Farm

Our Story

The Beginning

In 2010 we bought 34 acres of rich farmland from a disbanding Amish community in the heart of the Jefferson Valley in southwestern Montana. A partially built shop, corral, and a massive uncompleted 10-bedroom house just sat waiting for their potential to be realized. Much to our chagrin, we thought we could finish the place in a year’s time. Tackling one project at a time proved challenging; drywall, plumbing, trim, floors, electricity…. oh Electricity. You all know most Amish don’t use it right? Building an off-grid solar system came a few years later, wiring, tearing down walls, etc., etc. the list goes on.

The ‘Amish Daily’ Name

There were so many years in the beginning where we just continued to do things the way the Amish did that we teased that we had become Amish ourselves. Hence the name Amish Daily was born. We would laugh about starting a newspaper or blog called Amish Daily where we would write about our daily life on an Amish farm without modern conveniences. We used the built-in propane Amish lights for lighting and camping solar shower bags hung from hooks to take showers. I cooked 100% of our meals from scratch in a wood burning cook stove, which included hosting Thanksgiving and baking a cheesecake to boot!

We hauled thousands of 5-gallon buckets of water every winter from the bathtub to our menagerie of animals sometimes as much as three times per day depending on how quickly it would freeze. Talk about character building. Our kids are farm tuff!

The Construction

By 2017 we barely had the basement finished so we moved upstairs to the two unfinished stories and started renting out rooms in the basement on Airbnb. For the next two years, I cooked our meals on a hotplate and washed dished in our bathtub because I didn’t have a kitchen on our floor. It paid off though, as all the income we made through Airbnb we reinvested back into finishing our property. I finally got a kitchen a few years later and we continue improving our farmstead today.

Sharing our Piece of Heaven

Fast forward to now! We have a full-blown retreat where we can share our piece of Heaven with its stunning views and the majestic night sky. We’ve expanded from our first humble Family Apartment to a Wedding Venue and several tiny cabins and glamping tents.

We are Amish Daily Farm. We work, we study, we sing, we play….. but with electricity now

Amish Daily Farm is committed to sustainable farming practices producing
healthy meat/dairy products for generations to come.

Farm Goods

We believe in:

Antibiotic-free
Cultivating without chemicals
Enjoying wild-crafted plant products
Family farming operations
Free-range livestock
Growing your future…naturally
Hormone-free
Natural healing with God’s Creation
Non-GMO seed & feed
Rotational pasture and hay

Salad Bar Beef

Our breeding practices include heritage Aberdeen Angus which finishes on an exclusive, organic grass-based diet containing sainfoin, alfalfa, grass, and occasionally turnips. This provides increased marbling and tenderness. Our Aberdeen Angus beef finish with increased yield by approximately 10 -15% more packaged beef per pound of hanging weight than conventional breeds. The grass-finished diet is known to provide many health benefits over grain-finished beef.

Our mission is to use natural and organic practices as they pertain to rotational grazing for better beef and land management.

No Corn or Soy Pork

Farm fresh pork is fed a non-gmo locally grown grain mix and all the organic produce scraps we can find.

Free from Toxic chemicals
Free from Antibiotics and Growth Hormones
Fed fresh produce/milk
Richer in Nutrients
100% Natural

Dairy (cow or goat)

All Dairy animals are raised on our pasture and fed alfalfa hay we put up ourselves to ensure a true field-to-fridge experience.

Check here for more raw milk info.

Beyond Free-Range Eggs

Pastured eggs! Our chickens are never penned. They have 100% access to the great outdoors. Our hens are always free to eat the best grass, the juiciest bugs, and take dirt baths wherever they please. They travel around in a mobile coop where we rotate them to different locations following the cows so they can pick through the cow pies. A phenomenal side benefit is fewer flies and parasites. They scratch through all the cow patties and eat all the larvae. We also supplement our chickens with a locally grown grain mix that’s free of corn and soy.

Did you know that pastured eggs are more nutrient-dense than their commercially raised egg counterparts? Happy, healthy hens create better tasting eggs too!

33% less cholesterol
25% less saturated fat
66% more vitamin A
3 x’s more omega-3 fatty acids
23% more vitamin E
7 x’s more beta carotene

Research also shows that eggs from pastured hens have a Vitamin D content 3 – 6 times higher than confined hens. Direct sunlight is responsible for the higher content. These eggs give you 63-126% greater Vit D levels than conventional eggs!

Farm Products

We do offer a limited menu of farm-to-table products while you stay with us.

Brats
Breakfast burritos – everything raised right here in Waterloo except the tortilla.
Eggs
Espresso
Sausage/ bacon
Steak
Raw milk

Dedicated to Minimizing Waste

We raise Aberdeen Angus cows for prime grass-finished beef and some Brown Swiss and Guernsey cows for dairy. Speaking of dairy, we also have a handful of goats and Icelandic sheep running around. Personally speaking, our whole family loves goat’s milk best and sheep’s milk can’t be beaten for its high butterfat content! In the spring and summer, you’ll find our seasonal bacon seeds, uh pigs, eating all the scraps and leftovers a farm can produce. No waste here! There are always a few friendly felines running around catching mice, voles, rabbits, and snuggles.

We raise chickens every year to follow our cows for several reasons. They like to pick apart the cow pies eating the fly larva and as a result, keep the parasite load down while turning them into eggs. Our hens have full-time access to fresh green grass, bugs, and sunshine. Speaking of poultry, we literally wouldn’t have any without our guardian dogs. Currently, we have Great Pyrenees, St. Pyrenees, and Caucasian Ovcharkas working the farm. They make a great team not only keeping the apex predators away but assisting in keeping the many raccoon, skunk, porcupine, coyotes, and hawks from stealing our chickens. We couldn’t have a complete farm without a horse and pony show so we have one of each. One Paint horse and one Shetland pony, who contrary to popular belief, is the sweetest little guy around!