Welcome to the Ranch!

I field many emails and phone calls each week.  I am happy to receive them and work hard to answer the questions posed to me.  Many people are looking for other grass fed meats in addition to beef.  We get inquiries on chicken, pork, and lamb, too.  Some people also want to know what produce is available.  We also get questions about our goat milk.

Both my dad and my immediate family raise our own vegetable garden.  We enjoy seasonal produce throughout the year.  I am currently preparing my soil for our fall garden.  A long growing season is one of the great things about living in this temperate climate.

Our gardens are good producers.  We eat all we can, put up some more, and give the rest away.  But, we do not sell it to the public.  We farm the land for ourselves.

My family raises hogs once a year.  We milk dairy goats.  We raise chickens and enjoy fresh free-range eggs.  We also raise rabbits and we had a sheep until it recently grew old and died.  We also raise ducks.

All of our animals are for our own consumption.  My husband might make sausage and give it away to family and friends, but it is not for sale.  We might give away a surplus of eggs and occasionally we accept a tip for the eggs, but we do not have enough to go into the egg business.

Twice a day we milk our goat.  She gives more than we can consume in a day.  We freeze some for future use.  We make ice cream and yogurt.  I make and do sell goat milk soap.  But, we are not licensed by the state of Texas to sell raw goat milk nor do we want to seek that route.

If goat milk is what you are interested, I can refer you to a great dairy in the area.  Swede Farm is a family-owned and operated goat dairy that sells pasteurized and raw goat milk and related products.  Tell Tim and Leeanne Carlson that I sent you.

Currently Cross Creek Cattle Company is only in the grass fed beef business.  We are working towards opening a store here on the ranch in which customers can purchase cuts of beef in addition to ordering 1/4, 1/2, and whole portions.  This is our next step.

From there we will see what the needs of our customers are.  We are not ruling out the expansion of our ranch into other meats.  If and when we decide to expand in the future, you will be the first to know.  Until then, let us supply your family with flavorful, healthy grass fed beef.  Call or write today to get on our waiting list.

Tags: goat milk, grass fed beef, grass fed meats, Swede Farms

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