Tosh's Heritage Farm

   Welcome

   At Tosh's Heritage Farm we believe in raising each and every animal as naturally and lovingly as possible. This applies to our cattle, goats, sheep, rabbits, chickens, and our family Pekingese.

   On our 66 acre Missouri farm we use sustainable agriculture, rotational grazing, and multispecies permaculture to utilize our pastures and woods in such a way so as to benefit the land and the animal, which in turn benefits man.

   We practice MIG (management intensive grazing). This allows us to utilize our diverse polyculture fully. We rotate the sheep, cattle, goats, and chickens through each pasture and thereby reduce the parasite load of each, while also fertilizing our fields the way God intended.

Our choices for breeding stock are always based on health first, breed conformation second. The healthier the animal, the less intervention by man that is needed. With this in mind, we chose the Katahdin hair sheep for our flock of meat sheep. They are an extremely disease resistant breed and do well in Missouri during our hot humid summers.

Our ADGA dairy goat herd is a diverse and delightful assortment of several breeds that we have come to love and admire both for their sturdiness, their wonderful milking capacities, and their interactive personalities. We raise Purebred and American LaMancha, Oberhasli, Alpine, Saanen, and last but never least, our Nubian goats.

   Our cattle are also an eclectic collection of breeds. Our herd boasts a Jersey, a British White, a Gelbvieh, and some crossbreeds that all thrive here in southern Missouri.

   Our free range hens, mostly Black Australorps, supply us with delicious, vibrantly orange eggs, our rabbits, raised for meat, are adept at doing what rabbits do best...multiply!

   Our Pekingese are a terrific addition to the mix. They are filled with personality and make our farm and home complete. Our AKC Pekingese are so much like people that sometimes we get the feeling that they are actually running the show and just allowing us the pleasure of serving them!

   My description of our amazing farm would not be complete without mentioning our two Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs. They are extraordinary in their defense of all the farms inhabitants! Without them our farm would simply be an "All-you-can-eat buffet bar" for the local wildlife!

     Thank-you Hazel and Elija!