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We at Fisher Family Farm & Ranch are myself, David, my wife, Ya, and our four children, Zachary, Ethan Jim, Katheryne and Audrey.
I guess you could say our story started sometime around 1850, when my great-great, grandfather, Forest Fisher, moved into the Grand Saline area of Van Zandt County. Like many people of the time, he started farming and raising animals. Now, more than150 years later, our family is still rooted in the same industry, though we now have computers, John Deere equipment and ample irrigation to produce more from less and better maintain the quality of the environment that so graciously provides us a living.
So when I say that much of what I know was passed down through eras and generations, you can better understand our unique appreciation for what we do and how we do it. My most direct influence is my father, Jimmy Fisher, 82 years strong and allegedly retired. Even now though, at his age, the days he puts in would put most people half his age to shame. That work ethic is what he passed along to us and we are working to instill it in our children as well, with a respect for the land and animals that help us make a living.
The land that gives us its bounties is treated with respect and our ongoing commitment to ensure that it is viable for the next generation of Fishers if they choose to follow our steps. To that end, we rotate crops, grow high quality organic matter that is plowed back into the soil to help replenish it after all the hard work it has endured, and on a yearly basis, we leave some portion of our land out of production so it can more completely recover.
In 2014, we started what is known as a CSA, which stands for Community-Supported Agriculture. A CSA is a unique relationship between a farmer and consumer where the consumer agrees to buy produce from a farmer throughout a season.
We are now signing up folks for our 2017 CSA. Our CSA has two seasons, a Winter and Spring to Fall, each adhering the the strengths and challenges of nature . Many CSA agreements are rigid and not flexible. As independent business people, we know that simply does not work. The size of boxes, also known as shares, varies to the needs of customers. in our case, we have also created a hybrid model, where we also provide our customers with offerings from other farmers or reliable sources we know so we can bring our customers offerings that cannot be grown in our environment. In past seasons, these extra offerings have included avocados, apples, oranges, grapefruit, grapes and more.
Please take the time to review our CSA options in Our CSA Store section of the site and let us know if you have any questions. We are always happy to answer all queries.
Each year we grow a variety of crops and are always looking for a new variety to add to the list so our customers can enjoy a diverse offering of fruits and vegetables on a regular basis. Our core crops are almost always tomatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, okra, green beans and Irish potatoes. However, as the seasons allow, we also grow, broccoli. cauliflower, eggplants, greens, and fruits such as blackberries, strawberries, figs, pears and plums.
Our cattle are another source of pride and something we hold dear. All our animals spend all their lives in open pasture, are never penned for any amount of time unless they are sick and are allowed to graze grass year round, as we plant winter grass to supplement their stored winter forage. We use no antibiotic laced feed at any time, nor hormones or growth injections . Our Angus and Brangus cattle are truly 100% natural. When it comes time to harvest them for meat, they are not treated harshly and are sent only to a USDA approved 'humane kill' facility. From that point, our beef is dry aged before being custom cut, processed and vacuum sealed packaged before being presented at market for our customers enjoyment.
Thanks for taking the time to visit our site and we hope we can be of service to you in 2014 and beyond.
Sincerely,
David & Ya Fisher
I guess you could say our story started sometime around 1850, when my great-great, grandfather, Forest Fisher, moved into the Grand Saline area of Van Zandt County. Like many people of the time, he started farming and raising animals. Now, more than150 years later, our family is still rooted in the same industry, though we now have computers, John Deere equipment and ample irrigation to produce more from less and better maintain the quality of the environment that so graciously provides us a living.
So when I say that much of what I know was passed down through eras and generations, you can better understand our unique appreciation for what we do and how we do it. My most direct influence is my father, Jimmy Fisher, 82 years strong and allegedly retired. Even now though, at his age, the days he puts in would put most people half his age to shame. That work ethic is what he passed along to us and we are working to instill it in our children as well, with a respect for the land and animals that help us make a living.
The land that gives us its bounties is treated with respect and our ongoing commitment to ensure that it is viable for the next generation of Fishers if they choose to follow our steps. To that end, we rotate crops, grow high quality organic matter that is plowed back into the soil to help replenish it after all the hard work it has endured, and on a yearly basis, we leave some portion of our land out of production so it can more completely recover.
In 2014, we started what is known as a CSA, which stands for Community-Supported Agriculture. A CSA is a unique relationship between a farmer and consumer where the consumer agrees to buy produce from a farmer throughout a season.
We are now signing up folks for our 2017 CSA. Our CSA has two seasons, a Winter and Spring to Fall, each adhering the the strengths and challenges of nature . Many CSA agreements are rigid and not flexible. As independent business people, we know that simply does not work. The size of boxes, also known as shares, varies to the needs of customers. in our case, we have also created a hybrid model, where we also provide our customers with offerings from other farmers or reliable sources we know so we can bring our customers offerings that cannot be grown in our environment. In past seasons, these extra offerings have included avocados, apples, oranges, grapefruit, grapes and more.
Please take the time to review our CSA options in Our CSA Store section of the site and let us know if you have any questions. We are always happy to answer all queries.
Each year we grow a variety of crops and are always looking for a new variety to add to the list so our customers can enjoy a diverse offering of fruits and vegetables on a regular basis. Our core crops are almost always tomatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, okra, green beans and Irish potatoes. However, as the seasons allow, we also grow, broccoli. cauliflower, eggplants, greens, and fruits such as blackberries, strawberries, figs, pears and plums.
Our cattle are another source of pride and something we hold dear. All our animals spend all their lives in open pasture, are never penned for any amount of time unless they are sick and are allowed to graze grass year round, as we plant winter grass to supplement their stored winter forage. We use no antibiotic laced feed at any time, nor hormones or growth injections . Our Angus and Brangus cattle are truly 100% natural. When it comes time to harvest them for meat, they are not treated harshly and are sent only to a USDA approved 'humane kill' facility. From that point, our beef is dry aged before being custom cut, processed and vacuum sealed packaged before being presented at market for our customers enjoyment.
Thanks for taking the time to visit our site and we hope we can be of service to you in 2014 and beyond.
Sincerely,
David & Ya Fisher
