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These Farm Journal Post are written by Allison Mills Neal...a generational farmer living and working on Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Greek. The Post contain personal farming accounts, insightful regenerative farming information, farm happenings and current 100% grass-fed, regenerative, organically raised custom beef share availability and self serve farmstead organically grown produce offerings.
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Warm Dryness, Rain, and Cold Fluffy Snow...All in the Month of January
Big Pearl winning the prize for the longest cow grown icicle during our January 31st 7 1/2" to 8" cold, powdery snow January proved to be a mixed month of weather, which is most common here during winter in the East TN foothills. Here it is obvious that the New Year and first of the month started out warm and dry. Eastenn Dutch sporting no shirt, while he and Grampy bury Mom and Dad's dog, Lucy the beagle, that many of you had met. She was 13 years old. One day it was so
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Feb 23 min read
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Recipe...Beef Breakfast Sausage Patties
Here at Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek, I have been making Beef Breakfast Sausage, forever it seems, with what lots of you have come to know, our delicious Custom Ground Beef + Vitals (Heart, Liver, Kidney, Tongue) Blend. I change up the spice combination ever once in a while and my latest combination has been one of our favorites and I wanted to share. The Recipe and Photo Preparations can be found below. As most of you probably either know or are just beginning to f
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Feb 15 min read
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Premium Grind for the Holidays...ORDER NOW
A November Photo of Beautiful "Boss Cow" L5, apart of the heifer herd rotation, in the fields we call Maple View... Available NOW for ORDER for your Holiday Season and New Year Good Beef Eatings...PREMIUM WHOLE BEEF GRIND Before much ado, Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek wants to announce our very unique Holiday and New Year Beef Pop Up. As QTY will be limited to this ONE "Boss Cow", L5 offering, it is advisable to get your Order in as soon as possible to ensure
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Dec 7, 20256 min read
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Daytime News On the Farm & Radio Bristol Report
2.4" of rain here on the farm, to close out the Spring season with a very wet week to say the least. Here I am Allie, out with our Main...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Jun 21, 20251 min read
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Farm Tours & Hopes for First Calves
Here featured is 1 out of our 5 beautiful saved Heifers from our 2022 calving season, "Wednesday Wonder" G2WH, that is expecting her...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Apr 3, 20254 min read
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Welcome '25-26' Farm Season
Welcome One and All to Foothill Frolic Farm's 2025-2026 Farming Season. Here I am, Allie, out feeding hay in February to our Beautiful...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Mar 1, 202513 min read
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Farm Tour, Tractor Bound, Helene, & Worn Boots
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5TH FARM TOUR at 4pm Come one Come all, young and old, singles and families. Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Oct 1, 202412 min read
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Carried Away in the Sweep...Sold Out, Waiting List & Oct. 5th Farm Tour
Somehow here at Foothill Frolic Farm, the past third of our 2024 farming year passed by in such a carrying wind that my farm journal post...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Sep 18, 20249 min read
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Custom Beef Harvest Season Begins Today
Good Morning to All from Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek. Here we are about to wrap up the month of April and it just so happens...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Apr 30, 20243 min read
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We knew Spring was Soon to Arrive, when we noticed "Auburn Girl" with a Flower in her hair!
Up and Coming UPDATES and REMINDERS FARM TOUR THIS SATURDAY APRIL 6th, 2pm. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP We would love to have you! REMEMBER TO...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Apr 1, 20247 min read
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Momentary Sigh After 4 week RUN
Weeks 7-10 of 2024, Allie's Farm Journal Post Time moves ever so fast on a farm, and of any occupation it seems like there is never...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Mar 11, 202412 min read
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Barn Roof, Rain Barrel Calves
Week 6 of 2024, Allie's Farm Journal Post Who needs rain barrels when calves are smart enough to figure how to drink the drip drop rain...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Feb 13, 20248 min read
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2 Days Left to Acquire remaining 1/4 (1/8ths & 1/16ths) Custom Beef for Late February Pickup
First thing First....Custom Beef Share Announcement As the next and last winter harvest date is nearing, I wanted to start off with a...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Feb 6, 20249 min read
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Surprise "Sunny Squirt" Beef Share POP UP
Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek Custom Beef Share Note Unbeknownst to us, we thought we would have just had the one extra winter...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Jan 31, 20246 min read
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HOOFING Around in the SNOW
Week Three of 2024, Allie's FOOTHILL FROLIC FARM POST A full week of snow on the ground here at Foothill Frolic Farm and yes, the title...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Jan 23, 20248 min read
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80th & 3rd Birthdays--Farmer & Heifer
Week Two of 2024, Allie's FOOTHILL FROLIC FARM POST Week two here on Foothill Frolic Farm was a full and celebratory week. The weather...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Jan 15, 20246 min read
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Welcome in the NEW YEAR with a "POP UP" Custom Beef Share
First things first, we are excited to announce that we have a special Custom Beef share "POP UP" for the month of February. As many of...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Jan 8, 20247 min read
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"I was raised on Country Sunshine"
Good "First Saturday" of the month of November and if you do not know what that means, then please let me remind you.....FARM TOUR DAY....
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Nov 4, 20233 min read
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Think Ahead...PreOrder Now...for December/February Pick Up
Let's Start with the MOST PERTINENT Farm Announcement... We have ABOUT SOLD OUT of all of our 2023 live animal custom beefs! Our farm is...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Sep 17, 20234 min read
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Fresh Dug Potatoes, Farm Tours, & Best Beefs Ever!
Foothill Frolic Farm at a Glance... On a 100% grassfed & grassfinished -- regenerative cattle farm, there is no better way in the summer...
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Aug 15, 20232 min read
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