The results are in, and our pure grass-fed beef scored a win. Every year we retain one small rib-eye steak out of most processed animals to send to a local meat lab to be independently tested for tenderness. Out of forty-one steaks tested, forty scored as tender. The breakdown is as follows: Very Tender (Shear […]
It wasn’t your usual gate crasher. Long legs, big ears and a schnozz the size of Rhode Island. A young moose, big enough to be dangerous, splashed into the end-of-the-week party for fifty guests at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch Friday night. At one point the moose appeared to be headed for the buffet line of fresh […]
In response to the many readers who asked to visit some of the sites described in my historical novel, we took the first Mariano’s Crossing Tour on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Sylvan Dale Ranch. Twenty-eight readers joined the tour. More wanted to come, so I’ll be scheduling another tour sometime in September. Stay tuned! The […]
Organized by Lois Pierson for book club members. David M. Jessup will present slides of the characters in his historical novel, Mariano’s Crossing, followed by a reading and book signing. Time: Tuesday, May 21, 7-9 PM. Place: meeting room #2 at the Loveland Community Building (545 N. Cleveland Avenue, downtown Loveland)
Our next regular meeting will be Monday, May 13th, 2013, at the Elks Club in Fort Collins (1424 E. Mulberry Street). Social hour begins at 6:00pm. How do the facts of history give rise to fiction? This question will be explored at a slide show and reading from Mariano’s Crossing, an award-winning historical novel by […]
Sylvan Dale Ranch in Loveland, Colo. has been awarded funding to incorporate new breeding stock into the farm’s cattle herd. Animal Welfare Approved announced the 2012-2013 Good Husbandry Grants which help promote sustainable, forward thinking farming techniques and Sylvan Dale Ranch was among the 42 grants that have been awarded to farms and slaughter plants […]
“It’s my first rodeo!” This little calf, just hours old, puts on quite a show. See the video here:
Monday, April 15. Springtime in the Rockies. Hah! We’re in the midst of the biggest snowstorm of the season, nine inches and counting. We delayed our calving season this year on the theory that mamas calving in April and May (as opposed to our past practice of February-March) would fare better on the spring flush […]
Wednesday, April 10, 2013. From Linda J: One sign of spring: After helping move our fifty-five yearlings across the highway and onto Red Ridge, David J, Promise and I went into the Big Valley where the first little calf was just hours old. A sweet looking little red heifer with ridiculously long eyelashes, was lying in a […]
Mariano’s Crossing has been selected as one of three finalists for the Colorado Book Award in literary fiction, to be announced at the Colorado Book Award Celebration on Friday, June 21, from 1 to 4 PM, at the Doerr-Hosler Center at the Aspen Meadows Resort in Aspen, Colorado. I’ll be reading an excerpt from my […]