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mRNA Vaccines   We have been emailed and called several times by concerned customers over the past couple of weeks about the use of mRNA vaccines in our livestock. We wanted to make a quick statement regarding this issue.   Home Place Pastures does not use mRNA vaccines in any stage of production for any species of its livestock. We can comfortably commit to never using these vaccines in the future. Our program is rooted in providing livestock with what they need to be healthy and productive in a holistic, nature-based system (diverse, multispecies systems on pasture), as opposed to using...

I’m often asked, having an uncommon occupation, what my day to day is like. I usually answer with a quip about putting out fires, or I say, “they vary.” In describing a particularly memorable day below, I hope to offer some wisdom, or at the very least some commiseration for farmers, small business owners, and entrepreneurs. Its taken me awhile to get around to writing this, but I’ve pieced the day back together from notes on my phone, text messages, and memory. It’s accurate and not embellished- scout's honor! Friday Oct 22nd, 2021. 4:30 am I met an employee at...

  In this post, we answer a couple of common questions, address a national and international meat policy and labeling issue, take a few jabs at the industry, and quote a mentor and a poet. We’ve broken this meandering journey into a Q and A to make it more digestible. Hope you enjoy- please email Marshall@homeplacepastures.com for any questions or follow up discussions!  What’s the history of the Home Place? The Bartletts have farmed the Home Place for a living for 5 generations, dating back to 1871.  Marshall Bartlett moved back to the farm and founded HPP in 2014. Before...

    Last Sunday, my fiance Katie and I packed up and headed down from Memphis to stay with my parents on the farm. We make this commute six days a week, but we try not to on Sunday. We made an exception to our “Sunday rule” to make sure we wouldn’t get stranded away from our livestock if road conditions had already deteriorated by Monday morning. This decision certainly proved to be a good one: 5 days later, we’re still here! This week has been dangerous, scary, and unprecedented for millions across the southeast, and we are grateful that...