Blog - The Transient Grazier — Clarion Farms

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The Most Quiet Day of the Year

The road is a tough neighbor: roaring traffic can be heard from every corner of our farm. White noise from tires is a constant fact of life, and, because we’re located on an interchange, honking horns resulting from poorly choreographed merging strategies are the norm.

Farming, Farm Life, Destination Clarion, Clarion PAJS PortDecember 26, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarming, Farm Life, Agriculture, Clarion PA, Destination Clarion Comment

Saturday in the Strip!

Saturday in the Strip!

Fortunately, the farm is coming to you today, and you can find it beside Bar Marco between 22 and 23 Streets on Penn Avenue. Make sure to get there between 9am and noon. We have steaks, roasts, and a little bit of ground beef that might be just what you're looking for.

Beef, Farming, Local Food, PittsburghJS PortDecember 22, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnPittsburgh, Small Business, Shopping, Food Quality, Food, Farmer's Market, beef, Weekend MealsComment

It's FARM DOG FRIDAY!

It's FARM DOG FRIDAY!

Just when we think we’re really getting somewhere, Oscar reminds us that he misses his former glory as chief Attention Hog.

Farm Dog FridayJS PortDecember 21, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarm Dog Friday, Farm LifeComment

Take-Out Tuesday: La Palapa, Pittsburgh

Take-Out Tuesday: La Palapa, Pittsburgh

What are you doing for the NEW YEAR? Check out La Palapa's New Year's party and sign up with your friends!

Date Night, Beef, Pittsburgh, Restaurants, Take-Out Tuesday, Where to eatJS PortDecember 18, 2018La PalapaWhere to Eat, Small Business, Local Food, Flavor, Date Night, DiningComment

Where did I put that dollar?

Those dollars leave the pocket of a local and head out of town to…somewhere.

Small BusinessJS PortDecember 17, 2018Small Business, MoneyComment

Saturday in the Strip!

Saturday in the Strip!

We're on Penn Avenue from 9-12 today between 22 and 23 Streets directly beside the magnificent Bar Marco.

Beef, Farming, Local Food, Pittsburgh, Weekend PlanningJS PortDecember 15, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnPittsburgh, Shopping, Small Business, Weekend Meals, Eat Well, beefComment

It's FARM DOG FRIDAY!!!

In summary, Oscar's responsibilities are pretty well wrapped up.

Where is he, then?

Farm Dog FridayJS PortDecember 14, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarm Dog Friday, Farm LifeComment

Trying hard to get worse.

I’ve been reading through my previous columns with a twinge of embarrassment; it seems I’m fixated on a central theme that yields something of a redundancy in my grander script.

Farm Life, WritingJS PortDecember 13, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnReading, Curiosity, CommunicationComment

It's Wednesday! The BEST day to live in Clarion.

It's Wednesday! The BEST day to live in Clarion.

Now, be honest: how good do you feel when you ignore meal plans, panic at the last minute, and ingest ready-to-eat junk? Lethargic. Unfocused. Queasy. Generally unproductive. That's speaking from experience, and I don't think I'm alone.

Farmer's Market, Farm Life, Farming, Local Food, Small Business, Weekend PlanningJS PortDecember 12, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnWonderful Wednesdays, Groceries, Good Food, Clarion PA, Shopping, Small Business, beef, Destination ClarionComment

Take-Out Tuesday: Bar Marco, Pittsburgh

Take-Out Tuesday: Bar Marco, Pittsburgh

Take-Out Tuesday, Where to eat, Small Business, Restaurants, Pittsburgh, Date NightJS PortDecember 11, 2018Bar MarcoTake Out Tuesday, Eat Well, Dining, Date Night, Advice from a Farmer, PittsburghComment

Where did you go, variety?

Clarion is the perfect place for a food renaissance because we’re close to large population centers, our landscape is perfectly suited to accommodate diversified farmsteads, and we’re still largely isolated from the constriction of vertically integrated industrial agriculture.

Farming, Local Food, Small Business, Nutrition, Industrial AgricultureJS PortDecember 10, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarming, Food Quality, Flavor, Buying Local, Destination Clarion, Shopping Comment

Saturday in the Strip!

Saturday in the Strip!

We're between 22 and 23 Streets on Penn Ave directly beside Bar Marco, an establishment filled with some of the greatest people in Pittsburgh. Find us between 9am and 12pm.

Beef, Farmer's Market, Local Food, PittsburghJS PortDecember 8, 2018Bar MarcoShopping, Pittsburgh, Local Food, Farmer's Market, Farm Life, food dollars, beefComment

Farm Dog Friday!!

Farm Dog Friday!!

Oscar likes to predict the exact location our tree will fall so he can stand on the spot and experience a literal crush of the Christmas experience.

Farm Dog Friday, Farm LifeJS PortDecember 7, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarm Dog Friday, Farm Life, DachshundComment

It's Wednesday!! The BEST day to live in Clarion...

It's Wednesday!! The BEST day to live in Clarion...

Small business happens at the Beef Barn, because our customers love small business.

Weekend Planning, Small Business, Farm Life, BeefJS PortDecember 5, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnWonderful Wednesdays, Weekend Meals, Eat Well, Real Food, Steaks, Small Business, beef, ShoppingComment

Take-Out Tuesday! Daddy's Main Street, Clarion

Take-Out Tuesday! Daddy's Main Street, Clarion

Daddy’s menu is always changing thanks to the creative genius of Dana and Darren, the father-son duo who create the culture of Clarion, and then serve it on a good roll.

Date Night, Restaurants, Small Business, Where to eatJS PortDecember 4, 2018Daddy's Main StreetTake Out Tuesday, Eat Well, Dining, Date Night, Small Business, Flavor, FoodComment

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We feel the best way to show return on a dollar spent at our farm is to partner with and launch a new generation of excellence.

Farm Life, Farming, Local Food, Small BusinessJS PortDecember 1, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarm Life, food dollars, Small Business, Real Food Comment

Saturday in the Strip!

Saturday in the Strip!

We're in the Strip today from 9-12 on Penn Avenue between 22 and 23 Streets.

Farmer's Market, Local Food, Small Business, Weekend PlanningJS PortDecember 1, 2018Clarion Farms Beefbeef, Buying Local, Pittsburgh, Small Business, ShoppingComment

It's Farm Dog Friday!!

It's Farm Dog Friday!!

The Hound is overwhelmed with certainty: The Christmas Creep is real.

Farm Dog FridayJS PortNovember 30, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarm Dog Friday, Farm Life Comment

I Don't Understand the Policy

As near as I can tell, the only conclusion on which anyone can agree is our agricultural system is a mess.

Small Business, Industrial Agriculture, Farming, Local FoodJS PortNovember 29, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnFarming, Food, Buying Local, Commodity Agriculture, Change the World, PolicyComment

Happy Wednesday! The BEST day to live in Clarion.

Wednesdays are awesome, and this one in particular is extraordinary because it's the perfect day to order your Prime Rib for Christmas.

Farm Life, Small Business, Weekend Planning, Prime RibJS PortNovember 28, 2018Clarion Farms Beef BarnWonderful Wednesdays, Weekend Meals, Farm Life, Food