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In 2018 Brent Barry and Susan Cox took the leap to ranching and farming on 600 acres in Northeast Texas. Leaving city life behind, they are dedicated to healing their land and raising the very best food from it.
To achieve their goals, Susan and Brent practice regenerative agriculture. They focus on the following:
Good Life
"The good life for us consists of values such as self-care, spiritual fitness, integrity, community, courage, gratitude and joy. We are a family that has experienced chronic illness, addiction and other mental health issues, therefore the “good life” must come first for us. The values of “good life” are woven into the way we care for each other, the way we tend the earth, and the way we farm." Said Susan.
Good Earth
"Our goal is to not only leave our land better than we found it but to also do our part to reverse climate change. Therefore, we prioritize farm biodiversity as well as sequester carbon back into the soil, regenerating soil organic matter. This is accomplished by mimicking the movements of nature from bygone eras. There was a time many years ago when the animals followed one another across the prairie each doing their job to take care of the earth. We mimic this by rotating our animals so that cows, goats, chickens, turkeys and sheep follow each other throughout the land creating a symphony of ecological abundance." Said Brent.
Good Food
"We believe that the better the food our animals get, the better the food you get. The way we aspire to care for the earth allows our animals to eat in the most natural way possible. We also use no pesticides and feed only top quality non-GMO grain (the cows and sheep are completely grass fed/grass finished.)
There is growing evidence that the best quality product, whether meat or eggs, is produced by keeping the animals in a low stress environment. We endeavor to see our farm from the point of view of the animals we are raising and create an atmosphere that is as stress free as possible." Said Susan.
At their booth at the market, Stout Creek Farm offers fresh from the field produce and meat including beef, lamb, and chicken. They also offer pastured eggs.
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