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Carlton County Farm Family

Joe and Amanda Lambert 

Amanda and Joe grew up on farms less than one mile apart. In 2010, they bought part of Amanda's family farm in Mahtowa, which is where they live today. In the fall of 2015, they purchased Joe’s grandparents’ farmstead in Barnum and started their own chapter in a long farming history. Amanda's farm and Joe’s grandparents’ farm are third-generation farms. The Lamberts are currently raising the fourth generation on the farm.

The Lamberts’ goal is to raise quality meat through regenerative farming practices for direct sale to families in their community. Since the arrival of their third child, the Lamberts have scaled back the farm due to changing priorities. They still raise grass-finished beef, pork for family and friends, and some chickens. They also make all of their own hay for the cattle. Through managed grazing and animal diversity, they hope to leave the land better for their children.

Amanda does mostly marketing and organization of customer orders. Son Jack works on all parts of the farm. Jack does lots of tractor driving, cattle handling, fencing, firewood and equipment repair supervision. Their son Ben mostly rides along in the tractor and pets the pigs. He is also a good entertainer during long farm days. Dorothy, Joe and Amanda’s youngest child,  seems to love all parts of the farm and really likes cattle handling.

The Lamberts are members of the Sustainable Farming Association and the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.

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