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Liberty, Illinois · family farm since 2015

(309) 634-1518
Leonard Landand Livestock

A place to talk with the people who buy from us.

Beef, sheep, grass, and the questions that come with them. Read a note, then write underneath it. If something about the quality worries you, put that worry here. We read those replies. That is how a small group of customers and this farm stay in the work together.
  1. The farm pond and pasture at Leonard Land and Livestock in Liberty, Illinois

    A local dealer for Fertrell

    This farm is a local dealer for Fertrell. Natural fertilizers, soil amendments, and livestock minerals. Call and ask what is on hand.

    Read and write back
  2. Grass-fed cattle grazing tall pasture

    Why the grass matters, and why local is the check on it

    What changes in the beef when the cow lives on grass, and why a store label is not the same as a farmer you can call.

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  3. Navajo-Churro sheep, a horned ram with a heavy fleece and ewes nearby

    The Navajo-Churro flock

    A rare breed we raise and protect. Never any grain. Sometimes they are corralled and fed hay. Wool and meat upon request.

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  4. Kyle Leonard standing along a fence line in a green pasture

    Grow more grass. Feed less hay.

    Restoring native grasslands, resting each pasture before it is grazed again, and a visit if your own grass is the question.

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  5. Grass-fed cattle with their heads down in tall pasture

    How a share of beef works

    A quarter, a half, a three-quarter, or a whole. The price is not posted. The cut is yours.

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  6. The farm pond, with grass in the foreground and trees on the far bank

    Know your farmer

    The question we hope you ask before you buy from us, and an open invitation to write back.

    Read and write back

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