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This Only Happens Once A Year
We look forward to this moment that only happens once a year. Getting our pig herd moved off their winter paddock located up near the top of the farm and out to the grazing pastures on the back field, is truly one of the most glorious sights to behold. There’s a lot...
This Life In A Nutshell
I often say that winter is the trickiest season for farrowing. And I think I’m still correct there. But this in-between season - where it’s 81 degrees one day and then snowing two days later - isn’t exactly a walk in the park. We made a bet and decided it would be...
Our 3 Biggest Wins From Last Year
At our farm planning meetings, we always make a list - on the left side we write out all our achievements for the year and on the right side, we list all our disappointments. It takes a few hours for us to compile and color code them with all the solutions and...
House With 0 Doors?
We’ve been enjoying evening walks lately. And while we were strolling around the neighborhood last night, Greg mentioned something I think you'll find interesting. “Isn’t it funny,” he pondered, “that we couldn't confine our pig herd even if we tried?” He added, “I...
Can You Help Us Reach our Goal?
Can You Help Us Reach our Goal? Honing our craft and learning how to grow the most amazing food for you and your family is only half of the challenge these days. The other half is knowing where and when to ask for help. And then bolstering enough courage to keep...
Hah, we’d never do this!
We used to tell people that we’d never hire an employee. We’d say it just wasn’t possible, in this line of work, to afford one. And that managing an employee would take more time than we had to spare. And that if we were doing the job right - innovating and creating...
Our Week In Less Than 500 Words
I was tempted to shy away and spare you the details this week. But I’ve come to see that something powerful happens when we make the effort to understand not just where our food comes from, but the journey our food takes from the pasture to the plate. So this is our...
Crossing Our Fingers
We initially envisioned this farm running with horse power alone. Meaning, we were planning on having a pair of big percheron draft horses for all our pasture management - think tilling, planting, mowing, logging - and much of the daily work on the farm. But when the...
3 New Things Happened This Week
This week, Greg trapped the other stray cat that’s taken up residence in the barn so that we could help her get spayed and vaccinated for all the things. You’ll be happy to hear that Sprinkles, as we named her, seems to be making a full recovery and should be back to...
Our Most Unusual Revelations
I was brushing my teeth this week when Greg walked into the bathroom and pronounced: “Ski goggles! I don’t know what I’ve been doing without them!” Ski goggles are absolutely not the sort of thing you'd consider critical farm equipment. But they’re 100% on my list of...
Guard dog
My sister’s been calling me her guard dog lately. And it’s quite fitting, actually. I mean, I can be just a teeny, tiny, bit protective in that older sister kinda way. And all the funny texts we’ve been sending back and forth this week with puppy emojis and “woof...
Writing A New Script
One of the funniest things people say to us after they find out that we’re livestock farmers is “ Wow, you must wake up really early then. Right?" I think they’re mostly envisioning the farmers portrayed in old western movies and shows like Yellowstone (I’m obsessed!)...
Can’t believe I’m telling you this!?
Can't believe I'm telling you this!? I asked Greg to pee on me once. And believe it or not, there was actually a perfectly good reason behind this very strange request. It all happened well before we started the farm when we were sea-kayaking off the coast Madagascar,...
4+ Years In The Making
What makes you say YES to those hard things in the life? To overcome the doubt and jump in head first, trusting that when (not IF) the going gets tough, a big wave or something of equal might, will catch you and carry you forward? This is what taking that leap of...
Between You And Me
I connected with a farmer in western Canada who was having challenges with a new litter of piglets recently. Essentially, due to some extremely cold weather and the unanticipated nature of their arrival (she wasn't sure when the piglets were due!), things went...