Gratitude acres
Living outside the box
Valais Blacknose Sheep
SEVEN lambs so far– three sets of twins and one single and we still have our first F2 due around 5/7!! Click HERE to go to our page with the listings of our lambs. Want to know what a breed up program is? Click…
Our Breeds of Pigs
Our pig journey started with the Hungarian Mangalitsa Pig. A woolly lard pig with red marbled meat and who do great outdoors. As personable and friendly as they are, and tasty (!!) they are expert rooters and can make a mud pit out of…
The Midlife Farmer
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First comes pigs, then comes……RATS!!!
The saying that someone “eats like a pig” makes perfect sense once you have heard a pig munch on something. They smack.. loudly! Although it’s adorable in the pig pen, it’s not quite as adorable at the dinner table. They also make a mess…
Lambing season
I should probably call it lambing weekend, not season, but since I had one that was bread almost 2 months later I’m still calling it season! Since we are AI:ing (artificially inseminating) we have the luxury of being able to pretty much pinpoint when…
constant change
I have found that farming basically means “figure it out”. There is always things that happen that you need to fix or change, and I frequently find myself questioning my choices. Scott and I were driving home together and were discussing and prioritizing the…
Easter Chicks and miracles!
Easter is a time of renewal and of life. Spring has arrived with daffodils and other spring flowers, the lawns and pastures are slowly turning greener, the leaves are budding on the trees, and in my incubator lay 21 eggs ready to hatch. There…
