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We are preparing for something huge!
Greg’s bringing pigs to the butcher this morning so that we can share more of our fresh organic meats with you at the Store this week. We are preparing for something huge! And that’s left me here writing to you from our living room, crutches still at my side, sun...
Time
Time is our most precious resource, it can not be renewed or regenerated, and once it’s spent on something, we won’t ever get it back. And unfortunately, with the wet snow alternating with rain combined with the soft unfrozen ground, mud season is upon us, and it...
We’re Ready To Do This
You know those cylindrical cement tubes you see when you’re at the Farm Store, shooting up beside the barn? Well, we’ve made up our minds - it’s time we get a move on and start building the barn addition on top of those babies! I should admit that we’re absolutely...
Animals giving birth
Animals giving birth can be tricky business, no matter the circumstances. But the problems that one may encounter go up exponentially during the winter months. Tales of sows not producing enough milk, piglets not being able to muster the energy to find that liquid...
Injured Hip
I injured my hip just a few months into the pandemic. Whether it was from climbing over electric fences to care for the farm animals for all these years or all the time I’ve spent pounding the pavement, we’ll never know. But two and a half years ago, I stepped out...
We Just Had To Share This With You
A farmer we know up in the North Country wrote what you're about to read for her customers and admirers (of which I am the latter!) recently. We Just Had To Share This With You. I'm sharing Kristin Kimball's words with you tonight because if it were ever possible to...
200-year-old barn
We said YES to moving a 200-year-old barn to the farm without having a clue as to how to pull the whole thing off. Surely, we told ourselves, we can figure out how to build something to help you turn every cut of meat you purchase from us into a masterpiece!! The...
Indonesian Island
Years ago, for our honeymoon, we spent a week on a tiny Indonesian island just 3 miles around. There weren’t any cars or trucks in this magical place. Just donkeys, sandy paths, ocean views, and little thatched roof huts scattered about. Our favorite place to eat...
Signs
We hired a home inspector when we bought our little yellow house. And like the careful students that we are, we watched on as the inspector performed his duties. First, the basement, the kitchen, and then the bedrooms and bathroom. Next, he went up to the roof, and...
Something Special Arrived This Week
Something special arrived at the farm yesterday. It was impressive to see it all sitting on the big delivery truck in the driveway, neatly stacked 15 feet high and 8 feet wide. It doesn’t come from just anywhere. It’s sourced carefully from a farm family we know...
Someone dear to us
There’s someone dear to us I’ve been meaning to introduce you to. I’ve tried at least 10 times over the years. But each time I’d start putting words down on the page, big feelings would bubble up, and I’d feel compelled to forfeit the idea and choose a farm story...
Forever Seared Into Our Minds
It can be stress-inducing, with some moments that are forever seared in our minds. Living on a farm with hundreds of animals to care for. Throw in this most recent holiday storm, complete with a bomb cyclone, subzero wind chill, and 60 mph gusts, and we’ve had a...
Farm Truck
There’s a bumper sticker that says “No Farms. No Food” on the old rickety farm truck. Greg found it at a farming conference a few years ago, and I remember feeling so encouraged when I first saw it. Maybe with a few more of those, no one will notice the tailgate...
What We Learned In 2022
I know we’re a couple of weeks early on this. But I couldn’t help it! We’re ready to share what we learned in 2022. The first one probably won’t surprise you one bit, especially if you’ve been with us for a while. #1 WE WAITED WAY, WAY TOO LONG TO HIRE HELP We...
Ready for winter now
The farm is all buttoned up and ready for winter now. The chickens are up near the front of the farm in their high tunnel (unheated greenhouse). The plastic covering, which you can see from the Farm Store, isn’t exactly the prettiest thing in the world. But it’s...