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Sweet & Sour Porcupine Meatballs
Here's a super easy, family-pleasing ground beef recipe! PREP TIME 10 MINUTES COOK TIME 30 MINUTES TOTAL TIME 40 MINUTES INGREDIENTS...
Kollasch Family Farms
Mar 5, 20201 min read
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