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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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Weekend Greens Pick Up at Self Serve Stand
Allie out in the Garden Field on the misty harvest day from last week. (looks lush and moist, but it is actually dry!) Showing off all the Beautiful and Tasty Greens from the Spring Farm Garden. Time to get your Weekly Greens Order in for a Weekend PickUp at our Self Serve Farmstand here at Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek. Take a look here at what we have to offer. All are great compliments to your custom beef share products in your freezer. How to Order and Pick Up
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 153 min read
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Custom Beef SHOP OPENS TODAY at 4pm
Come One and Come All. Wheel on into our CUSTOM BEEF SHOP Store and Place your Order for the '26-'27 Foothill Frolic Farm Custom Beef Season. Foothill Frolic Farm is sending a friendly reminder that it's time to place your Custom Beef Order for the 2026-2027 Season. The Online Beef SHOP will be updated and open starting at 4 pm (EST) today, May 8th. You will be able to choose in between WHOLE, HALF, QUARTER, and EIGHTH SHARES. With gratitude, All of us here at Foothill Fro
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 81 min read
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Grab some Greens
Here is what we have available this week at our Self Serve Stand on Gammon Creek. Click on the Offerings Below to read about each regenerative-organically raised offering. The cool weather and spring water and alive soil has produced some beautiful spring veggies and we hope you swing by to grab your share!! How to Order and Pick Up Your Salad Mix Ordering your fresh veggies is simple and convenient. You can place your order by midday on Wednesday May 6th online through our
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 51 min read
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Custom Beef Shop Opening Date...Friday May 8th at 4pm(EST)
Turquoise-tagged heifers, turning two this season, graze on lush spring grasses beneath a broad sky in 2026. "Surefire Nicky" 43H, head up and in the middle if the line up. Attention to all Custom Beef shareholders from last season: We have finalized the pricing and details for the 2026-2027 Custom Beef Season. The Online Custom Beef SHOP at Foothill Frolic Farm on Gammon Creek will have all the Custom Beef Shares available and ready for order this Friday, May 8th, at 4 pm.
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
May 37 min read
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Seasonal Salad Mix Now Available for Order and Self Serve Pickup at Foothill Frolic Farm's Veggie Farmstand on Gammon Creek
Eating fresh, crisp, and unique organically raised-regenerative salad greens is one of the simplest ways to enjoy the flavors of the season while nourishing your body. This week, Foothill Frolic Farm's Veggie Farmstand is excited to offer a fresh seasonal salad mix that you can order now and pick up yourself at your convenience. Whether you are a salad lover or looking to add flavorful salads to your meals, or a one bowl salad wonder maker this mix brings together the best of
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Apr 274 min read
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Local Farm Film Debut & Farmer Panel
Foothill Frolic Farm has been a Field School Educator Farm Site for the last couple of years, in both 2024 and 2025. Then in 2025 we were apart of this Farmer Training Film Project. I have been asked to be on the farmer panel for the film debut, which is right around the corner this coming Tuesday. I am looking forward to the viewing as well because we have not get to see it either. Two of our friends, Rachel Slaughter of Rain Crow Farm and Graham Yelton of Graham Yelton
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Apr 261 min read
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Not just 1,2 or 3 Herds to Rotate, But 4...OH MY!
With the Steer & Saved Heifer Herd in the background on Hamilton High Paddock, Eastenn Dutch caught me in an appropriate stance. Ever since the end of March, we have filled our days with cattle rotations and fencing. The four herds we are rotating include are our cow/calf herd, our steer/saved heifer herd, our heifer herd, and calf herd. With each herd moving every 2-3 days, moving is the name of the game, not just for them, but for us too! Since the beginning of spring,
Allie@FoothillFrolicFarm
Apr 269 min read
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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 25 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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