Five Oaks Sweet Spot Drafts

24/08/2024

FOMO

24/08/2024

Wherever he is, she is.

24/08/2024

I told Lachy it was Friday so he could cut loose. He took me way too seriously!

22/08/2024

22/08/2024

Swann was so frustrated.😩

21/08/2024

One of my two beautiful interns, and Swann in her new Balius halter. Thanks Terri Lynn Nutter!!

21/08/2024

Please help our farmers

How to Help Farmers:

Many of you asked us, what could you do to help. 🫶 🫠

Ask and you shall recieve..❤️

The Farm Bill comes up every 5 years, and men (and women) in suits vote on farm stuff. In a nut shell: The Farm Bill is exactly that, bills, rules, things added or taken away (on paper) that will either hurt or help farms decided on by folks in suits, and enforced by 3 & 4 lettered agencies.

Last year, it was decided to extend the Farm Bill until the 30th of September 2024. So, that's good, as we all have time, to make our voice heard on many issues.

Some of you asked us, what is Food Freedom? If you ask Google: it's not feeling guilty about your food choices, (this was mainly a term used around dieting or not dieting). However, Food Freedom in the Ag world, is the freedom for consumers and farmers to buy/sell food. Such as raw milk, beef, and pork.

Some states have enacted a Food Freedom Act, and it varies by State, as to what is allowed or not allowed to be sold by farmers, and or purchased by consumers.

Food should be a right, no person, state, or government should dictate what you can buy or how you can buy it.

There are many issues/topics coming up for Congress to vote on Sept 30th. Make your voice heard, let your State & Local Representatives, know that you support family farms.

CALL (don't email) and say:
Hi, my name is ###, I am a concerned constituent, I am calling to ask that you vote for family farms, that you hope he/she will vote for any and all upcoming bills, that support family farms and vote against any bills that will make it more difficult for family farms to survive. That you support Food Freedom.

Find you Representative:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

If raw milk is illegal in your state, express that you are an advocate to for raw milk consumption, I mean alcohol and ci******es can be purchased why not raw milk?

Ask them to vote for FOOD FREEDOM, and allow people to decide who or where they want to buy their foods from. There are many rules and each state varies, for instance some states don't allow the sales of canned foods, some don't allow granny to can her hot peppers, for the ph may be to high. There are a lot of rules, that honestly, are hurting, smaller family farms vs helping.

The Prime Act is another act sponsored by Rep. Massie, the bill is GREAT, as it would allow us smaller farmers to sell cuts of beef and pork to you, without having to use a USDA Inspected facility. There is a lot confusion on this. There are state Inspected butchers (let's call them the smaller and local butchers) who follow the same guidelines for butchering beef, pork, etc. The only difference is they are State Inspected vs Federally Inspected. So, if we as farmers want to sell you cuts of Beef or pork, in packages, we have to use a USDA Inspected facility, which costs more, and in our case, is very far away, meaning the livestock would have to travel farther, which costs more, and adds added stress not needed to the livestock. Where as our local butcher, who is State Inspected, prefers to comes to us, and is closer, and local. Keeping business local and most importantly not adding any stress to the livestock.

There are many other topics that will be voted on, and as you can see, not all of those elected have everyone's best interests in mind.

If we all speak up, maybe, just maybe, we can be heard.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for wanting to help farmers everywhere. 🙏

16/08/2024

Hands-on training for the vet student...😆

16/08/2024

This is an amazing opportunity. Please do not miss out on your chance to continue an incredible bloodline.

15/08/2024

Missing my love time with this girl. I can’t wait to get tge cast off. Baggins is not the letting the scary cast near him.😂

09/08/2024

Baggins is looking all handsome. Once I let him go, he commenced to rolling in the dirt.🙄

07/08/2024

Swann in early January and today. Boy how she has changed! I love her more every day!

03/08/2024

Baggins terrorizes poor Peanut. She is so afraid of him!

01/08/2024

Our newest pasture finally has Bermuda grass growing well in it thanks to the rain. Do you think Swann likes it?

FYI…we are introducing them slowly. Just a little bit of time in there each day to avoid founder.

25/07/2024

Such a nosy, filthy little hobbit.

25/07/2024

Swann couldn’t wait for Alex to get the twine off the round bale.

24/07/2024

These two! 🙄 It finally rains and they HAVE to roll.🙇🏻‍♀️

23/07/2024

Ok everyone, caption this photo.😂

22/07/2024

Hmmm… I wonder if the yearling in picture 2 had anything to do with the face mask being removed off Baggin’s ear in picture 1?🤔

20/07/2024

Miss Kangaroo ears! Sorry, not sorry!🙃

19/07/2024

Looky what happened today!❤️

18/07/2024

It was a beautiful sky this evening. I just had to share.

17/07/2024

I did an experiment to see what Swann would do with Baggins near her. I guess we know who is boss of the food!

12/07/2024

Well hello Baggins! You’re not scared of the phone anymore. Posing for your up close photo?

11/07/2024

Baby girl performed a feat of physics and made an abrasion on her pastern and made her fetlock swell. Giving her lots of extra attention, and she loves it. Sometimes being a yearling is hard.

09/07/2024

We have Five Oaks Farm Comfort Colors T-Shirts available. S-XXL. XL and XXL have a pocket on the front. There are several colors to choose from. DM me if you are interested.

08/07/2024

It rained and stormed so hard last night. Notice that Swann and Baggins are dry. They stayed in the run in during the entire storm. Smart babies!!

03/07/2024

Swann is getting g so big! Look at the change of color in her tail.😍

01/07/2024

These two are always together.😍