Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorMar 811 minFarmer Chrissie's 16 Best Tips for Great Homemade StockBy popular demand here it is again: everything I know about making great homemade stock. How to make beef stock. How to make chicken...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorJan 296 minWhy food shortages and empty shelves when there's plenty of food at farms?Watching the news over the past week, I feel like we’re all caught in some kind of “Groundhog Day”-like repeat loop. The news programs...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorJan 293 minAll About a Half Beef from Kookoolan FarmsOur price for a half cow is $5.80/lb hanging weight. (Hanging weight is when the "side of beef" (AKA half cow) is hanging on a hook in...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorOct 26, 20216 minBeef Breakdown - Half Beef, Here's the Whole StoryA half beef consists of a front quarter plus a hind quarter - a total of seven "primal chunks" and this post goes through what the cuts...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorSep 1, 20216 minCustomer asks, "How can you raise an animal - and then kill it?"Recently I received this question in an email. I’ve had variations on this line of questioning over the years, and our answer is...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorMay 8, 20211 minPerennial Pastures Reverse Climate ChangeIt's all about perennial pastures. Multi-species, perennial pastures, carefully managed for good grazing, are continually pulling CO2 out...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorMay 8, 20211 minBeef Price Increase September 1, 2021In the US economy, some level of inflation is forced into the system, and farming and meat production is no exception. Since long-term...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorMay 4, 20214 minViticulture Handshake Leads to Friendship and Summer WineA pinot noir vineyard planted on the Kookoolan Farms property in 2013 … a long-time expat´s return home to the U.S. ... Farmer Chrissie’s...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorMay 3, 20217 minLove HazelnutsOur neighbors Sue Chen and Paul Ridgway with their Fall 2020 crop of organically-grown, home-processed hazelnuts We love stories with...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorApr 25, 20218 minChoosing the Best Freezer for You and Your FamilyMake This the Year You Buy a Freezer! If you understand all the advantages of purchasing grass-fed and pasture-raised meats in the form...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorApr 15, 20214 minReal Wasabi is an Oregon Farm ProductModern use of wasabi as a condiment for sushi began in the early 1800s before the age of refrigeration.
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorApr 15, 20215 minWasabi at Kookoolan FarmsReal Wasabi in Oregon As a Kookoolan Farms Blog reader, you get a first notification about special offers that the rest of our customers...
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorApr 8, 20218 minBeef Breakdown — Hind Quarters; What Are They?The hindquarter consists of three major "primal chunks": the loin, flank, and round. No doubt about it, the hindquarter is the premium beef.
Chrissie Manion ZaerpoorJan 29, 202111 minBeef Breakdown — Front Quarters; What are they?There are four main "primal sections" in the front quarter of a cow: the rib primal, the plate primal, the brisket, and the chuck.