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Something finally came to a head this week
We've learned that whenever we're feeling consistent friction somewhere on the Farm, it's time for a change. Sometimes change on the farm means implementing a new system. Like when we figured out that instead of running out of livestock water at inconvenient times...
The most important meeting of the year
Almost exactly 1 year ago, Greg and I were prepping for what turned out to be the most important business meeting, EVER. We planned to lock ourselves up in a conference room somewhere for the weekend and try to be extra-professional. But it was snowy and our house was...
This only comes ’round twice a year
For weeks leading up to it, I wondered what we would do with 1 of the only 2 weekends of the entire year that market is closed. Greg and I never actually talked about it in advance, but we kept our schedules completely clear, instinctively saying no to invitations to...
Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like a hematoma…
Farms are interesting places to work. And they're even more interesting places to live. This week, I came home from my other job late in the evening, excited to put my feet up and relax, and noticed that Greg was not busy in the kitchen making dinner like usual. He...
I can’t believe we’ve done this 93 times
I met up with a friend this week. She's the sort of friend I wish everyone could have at least once in their lifetime. With over 30 years more life experience than me, she's acquired a lot wisdom and insight, and I love being with her and absorbing as much of her as I...
A Love Letter
Over the last couple of years, we've been really into this show on Netflix called The Great British Baking Show. Have you seen it before?This week, I (this is Greg writing by the way) started thinking about the parallels between how the contestants on the show bake...
Our “back-burner” situation
Do you ever get super excited about all the progress you're making on a project and then you get it about 90% done and everything just stalls? There's this sweater I started knitting for Greg the year before we bought the farm. I was so excited when I started it. I...
Turkey Day Disaster
Greg and I got started on this crazy farming adventure together back in 2015 and it all began with 150 little Thanksgiving baby turkeys. After months tending to the animals, rotating them through borrowed pastures and learning how to build a farm on the fly, turkey...
We hustled hard this week.
The grazing season on our farm starts sometime in early May. The grasses have grown tall enough for animals to graze again and the fields have dried out enough so that we can drive on them and pull the mobile animal houses from paddock to paddock without damaging the...
The biggest line item in our budget
People will sometimes ask us what the biggest expense on the farm is. I think they're usually expecting us to say it's the mortgage or some fancy piece of farm equipment. Interestingly enough, the answer is GRAIN. You see, there are some animals (like cows and sheep)...
The best reminder we got this week
Greg’s Aunt Chris visited us this week. She had never been to the farm before and getting to show her what we've been working on all these years was really special. We took a long stroll around the farm together and started at the top of the farm, showing her the barn...
Knock on wood for us, please?
Did you know that we don't have any employees on the farm? I know it's strange for any business. But amazingly, we don't have plans to change this aspect of our business either. Here's why: Let's start with the obvious... money. We've always felt that our farm should...
Our grand plan for next year…
Last week was the last week of broiler (meat) chicken chores, of chicken processing, labeling and weighing. It was the last week of selling chicken at the Brighton Market and also our last week of our Chicken CSA (thank you to all of our amazing members!). It feels...
The pigs really misbehaved this week…
Greg and I spent some time during our farm tour a few weeks ago sharing about how we've tweaked our fencing systems and how grateful we are that they're working so well for us now. And in typical farm fashion, just two weeks later, we had an “incident” where the pig...
How your farmers celebrated their wedding anniversary
I'm not sure what most couples like to do for their wedding anniversaries. An adventure somewhere new, a hike to the top of a mountain, a trip to the movies, a fancy dinner out? These were things Greg and I considered doing on Monday for our 6 year wedding...