09/29/2026
**Shared from another farm but same sentiment applies here at Kaminski Farms in Three Oaks, MI**
ā”ļøWe are a farm and donāt have all of our inventory all the time
Every once in a while somebody will message me:
āDo you have ribeyes?ā
And Iāll say, āIām out right now.ā
āDo you have brisket?ā
Not this time.
āWhat about filet?ā
Sold out.
And sometimes I feel like I need to apologize.
Like somehow Iāve failed because somebody came looking for something and I couldnāt provide it that day.
But then I have to remind myselfā¦
This is a farm.
Not a grocery store.
There isnāt a semi pulling up behind Dreamland every night unloading another pallet of ribeyes. š
Those steaks started with an animal standing in my pasture.
Before there was a ribeye, there was a cow.
There was breeding.
Nine months of pregnancy.
A calf hitting the ground.
There were bottles some nights, minerals, hay, grass, pasture rotations, fence repairs, vet calls, drought worries and a whole lot of waiting.
Then processing.
Then cutting.
Then packaging.
And hereās the part people donāt always think about:
A cow only has so many ribeyes.
I canāt call the pasture and ask the next one to grow four extra because everybody wanted ribeyes this weekend. š
And when the ribeyes are gone, theyāre gone until we process another animal.
Same with the filets.
Same with the brisket.
Same with everything else.
Thatās what buying directly from a farm looks like.
Sometimes I have exactly what youāre looking for.
Sometimes I have something else you might absolutely love.
And sometimes youāre going to have to wait.
Our cattle are grass-fed and grass-finished.
That means Iām working with grass, weather, seasons and animals ā not a factory production schedule.
Could agriculture produce things faster in other systems?
Of course.
There are all kinds of ways food is produced in this country, and large-scale agriculture has an important job feeding a whole lot of people.
But this is how weāve chosen to raise ours.
And that means availability isnāt always convenient.
Iām learning not to apologize for that.
Because an empty spot in my freezer doesnāt mean this farm failed.
Sometimes it means somebody loved what we raised enough to buy the last one. ā¤ļø
There are YEARS of work represented in that freezer.
There are early mornings in there.
There are hay bills in there.
There are broken fences and muddy boots and sleepless nights in there.
There are cattle weāve watched since they were calves.
There is land being maintained.
There is a local processor earning a living.
There is a family farm trying to stay a family farm.
There is food.
Real food, raised by somebody you can actually talk to.
So when you buy directly from a farmer, youāre getting something a grocery store canāt put on a shelf:
Youāre getting a connection to the person who raised your food.
Ask me what my cattle eat.
Iāll tell you.
Ask me where they were raised.
Iāll show you the pasture.
Ask me how theyāre handled.
Iāll talk your ear off. š
Ask me when Iāll have ribeyes againā¦
Well, that answer might be ānot today.ā šš„©
And Iām finally learning thatās okay.
Because my goal isnāt to make Dreamland look like a grocery store.
My goal is to keep Dreamland looking like a farm.
And I never want to become so worried about keeping every cooler full that I forget why we chose to raise food this way in the first place.
So if you come looking for something and weāre sold out, please donāt give up on us.
Ask what we DO have.
Try another cut.
Or tell me what youāre waiting for and Iāll let you know when we have it again.
Because around here, availability changes.
Seasons change.
Animals grow on their own timeline.
But one thing isnāt changing:
Weāre going to keep raising food in a way weāre proud to put on our own familyās table.
And weāre pretty proud to put it on yours too. ā¤ļøšš„©
