Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Saskatchewan/Buffalo

 My mum was raised in Saskatchewan.  Two years ago the farm celebrated being in the family for 100 years.   Three of my Uncles Sons, farm there.   A year later they were approached to have a man form Chicago buy the land and raise buffalo!  After much deliberation....... they accepted.  It was so strange to be there and see these herds of buffalo on the land.  Right where they would have been 100 years ago!!  The boys showed us  indentations in the land made from the buffalo 100  years ago.  It was amazing.
 This is some of the fencing put in for the animals.  It was quite a feeling to  think that it has come full  circle from when my great grandfather started in farming  to 2012, and to see these herds of buffalo.
They have had to let the land return to  natural, native grasses,  The animals are not fed anything but
what they can eat on the land and natural supplements,  no shots, etc.  they are shipped back to the US and processed.   The man is currently looking for thousands of acres in Montana, so  obviously a big market. 
They were truly amazing to  see.

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