Great Heritage Farm

Great Heritage Farm Growing healthy families with local, 100% grass-fed beef & lamb, pastured pork, and A2 raw milk in Winthrop, Minnesota. Greatest joy? Salvation in CHRIST!

Passionate about WAPF principles, head-to-tail cooking, and the art of traditional food and crafts.

There was a time I was afraid to let people come visit our farm. I thought everything needed to be a little more perfect...
09/13/2026

There was a time I was afraid to let people come visit our farm. I thought everything needed to be a little more perfect before I could invite people in.

The farm is too weedy, my house has clutter, and I certainly don't have it all figured out. But a good friend said "Leah, let people into your life, and watch what follows"

And my life exploded with joy and LIFE.

Kids running through the pasture seeing goats for the first time. Friends around the table. People meeting the cows. Conversations in the barn and stories swapped. I just LOVE this!!!

I’ve learned that farming isn’t just about raising food. It’s about the PEOPLE we invite in.

This farm is meant to be lived in, shared, and experienced. So come on in. It probably won’t be perfect. But it will be ALIVE.

Diversity on a farm brings LIVE on so many levels. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Chickens. Different animals with different jobs. A...
09/12/2026

Diversity on a farm brings LIVE on so many levels.

Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Chickens. Different animals with different jobs. And different ways of moving through the land.

I love looking across our farm and seeing LIFE everywhere.

A cow grazing. Sheep picking through the pasture. Pigs rooting. Chickens scratching.

Not everything has to do the same thing, nor should they! The beauty is in the differences.

One of my great joys is simply watching life all around.

Sheep are back!While Benjamin and our three older kids were off hiking Mount Rainier, Lucille and I hooked up the traile...
09/11/2026

Sheep are back!

While Benjamin and our three older kids were off hiking Mount Rainier, Lucille and I hooked up the trailer and drove to Mankato to pick up six beautiful Katahdin sheep.

It was a bit of an adventure—especially with the Suburban’s AC out again—but these were the exact sheep we had been hoping to find.

We sold our flock last fall. At the time, it was the right decision.

But here’s the funny thing: Our farm missed them.

Sheep bring another kind of life to the pasture. They graze differently than cattle. They notice different plants. They move differently across the land.

And I’ve come to really appreciate that.

The cows can be cows. The sheep can be sheep. The chickens can be chickens. And somehow, when every creature gets to do what it naturally does best, the whole farm becomes more alive.

I sat in a lawn chair last night and watched these six graze.

Yep.

I’m really glad the sheep are back home.

09/10/2026

It's no secret that I LOVE COWS! And you know what, there is a good reason! The humble cow is our best soil-building tool.

Give her grass, sunlight, and room to move, and she’ll turn forage into fertility. Her grazing stimulates plants, feeds soil biology, cycles nutrients, and builds organic matter.

She is the best technology our farm could ask for.

09/09/2026

We move our cows daily during the warmer months. This movement wakes up the biology on our land using the wonderful COW.

Anything that lasts a long time takes a long time. We are learning this first hand - good soil isn’t built in a season. ...
09/09/2026

Anything that lasts a long time takes a long time.

We are learning this first hand - good soil isn’t built in a season. It takes years of keeping living roots in the ground, grazing thoughtfully, and waking up the soil biology. The best farms aren’t built overnight either. They are built slowly, season by season, through good stewardship and a willingness to play the long game. Weeds, challenges and all - we are in it for the long haul!

“Why are you so happy?” I get asked this surprisingly often. I think it’s in part because I get to care for so many crea...
09/08/2026

“Why are you so happy?” I get asked this surprisingly often.

I think it’s in part because I get to care for so many creatures every day.

I brush my milk cows, feed so many animals, stop and cuddle kittens. Spend time with my family in God's good world.

It is good to be needed. What a privilege it is to spend my days caring for those I love. ❤️

TWO WEEKS until our Ukulele On The Farm Series starts and YES I am excited!!! Learn more and reserve a ukulele at: https...
09/07/2026

TWO WEEKS until our Ukulele On The Farm Series starts and YES I am excited!!!

Learn more and reserve a ukulele at: https://www.greatheritagefarm.com/ukulele/

Credit: Hand-painted Meadow lark by Natalie Matzke. We love the arts ❤️

Thank you to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for supporting this activity!

09/07/2026

Our faithful barn cat rarely misses a milking. All the cats on our farm have breakfast names, hence "Cereal" - but with the number of mice he takes care of for us his name has a double meaning as a killer.

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57098 310th Street
Winthrop, MN
55396

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+5072329902

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