LIFE UPDATE! ✨ This summer has been full of cooking outdoors at camp and the new arena kitchen, watching the girls improve so much in the roping arena, on the road for rodeos and family gatherings, filming fun new projects and meeting new people and trying to keep the gears all turning in between. We are at our county fair this week which always signals the tail end of our summer… Next year, the girls are each doing something a little different for schooling. We are lucky to have so many options to change things up based on what is best for each of them individually… and each will be doing something totally different next year! Homeschooling, Farm Schooling, Independent Study Online and traditional public school will all be in the mix (and Francie turns 16 in September and will start driving!) As a family, we are excited to start calving season next month which takes all six of us to check and sometimes assist our heifers and momma cows as we welcome new calves to the ranch. It’s night and day work but the heartbeat of our ranch every year! Brian and I have a couple new projects we are excited about while we continue to lean hard into running our businesses together as a unit , to provide the best darn meats possible and for your family. The USDA on-ranch harvest and butchery facilities have been a game-changer for our quality and process, but they are never simple! As Brian always says, “if it were easy everyone one do it.” – It’s not easy but it’s worth it. I also have a new book releasing next month (not a cookbook this time!) and a super exciting Five Marys project I’m taking on for the first time in December. Hints : it’s not in California, I’ll be there for 12 days, Brian and the girls will be there for part of it and I will (hopefully!) get to meet some of you there. Any guesses!? 🌟 *and thanks to @kathryngamblephoto for this photo from the @food52 shoot, I love it.