Lake Joy Farmstead

03/15/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day from us at the farm! ☘️ -

St. Patrick’s day in America is special. Rich, poor, red, yellow, black and white, we are equal for one day, March 17th, each year. It is a beautiful thing.  I have written a lot about St. Patrick's day, the food, the drink and more importantly, the man.  There are some links below you may enjoy...

02/11/2026

Little video with a high-level chat about pig jowl, from our pigs, better known as guanciale which is legendary in pasta carbonara, amatriciana and many more great Roman dishes.

01/31/2026

Celebrate north location in Snohomish at their butcher shop! Awesome local beef, pork, and so much more, including a bunch of other of our local friends’ products in their new store. Check them out today check them out every day! Don’t forget to hit up the North Bend location as well you can find our , and BBQ rubs, and so much more.

01/27/2026

Looking for something fun for the man cave, or office or den? Our grass-fed beef tallow candles (no soy wax included) are probably the fit for you! Made with a wooden wick and the very best ingredients, pick one up and or we’ll ship it to you!

01/21/2026

Pork lard for all of your pastry needs in 8 ounce containers. Beef tallow in half ounce cubes for a quick sauté and fry. Click on the image to purchase or head on over to our main website and pick up some coffee as well!

01/11/2026

We were in the latest issue of magazine and what an honor! Y’all should subscribe and you will find so many great stories, recipes and more!

12/18/2025

Want to know how to support farmers in the area? Go to a pop up or other market and buy small batch, handmade products. We all work hard and for most of us it’s a la lot of love. We are at the Filson flagship store tonight, and will be at the Salish Lodge tomorrow. Come out and see us, but more importantly support other people doing the same thing!

12/15/2025

Brief video on our final harvest day this past weekend. What a great year we had. Thanks for celebrating with us!

12/04/2025

Chili, like a lot of comfort foods, has as many opinions as versions. Maybe your Grandpa DID make the best. I don’t know. What I do know however is that our Chuck Wagon Texas-Style Chili is fantastic and super easy to make. Simply put, “Texas-style” means no beans and when you are in a meat forward home like we are, the ingredients are on hand. Prep the meat and add our chili dump to the rest of the recipe, simmer, and then serve.

You can find the full recipe here.

Great for that Tuesday night dinner or on game day!

12/02/2025

Did a little write up on Saint Andrew, the patron Saint of farmers, farmhands and fisherman and how the liturgical year syncs up beautifully with the natural rhythm of of the farming calendar going WAY BACK in Europe and then in our country. I think you will like it and it is something we are trying to practice at our little farm. The super short version? Wrap it all up by end of November and prepare for Advent.

https://lakejoyfarmstead.com/feast-of-saint-andrew/

11/19/2025

We spent a few minutes to wrap up our pastured poultry program for 2025 which included all of our meat chickens, as well as our turkey, including some lessons and awesome takeaways. A special shout out to all of our families that supported us through this and were excellent customers!

https://lakejoyfarmstead.com/poultry-2025-wrap-up/