Cedar Creek Ranch

09/19/2025

Finally worked out all the bugs on the website, or so I think. There are now three subscription options for getting soaps monthly.

Store Goat Milk Soap $6.00 Select options Cow head candle $23.50 Select options Mason Jar Candle $14.75 Select options Laundry Stain Stick $3.00 Read more Premium Soap Box $35.00 / month Add to cart Deluxe Soap Box $22.00 / month Add to cart Basic Soap Box $15.00 / month Add to cart Pig Bowl Candles...

09/19/2025

Bake day tomorrow, want to preorder? Send a message. Pick up will be Sunday morning.

Plain sourdough-$8
6 pk cinnamon rolls-$10

09/18/2025

Wholesome homemade beef broth into the canner, I used a mix of oxtails, soup bones and marrow bones that simmered away for a few days in the roaster. Took out the bones, filtered the broth through a cheese cloth and use my wine siphon to pull the broth from the bottom of the pot. This keeping excess fat out of the jars and giving me pure broth. Pressure canned and once cooled and sealed off to storage they go. Nine quarts in total and still have some bones to cook up but this freed up some freezer space for now.

09/16/2025

Bones in the roaster for the day. These will yield several quarts of homemade beef broth. A mix of marrow bones, soup bones and oxtails. I lightly season with pepper, random herbs and plenty of salt. Add some water and let cook down for a rich broth that I will pressure can and store away for later use in soups, stews and anything else that calls for it.

09/16/2025

These things didn’t last long and as much as I’d like to figure out a specific day to get them on the truck, I’m leaning more towards doing pre orders. Would this work for you to make sure you get some? It would still be a certain day for pick up, based on my week because I never know what I’m doing somedays but if it can be planned out and scheduled that would work better for me. Or are there other things you’d like to see available?

09/15/2025

I had a dilemma and found a solution. All the apples are up high in the tree this year. Some of you know Dan went on his own this summer, starting Onesti Construction LLC. That means I have some fancy equipment to play with. Picked a crate full of apples and there’s still more.

09/15/2025

Never had a beef heifer so calm and easy going. Caramel will have herself stall trained in no time. That will definitely make her easier to get bred and maybe I’ll get the crazy one to calm down enough to come in as well. Now if only I could get Little to stop making a mess every time she comes in the barn.

09/14/2025

I had given up on my hives a couple months ago when all the signs pointed to a laying worker in both hives. Today I went out just to see what had happened to be met with tons of foragers coming and going, so I opened the hives. Thousands of worker bees and a big beautiful queen in both hives. Are these my original ones? Are they wild hives that decided to take over the failing ones? I’m not sure but I do know they don’t have much for honey stores so I’ll be feeding all winter to hopefully keep them through the cold months. Right now they are both strong and thriving.

09/14/2025

Three weeks out from Little cow’s due date. I’m kinda hoping for a bull calf but will take another heifer, preferably not twins again. It’s coming time for me to start breeding the cows. Both the beef heifers will be bred to a beef bull and I’m going to breed Tay to a beef bull this year instead of jersey. Once Little comes back into heat I’ll breed her back to a jersey bull before switching her to a beef bull next year. The jersey girls will more than likely bring back the beef herd that we once had.

Left to right: Tay, Little and Caramel.

09/13/2025

Farm stand fridge is stocked with chicken eggs, duck eggs and quail eggs. Cinnamon rolls and bread to come tomorrow morning. The garden vegetables are winding down and most of what is out in the garden yet is being canned for our winter stores. Beef, lamb and pork products available in the freezers. I’m home majority of the time now so just stop up by the house for meat items or send a message so I have an idea when to expect people.

Yes, the red truck with the roof is the farm stand and you can pull right up to it. Everything is on the east side currently, I like to avoid items sitting in the afternoon sun. Will be adding goat milk lotion and tallow balm soon.

09/13/2025

Frosted Sourdough cinnamon rolls and plain sourdough bread will be available on the truck in the cabinet tomorrow morning. Stop and grab some goodies in the morning on Sunday.

09/13/2025

Liquid gold, will be snowy white by morning. I keep one jar of beef tallow and a jar of lard in the kitchen for cooking. I prefer to use animal fats when I cook and season the cast iron. My fats for soap get stored in airtight totes which can hold a lot more than the jars. Making some fall scented bars of soap are on the to do list yet this week. What are your favorite fall scents?