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Hi everyone,

As we look out over our pastures here in Lowrys, South Carolina, we find ourselves playing the familiar game of waiting and watching the skies for some much-needed summer rain. But while the clouds may be holding out, our 100% grass-fed and grass-finished cattle are doing just fine, steadily working their way through a large, high-quality stockpile of summer grass.

This safety cushion is only possible because we intentionally manage our land with a conservative stocking rate. Deciding exactly how many animals our pastures can comfortably sustain is always a bit of a guessing game each season. However, keeping our herd size conservative gives us invaluable options and peace of mind when the rains don’t come as often as we’d like. It’s a core part of how we look after the soil, the animals, and ultimately, the food we provide for your family.

Speaking of providing for your family, one of the biggest questions we get from folks looking to switch to pasture-raised meats is: “How do I actually utilize a bulk assortment without letting anything go to waste?”

To show you just how easy (and delicious) it is, we wanted to pull back the curtain on a recent 20 lb Pasture Picks Box we packed up and give you the ultimate month-long dinner blueprint.

⚠️ A Quick Note on Variety: Because we follow the seasons and practice nose-to-tail animal utilization, the exact cuts included in our subscription boxes will vary from month to month based on our current inventory. The list below is a real-world example of a recent random box selection to show you just how far a 20-lb assortment can stretch!

🗺️ The Pasture Picks “Meal Map” Blueprint

A standard 20 lb box packs a diverse, nutrient-dense punch. When you break down the raw weights, this single box yields roughly 40 to 50 individual protein servings, which easily translates into 10 to 12 complete, wholesome family dinners for a household of four.

Example Box Lineup:

• 4 lbs Ground Beef (1 lb packs)
• 1 London Broil (~2 lbs)
• 1 Whole Broiler Chicken (~3.9 lbs)
• 2 packs of Chicken Leg Quarters (~3.2 lbs total)
• 2 packs of Chicken Wings (~3.2 lbs total)
• 1 Pork Shoulder Roast (~2.43 lbs)
• 1 lb Ground Pork
• 1 lb Hot Sausage
• 1 pack of Pork Chops (2 per pack, ~1.09 lbs)

Your Month of Dinners:

• Dinners 1 & 2: The Ground Beef Classics (4 lbs Ground Beef)
  • The Meals: Split this up into two distinct family nights—a backyard smash-burger night and a massive skillet of grass-fed beef tacos. You get clean, high-energy protein that cooks in minutes.
• Dinner 3: The Perfect Sunday Roast (1 Whole Broiler)
  • The Meal: Feeds a family of four with ease.
  • Recipe Idea: Rub the skin generously with butter, garlic powder, and fresh summer herbs, then roast at 425°F until golden brown and crisp. Save the carcass in your freezer to make a rich, immunity-boosting bone broth later!
• Dinners 4 & 5: Mid-Week Poultry Feasts (Leg Quarters & Wings)
  • The Meals: Two separate nights of pasture-raised chicken. Toss the wings in your favorite local BBQ sauce for a crispy grilled wing night. For the leg quarters, slow-bake them with root vegetables for a juicy, tender comfort meal.
• Dinner 6: Marinated Steak Night (1 London Broil)
  • The Meal: A premium, lean beef dinner.
  • Recipe Idea: Because our beef is 100% grass-finished, it loves a good marinade. Soak it overnight in balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and rosemary, flash-sear it on a piping hot grill to medium-rare, and slice it thin against the grain.
• Dinners 7 & 8: The Slow-Cooker Shredded Pork (1 Pork Shoulder Roast)
  • The Meals: Raised naturally in our silvopasture environments, our pork has incredible flavor and marbling. Toss the shoulder roast into the slow cooker or smoker all day. This yields a massive mountain of juicy pulled pork that easily covers two separate family dinners (think pulled pork sandwiches on night one, and loaded baked potatoes on night two).
• Dinners 9, 10 & 11: Quick Skillets & Savory Sausages (Pork Chops, Ground Pork, Hot Sausage)
  • The Meals: Pan-sear the thick-cut pork chops in a cast-iron skillet with a little butter and sage for a quick 15-minute weeknight meal. Use the hot sausage to elevate a Sunday night pasta sauce, and save the ground pork for a healthy “egg roll in a bowl” stir-fry.

🎁 Launching the Pasture Picks Box Promotion!

I hope you all had a wonderful, safe Independence Day yesterday celebrating with family, friends, and hopefully some great food on the grill.

As the fireworks wind down and we head into the weekend, the holiday always gets me thinking about independence in a slightly different context—specifically, food independence.

A Tale of Two Systems

For decades, the modern food system has moved further and further away from self-reliance. We’ve become dependent on massive, highly centralized corporate supply chains. The vast majority of the meat in the supermarket comes from industrial feedlots, passes through a massive processing facility, and travels thousands of miles before it ever reaches a grocery store shelf.

To us, true food independence means breaking away from that fragile cycle and building a resilient, transparent food system right here in the Piedmont region of South Carolina.

To show you exactly what we mean, I wanted to share two contrasting pictures that represent these two entirely different worlds.

A commercial feedlot in Texas that Kelly and I saw during a trip in 2024. Thousands of cattle in hundreds of pens, stretching out as far as the eye can see.

A snapshot from yesterday on our farm in Chester, SC. Moving our herd into a fresh paddock of thick, green forage.

Every time you choose to fill your freezer directly from a multi-generational family farm, you are actively voting for the second picture. You are choosing absolute transparency, knowing exactly how your food was raised, from pasture to plate. You are choosing 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, pastured pork, and pastured chicken raised with care. Most importantly, you are taking control of your family’s health, nutrition, and peace of mind.

Product Spotlight: The Best of Farm Bundles 📦

If you are ready to declare your independence from the grocery store checkout line, this week we are spotlighting our Best of Farm Bundles.

We have curated these boxes to feature a prime selection of our nutrient-dense, pasture-raised proteins, delivered straight to your door via our insulated parcel shipping. We offer two sizes to fit your family’s needs:

• 15-lb Best of Farm Bundle: Perfect for smaller freezers or giving our meats a try. (Note: Exact cut breakdown and pricing can be viewed directly on the website).
• 28-lb Best of Farm Bundle: Ideal for stocking up and ensuring you always have clean protein on hand. (Note: Exact cut breakdown and pricing can be viewed directly on the website).

Best of all, both of these bundles ship completely free!

👉 Shop the Best of Farm Bundles

👉 Browse All Our Meat Bundles

Thank you for partnering with us to build a stronger, more independent food community right here in our region. We quite literally couldn’t do this without you.

The Watson Family

Hey Friends,

Welcome back to another Sunday morning update from the pastures here in Lowrys, South Carolina.

Summer has definitely arrived, and around here, that means our daily rhythm revolves entirely around heat management and intensive pasture rotations. When the mercury climbs, keeping the cow herd comfortable, hydrated, and moving onto fresh ground isn’t just a chore—it’s an art form.

This past week, we turned the herd into some incredible summer pastures that have been completely rested for over three months. Walking out ahead of the cattle, the biodiversity was stunning. We counted dozens of unique plant species growing side-by-side, including a massive patch of native milkweed that was absolutely buzzing with thousands of native pollinators.

One of the highlights of this specific paddock shift was seeing a beautiful stand of volunteer johnsongrass. If you talk to a conventional cattleman, they might look at you funny for being excited about johnsongrass, but in a regenerative, long-rest system, it’s absolute gold.

When cattle are allowed to continuously graze a pasture without boundaries, johnsongrass doesn’t stand a chance. The cows love it so much that they will seek it out and eat it down to the roots until it’s completely grazed out and dies. But when you give the land a 90-plus day vacation, these high-sugar, deep-rooted volunteer grasses get the chance to capitalize on that rest, exploding into premium, energy-dense summer forage.