About Us
Mockingbird Farm is a small farm where animals are treated with respect, kindness and dignity. We raise pastured laying hens, heritage pastured pork and grass-fed Murray Grey beef. Happy meat comes from happy animals.
How We Got Started
In our quest for organic, humanely raised meat, we decided to combine our love for animals and our love for the environment.
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (8)
"Kristie's products are outstanding. The diligent care and love she puts into her Farm is made..."
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"Kristie's products are outstanding. The diligent care and love she puts into her Farm is made obvious by her high quality products! "
"We love Mockingbird Farm and their pork products are out of this world delicious. Also we know..."
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"We love Mockingbird Farm and their pork products are out of this world delicious. Also we know what they feed their pigs and it's the best USDA Certified Organic and NonGMO Project Verified feed available to grow out a clean healthy source of pork.
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Products & Services
We raise heritage breed pigs on pasture, supplemented with organic soy-free feed from a local mill. Our pigs have room to roam and root. Lots of ex...
We'll come to you! Mockingbird Farm offers free delivery for orders over $50 in the Austin area. Www.mockingbird.farm for details and to place an o...
Recommendations Given (16)
"Lovely products, lovely people. This farm is doing things right and it shows. "
"The Taylors are amazing people and their products are fantastic. The veggies are so fresh and..."
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"The Taylors are amazing people and their products are fantastic. The veggies are so fresh and they’re grown free of nasty chemicals. "
Recent Activity
It’s been just us two for years - my husband works on Thanksgiving and so do I. The animals have to eat every day! In addition to donating lots of meats to those who’ve contracted Covid, we also are donating a couple of turkeys to needy families, a meat box for a local fundraiser, and two boxes...
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It’s been just us two for years - my husband works on Thanksgiving and so do I. The animals have to eat every day! In addition to donating lots of meats to those who’ve contracted Covid, we also are donating a couple of turkeys to needy families, a meat box for a local fundraiser, and two boxes to needy families. We are trying to help in our community as much as we can. We always do but definitely more this year as we see more need.
Transparency. Complete honesty. Our farm practices are what we say they are. If something changes, we tell our customers and everyone else. We define our labels so that there’s no question.
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Transparency. Complete honesty. Our farm practices are what we say they are. If something changes, we tell our customers and everyone else. We define our labels so that there’s no question.
I agree with David Shwaery that people need to open their minds and not worry so much about what others are doing. If you don’t like what you see, look at something else. But maybe ask yourself why that person’s personal expression is bothering you so much. We all could be a lot less judgmental....
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I agree with David Shwaery that people need to open their minds and not worry so much about what others are doing. If you don’t like what you see, look at something else. But maybe ask yourself why that person’s personal expression is bothering you so much. We all could be a lot less judgmental. And, yes, concerning yourself with someone’s hair in the name of “business” is being judgmental. It matters so little in the scheme of things.
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As a farmer, I know what goes into producing food. Consumers seldom think of all of the inputs and have been trained to expect cheap food. I believe that cheap food is part of what’s destroying our health and weakening our local economies. If you’re buying local food either directly from a farm...
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As a farmer, I know what goes into producing food. Consumers seldom think of all of the inputs and have been trained to expect cheap food. I believe that cheap food is part of what’s destroying our health and weakening our local economies. If you’re buying local food either directly from a farm or farmer’s market, it’s unlikely that you’ll see much of a difference in your grocery expenditures.
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I think the legalization of hemp is going to benefit many farms. Not ours, because we are a livestock farm and we don’t currently grow or use hemp, but it will be interesting to see what effect the new bill has on that market. From my perspective, the Farm Bill tends to benefit larger operations,...
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I think the legalization of hemp is going to benefit many farms. Not ours, because we are a livestock farm and we don’t currently grow or use hemp, but it will be interesting to see what effect the new bill has on that market. From my perspective, the Farm Bill tends to benefit larger operations, and because we are a small farm, we seldom see much negative or positive from it.
In addition to the other great suggestions you’ve gotten, I’d suggest that you meet with your local NRCS and USDA reps. They have some great grant and reimbursement programs that may be helpful for you. FACT also has several grants you may be eligible for. Another option to consider if you’re...
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In addition to the other great suggestions you’ve gotten, I’d suggest that you meet with your local NRCS and USDA reps. They have some great grant and reimbursement programs that may be helpful for you. FACT also has several grants you may be eligible for. Another option to consider if you’re great networkers is to use something like GoFundMe or Kickstarter. Good luck in your venture!
We have such a small herd that we built our own database to keep track. Cattlemax looks like a great option for larger herds, though.
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We have such a small herd that we built our own database to keep track. Cattlemax looks like a great option for larger herds, though.
My business started out of a desire to feed myself and my family better. Not just organic, though that is an essential part of what we do; or pastured, which also is an essential part of what we do; but treating animals with respect, dignity and even love. They’re animals, so it’s not like we...
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My business started out of a desire to feed myself and my family better. Not just organic, though that is an essential part of what we do; or pastured, which also is an essential part of what we do; but treating animals with respect, dignity and even love. They’re animals, so it’s not like we bring them in the house with us (ok, sometimes I do that). They’re not pets, though they are treated pretty close to that. But they lead a really terrific life in fresh air and sunshine, getting to express themselves, until they get to serve their highest purpose of nourishing our bodies. There are lots of great small farms that pasture their animals and we just wanted to do things a little bit differently here. Happy animals make happy food.
I love reading blogs if they are relevant, interesting and kept up to date. I dislike it when someone writes a few times and then stops for 3 months, writes again, stops for 5 months, writes again.... I get it. As small business owners, we are very busy. I wrote two or three blog posts and then...
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I love reading blogs if they are relevant, interesting and kept up to date. I dislike it when someone writes a few times and then stops for 3 months, writes again, stops for 5 months, writes again.... I get it. As small business owners, we are very busy. I wrote two or three blog posts and then just couldn’t make the time for it, so decided to leave it alone until I know I can write something new either weekly or at least monthly. I’ve seen suggestions to write several month’s content up front and release it slowly so that you will build up your following and have content saved up for the busy times.
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We are sold out of pork by this time, so Holiday promotions wouldn’t make sense for us. We are focused on the next litters due to arrive right around Thanksgiving, and also are focused on making sure everyone on the farm is warm and dry for the “winter”. We have a lot of people come for fall...
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We are sold out of pork by this time, so Holiday promotions wouldn’t make sense for us. We are focused on the next litters due to arrive right around Thanksgiving, and also are focused on making sure everyone on the farm is warm and dry for the “winter”. We have a lot of people come for fall tours, so that is always a fun way to introduce new people to what we do here.
