To Make Grass-Fed Beef
20,000 lbs of dry matter (grass) is required to grow a market weight steer. View the pictures below to see how we do this. Beef, as a staple food, has…
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February 7, 2021
Farm Shop
Straight Up Outside uses regenerative farming methods to return the soil to what it once was. In a grassland (prairie) biome like southern Minnesota, that means a focus on grazing…
February 1, 2021
Public & Frozen: Winter Lakes
Temporary “Land” Open for Adventure. This past year was a big win for nature! According to the New York Post, 6 in 10 Americans said the pandemic made their hearts…
January 24, 2021
Don’t Listen to What They Tell You
Except for when people like me tell you things that are obviously correct. As an independent thinker well versed in the fine art of lifestyle design, one of the greatest…
January 17, 2021
What’s the Good in Poop?
The input of manure on our regenerative, grass farm. There are two things dominating winter life for the care of cattle: “Scraping the lot” and “bedding down the loafing shed.”…
January 11, 2021
Epic Couples Trips in Minnesota
Based on your personality types. In a perfect world, all experiences would be tailored to fit us as individuals and cater to our every whim. In reality, compromise is king,…
January 4, 2021
Outdoor Planning with Your Personality Type in Mind
Idealist, Artisan, Guardian, or Rational? It can be beneficial to pigeon-hole yourself into a thought experiment just to see what comes out on the other side. As a teacher I’ve…
December 28, 2020
Quit Buying Happiness & Start Creating It
Forget keeping up with the Jones’ and start keeping up with yourself. Recent events are pushing many over the edge. But hold on, I’m not wanting to start a political…
December 21, 2020
The State of Things As It Were
On sitting back and enjoying the Christmas lights. I suspect Christmas was invented with the incredibly futuristic idea that someday the holiday would provide people with the motivation to hang…
December 14, 2020
Resilience: the Other Outdoor Benefit
Resilience stems mostly from perspective and time. We quickly slammed the tent, sleeping bags, and pads in the dry bag as the first raindrops gave a warning of the deluge…
December 6, 2020