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| Mike Berger of Peabody Sausage House tells JFF Farm Manager Nom Oeding about a side of JFF beef dry-aging at the meat locker, Dec 2011 |
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| JFF neighbor Jason Schmidt's sheep enjoying some grass between Janzen crops, Dec 2011 |
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| Janzen pond at sunset, with farmstead in far left background, Dec 2011 |
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| Norm with one-day-old calf born on Christmas 2011, with watchful mama cow, Dec. 2011 |
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| JFF calf at one day old, born on Christmas, Dec. 2011 |
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| The Bayless Family visiting Janzen Family Farms (photo by Michelle B, thank you!), October 2011 |
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| JFF calf on a stroll (photo by M. Bayless), October 2011 |
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| JFF cow with 3-week old calf (photo by M. Bayless), October 2011 |
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| Janzen Family Farms participating in the annual Taste of Newton event, October 2011 |
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| Janzen Family Farms hosting Slow Food Wichita/Flint Hills at the farm for a tour and potluck, September 2011 |
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| JFF's Leroy weighing new calf as mom cow watches, June 2011 |
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| JFF Farm Manager Norm combining wheat, June 2011 |
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| JFF family potluck, June 2011 |
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| JFF cows and calves moving along creek's edge, June 2011 |
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| JFF Bull #2, April 2011 |
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| Jason Schmidt's ewes by Janzen farmhouse, April 2011 |
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| Janzen farmhouse (same as house in the above photo!) with cattle grazing in front yard, 1933 |
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| JFF cows enjoying first winter snow, January 2011 |
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| JFF cows, calves and bull on peas and milo stubble, December 2010 |
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| JFF Prairie reconstruction in the second year, looking south, September 2010 |
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| Reinhild Janzen examining big blue stem grass, September 2010 |
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| JFF Prairie reconstruction in the second year, September 2010 |
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| Prairie Grass, August 2010 |
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| Prairie Grass, August 2010 |
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| Janzen Family reunion, August 2010 |
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| JFF Grass-Fed Steaks being grilled directly on Osage orange coals |
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| Steak slices after grilling directly in Osage orange coals |
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| Beef tongue prepared for birthday celebration, August 2010 |
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| Beef tongue in a raisin sauce |
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| John Janzen with grandchildren in organic milo, August 2010 |
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| JFF Farm Manager Norm Oeding's dog Chicago in organic alfalfa field, August 2010 |
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| Wheat harvest at JFF, June 2010 |
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| "Monsoon" rain at JFF, June 2010 |
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| Bernd with nephews Calvin and Felix fishing at Janzen farm pond on June 1, 2010, in honor of (Great) Uncle Fremont Regier |
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| Winter peas as cover crop at JFF, May 2010 |
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| Winter peas as a nitrogen fixing crop at JFF, May 2010 |
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| Norm spreading ladybugs at JFF, April 2010 (Thanks to Steve Redpath for his photo) |
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| The Redpath Family and Norm spreading ladybugs on the alfalfa at Janzen Family Farms, April 2010 (Thanks to Steve Redpath for his photo) |
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| Cow and calf at JFF, April 2010 (Thanks to Steve Redpath for his photo) |
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| Geese flying over Janzen Family Farms, March 2010 |
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| Migratory waterfowl on Janzen pond, March 2010 |
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| Janzen Family Farms 100% Grass-Fed Angus, December 2009 |
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| JFF burger sale at the Taste of Newton, with assistants Gene Hein and Dan Stucky, October 2009 |
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| Our 100% grass-fed herd on the move, September 2009 |
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| Janzen Family Farms received the "Century Farm Award" from the Kansas Farm Bureau, September 2009 |
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| Nate Regier, Abe Regier and Chuck Regier reparing the roundtop building at our annual JFF farm work day, September 2009 |
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| JFF calves by the creek looking at their photographer, June 2009 |
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| JFF cow (black Angus) eating grass on virgin prairie, June 2009 |
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| JFF cow (red Angus) enjoing fresh grass on virgin prairie, June 2009 |
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| The new JFF bull entering the prairie pasture with the cows, June 2009 |
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| Norm combining "transitional" wheat by farmhouse (JFF cropland will hopefully gain certified organic status next year), June 2009 |
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| Norm Oeding driving truck that delivered the bull to the prairie pasture, June 2009 |
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| BBQ at JFF after farm meeting, June 2009 |
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| Norm in the combine on wheat, June 2009 |
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| John in the grain truck at Elbing Grain, June 2009 |
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| John Janzen checking triticale just before harvest, June 2009 |
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| Prairie grasses and flowers, June 2009 |
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| Wheat at sunset, June 2009 |
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| JFF heifers (which were born and grew up on the farm last year), June 2009 |
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| Cows nuzzling on virgin prairie pasture, June 2009 |
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| Leroy (left) and Norm weighing in new calf at 63 pounds, April 2009. |
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| JFF new calf being checked by mama cow, April 2009. |
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| JFF grass-fed calves on sudan windrows, December 2008 |
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| JFF milo flowing from augur into farm truck, November 2008 |
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| Kitty, who may think she's a dog, is a good mouser nonetheless, November 2008 |
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| JFF hay barn reconstruction, October 2008 |
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| JFF grass-fed cows on prairie pasture in morning, August 2008 |
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| Norm Oeding's "Norm's Flour" mill newly located at Janzen Family Farms |
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| Grilling Janzen Family Farms grass-fed beef at family reunion, August 2008 |
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| Janzen Family Farms cattle (along horizon line) on misty prairie morning, August 2008 |
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| Farm Operator Norm Oeding with Janzen Family Farms cattle, August 2008 |
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| Combining Wheat at JFF, June 2008 |
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| JFF Grass-Fed cows and calves close-up, May 2008 |
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| Janzen Family Farms grass-Fed cows and calves at "nursery," May 2008 |
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| Another farmer's Angus herd temporarily hosted on Janzen Family Farms land, April 2008 |
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| Janzen Family Farms grass-fed heifers Winter 2008 |
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| Janzen Farm pond in winter with moon rising |
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| JFF heifers in winter |
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| Prairie grasses on Janzen land in winter |
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| Janzen farmhouse, farm buildings and silos in winter |
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| JFF feedlot for conventional production (which we are continuing parallel to our new grass-fed enterprise to help finance our transition). |
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| Janzen Family Farms farm meeting, April 2007 |
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