08/29/2026
EVERYONE WANTS MEAT NOW and WE HAVE it, BUT THERE’S A STORY BEHIND IT.
Right now, a lot of people are asking us about meat/beef.
And every time someone asks, I’m reminded that 20 years ago, I was the customer asking questions too.
I haven’t eaten meat from a grocery store in more than 20 years.
But I didn’t start out knowing everything about farming or food. I was simply a consumer who wanted to know more about what I was feeding my family.
Where did it come from?
How was it raised?
What was in it?
What questions was I supposed to be asking?
The problem was, I didn’t always know what to ask — and even when I did ask, I often walked away just as confused.
So little by little, I started raising our food myself.
And along the way, I got my answers.
For years, we did that on our little three-acre farm in the Metroplex. We raised food primarily for ourselves.
But something kept happening.
People would ask:
“Do you sell eggs?”
“Do you sell chicken?”
“Do you sell meat?”
“Do you sell _____?”
About 12 years into this journey, we came to a crossroads.
We could stay on our three acres, close to stores, restaurants, entertainment and all the conveniences of city life.
Or we could take the road less traveled.
We dreamed of having cattle. We wanted more land. And maybe — just maybe — we could raise enough food to share with other families who were asking the same questions I had asked years before.
So we moved to rural Texas.
We traded convenience for acreage.
We traded restrictions for room to build.
And eventually, that little question — “Do you sell...?” — became:
Yes. We do.
Today, tucked down a little country road, there is a farm.
And on that farm is a little market.
And beside that market is a little farm-to-table café.
Sometimes I wonder what people must think when they drive all the way out here.
Why in the world is there a market and cafe' way back here?
It seems strange but, it is the only way we knew how to do it.
This wasn't a business idea dreamed up in a conference room.
It grew out of a family trying to understand its food.
Then learning to raise it.
Then realizing other people were looking for the same thing.
And we built it out here because out here, we can actually afford to do it and we don't have someone trying to shut us down with rules and fees at every angle.
I watch small-business owners struggle under enormous overhead. Rent. Fees. Regulations. Permits. Rising costs. I see business owners working extra markets and events just trying to keep their doors open. And I see others close those doors altogether.
We chose a different model.
Our café isn't a traditional commercial restaurant. It's a small, private, member-based gathering place on our working farm.
Yes, that means there's a little paperwork.
You sign a waiver. You become a member for the day or for the year. And then you come in.
It's different.
But different is exactly what allowed us to create it.
We're not trying to be a restaurant chain.
We're not trying to provide polished, corporate hospitality.
We're inviting you onto our farm.
Into the place where we live.
To eat food raised here or sourced from people we know.
To sit awhile.
To ask questions.
To see where food actually comes from.
And in return, we ask for something very simple:
Respect the farm. Respect the people. Respect the way we've chosen to make this possible.
That's really what the membership and waiver represent.
A little mutual understanding between us and the people we welcome here.
Twenty years ago, I was standing on the other side of this.
I was the customer looking for better food and trying to figure out who I could trust.
I never imagined the answer would eventually be:
Become the farmer.
So yes...
We have beef.
But what we're really offering took 20 years to build.
And if you ever find yourself driving down a little rural Texas road wondering why on earth there's a farm market and café all the way out here...
Now you know.
There was a reason we came this far.
Green Family Farms
Come see what we're building out here.
