Whats New?
Computer Crashed! - Thursday, June 25, 2009
Berry Pickin' Time - Saturday, June 20, 2009
First Snake...KILLED - Monday, May 25, 2009
Mud, Mud and More Mud - Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Joshua's Birthday - Friday, May 01, 2009
The Garden Shapes Up - Wednesday, April 22, 2009
What's Homeschooling Like Nowadays? - Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Starting Our Garden - Saturday, April 18, 2009
Our Life in An Old Farmhouse - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
We Bought a Tractor! - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Texas Bluebonnets - Thursday, April 09, 2009
The Uninvited Dinner Guest - Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Welcome to Turning Ranch, One Family's Dream!

Welcome to Turning Ranch, One Family's Dream. Like so many dreams this dream has developed thoughout time. I was educated in the USA public education system, recieved a "quality medical education while serving in the  US Military (Vietnam ERA), went to college (thank you GI Bill), served large Corporations, built my own business and was "successful" as many may count success. BUT then the spector of Diabetes and Heart Disease entered my life. So what did I do?

I turned to the Western Conventional - Allopathic Medicine of which I was educated in. "Please help me" and so I took the drugs and the advise. Oh it seemed to work for a while but then it was worse than before. It seemed that my body was saying "I am drowning in meds but I am still sick!!!"

So I asked my doctor, "What about my future? My legacy?". I recieved "sound" medical advise which agreed with what I was taught, but still it did not match what my body was saying. I was not getting well.

I was introduced to "alternative medicine", healthy organic food, and homeopathy. Why did I not know about this? My medical education did not teach me anything about this. Well, I am NOT a licensed Medical Doctor so maybe I missed something. I went back to a learning mode.

I started to learn about my body and eat healthy. I read "Eat Fat, Lose Fat", followed Dr Enig's advise and wow, my excess weight started to go away. I drink "raw Milk" and lacto-fermented nutrient dense foods and My health is improving and I now I wonder what do I pass to my children? my grandchildren? and great-grandchildren? THUS the DREAM.

Where is Turning Ranch. LLC

Turning Ranch, LLC - One Family's Dream is a 61 acre Farm/Ranch located on State Hwy 34, just West of Ladonia, Texas. It has a lovely 110 year old house (built cira 1898) that has been remodelled and is being updated to keep the old charm but still have modern convienences. We are doing some remodleling ourselves.Fun, yes!

 Carpet is going bye-bye and here comes laminate floors and tile. The new Turning Ranch office use to be a workout room with carpet is now is tiled and full of bookcases. Floors

We are now updating the old barn in the pasture to house layer chickens to provide pasture--range raised, organically fed, free-range eggs. I am  looking to buy an old cotton trailer to make an eggmobile with. We can they move the layers daily to make sure they have fresh grass, insects and worms.

Turning Ranch Consulting

Turning Ranch, LLC provides consulting services.

Turning Ranch Websites

Software Development

Turning Ranch provides consulting in the area of Computer Telephony using the Avaya Platform, Call Center Solutions, Telephony Consulting, and Ranch Accounting Software (Quckbooks Add-ons for Farm and Ranch). See more at www.tjm-develoment.com

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The Dream

The Dream -  A Sustainable, Organic, and Environmental Friendly Family Farm/Ranch.

We have a ten year business plan (in progress for next ten years) that starts out small and slowly through the next ten years adds till the property provides over 95% of all needs for our family and friends. "We feed our family first, then the neighborhood".  We our food expenses and raise those crops. We then look for the expense in raising that product and continually "move" back the food chain till sustainablity.
Stage One - Laying chickens,
Dairy Cows, Beef Cattle, Vegtable Gardens, Rainwater Harvesting and cisterns.
Stage Two -
Plant trees, build ponds,brooder hens, grape vinyard, hay, Tilapia Fish
Stage Three - biodesiel, biogas. And more.

Acquaponics is what???

Aquaponics
aqua·pon·ics Pronunciation - Spelled: [ak-wuh-pon-iks] IPA: /ˈækwəˈpɒnɪks/ - noun (used with a singular verb) The symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment. [Origin: 1996-97; aqua(culture) + (hydro)ponics] Related forms aqua·pon·ic, adjective : an aquaponic system aqua·pon·i·cal·ly, adverb : he grew the plants aquaponically aqua·pon·i·cist, noun : she is an aquaponicist. This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the
GNU Free Documentation License.

That's a mouth full. Simply aquaponics is the marriage of Fish farming and hydoponics (greenhouse). The fish water has most of the nutrients that greenhouse vetatables need to grow and the plants clean the fish water. There is a lot more to it but that is the simple of it.

Turning Ranch Founding Verse

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, TURNING a man from the snares of death. (Prov 13:14 NIV).

 

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Looking for Organic Foods in North Texas?
Fish Farming? Are you kidding?

Besides raising food for our family, what is our cash crop? Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Lamb and Pork were being done by our friends at  Rehoboth Ranch and WIndy Meadows Family Farm. We did not want to compete, so what do we do??

The family was wanting another meat so we went to the market. There was Tilapia fish. Is it organic? Well NO. USDA has not set the organic standard for fish in USA. OK, Is it raised with no herbicides, antibotics, GMO or anything Synthetic? Mmm... We don't know. Can we ask the farmer? Well. no..it comes from Ecquador or some other country. Can I buy USA raised? Well not here.

SO we decided to raise natural , healthy, sustainable fish. We are finding out that information on that is scarce. We may be the only one doing it. Can you believe that? Join us on our journey. 

Contact Us

If you are interested in healthy living or if you have questions/comments, you may contact us at Turning Ranch,LLC ted@TurningRanch.com

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All information contained on the TurningRanch.com website is intended for informational and educational purposes. The information is not intended nor suited to be a replacement or substitute for professional medical treatment or for professional medical advice relative to a specific medical question or condition. We share our experiences and research and claim no liability for the use thereof.