Stone Gable Farm, a local beef farm, sells to residents around the area, and keeps their cows happy while doing so.
Chris Weidner, the farm owner, has lived in Jones County since the late 1960s.
He came to Jones County from Indiana, because his father bought land and was transferred.
“Jones County is home. Everybody likes to move here,” Weidner said. “Back in the 1970s you had to drive down the road with your hand in the air, because everyone knew you.
If you didn’t do that, someone would get offended. Gray is still the number one place to be in Georgia.”
Weidner has always farmed, and he loves it. His family had another farm in the 1970s before they bought Stone Gable Farm. They have had cows ever since they bought Stone Gable Farm.
“Stone Gable Farm started in 1979 when my parents bought this land, and through a divorce most of the land was sold off. My wife and I bought the house and remaining acres from my parents, and it’s just been carried on from there,” Weidner said.
Stone Gable Farm is a good learning opportunity to know what happens with beef. FFA members visit the farm to help them feed the cows and learn more about cows. It’s a fun experience with educational opportunities.
Weidner doesn’t want people to lose sight of where their food comes from.
“Stone Gable Farm is important, because it gives people a chance to come out and see the cows. A lot of people have never seen a cow up close,” he said.
“They don’t know the process, and we have a lot of people who want to pick out their cow to be harvested.
They can shop locally.”
Weidner said the boxes of meat people can purchased for $7 a pound. Right now the waiting list is until December. He won’t know the prices for after December, since material prices have changed. Some of the meats included in the boxes are ribs, ground beef, brisket, steaks, stir fry packs, ribeye steaks, New York strip steaks, filet medallions, and more. Weidner’s cows are happy and he says a happy cow taste better. His cows aren’t pinned up and allowed to roam.
Feeding the cows bread is the secret to what makes them taste so good. He added that watching