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Wishing I Was Sherlock
We have an investigation underway on the Farm at the moment. And the reason why is because we’ve lost 3 turkeys to predators over the past couple of weeks. We could chalk this up to a string of back luck. But you know, that we know better than to assume that. It’s...
Why We Keep Talking About This
We were putting in the maximal amount of effort that first year. But I don’t think anyone, from the outside looking in, could have said we were at the top of our game. We didn’t have nice pastures - everything was brambles as far as the eye could see. We didn’t have...
Bet You Didn’t Know I Said This!
In my little red journal, sitting beside the campfire, I scribbled... “I promise to love you and support your dreams. And maybe someday, if you’re lucky, I might reconsider my vegetarianism and eat some of your home grown meats." I knew this would make Greg laugh. But...
Our Own Fixer Upper
The very first night we slept in this little yellow house, I rolled over in bed and told Greg that I thought we might've just bought ourselves a dud. The clanging base-board heaters, never-ending varieties of wall paneling, broken appliances, leaky roof, and strange...
We Lost Something
A police officer called us the other day. In a very serious tone, he confirmed that I was beside Gregory Hartt. And then ominously asked, “Did you lose something, recently?” Naturally, we went into a state of panic. It’s the pigs. We must have lost an actual pig! Or...
One Time Was Enough
Ruby had her piglets this week, just a few hours before Farm Store started on Sunday. We happened upon them during morning chores - momma resting on her side, the piglets nestled beside her, with 2 hefty portions of placenta plopped on the ground nearby. As always, it...
We’re Doing Something New This Summer
Before we became farmers, we took a trip to Utah and hiked around Zion National Park for a week. To stay on budget, we went in the off season and brought a camp-stove along so we could make most of our meals on the porch of our little hotel room (YES, this was...
What We Learned About 18-Wheelers
Our therapist told us recently that Greg's the 18-wheeler in the relationship. While he usually needs ample time and space to readjust and pivot when a change of course is needed, I'm apparently the zip car who comes about quickly. Sometimes too quickly for my own...
This Didn’t Go As Planned
To be honest, we have just one primary goal when the Thanksgiving turkeys arrive. And that’s to keep the birds alive. They’re especially fragile, having been hatched in Ohio and overnight shipped to us at 1-day of life. That journey alone, can be dangerous for such a...
Do You Smell Something?
Leaving my backpack in my Dad’s car overnight didn’t strike me as a stupid thing to do back then. But it was, because later that evening, my Dad did what he'd done many times before and took the car to fill up the little gas can we'd use for the lawn mower and then...
Foot Drop On The Farm
During our first year farming, I’d often come home at the end of the day to find Greg facedown on the couch with an ice pack on his back. Slowing down didn't feel like a viable option at that time. After all, we were just getting started. So, it was full steam ahead,...
This Just Might Be Perfect Timing
I'd be lying if I said that having a break from pig farrowing hasn't been nice. These past 6 weeks without new piglets to tend to has given us a breather to catch up on other farm tasks and transition into our summer groove. It's been lovely, actually. But since we...
Want To Come See The New Piglets?
Long before we had all these pigs roaming the pastures. And before we moved the 200 year old barn to the farm from a few miles down the road (did you know we did this?). And before we built the Farm Store, Greg and I made a deal with the powers that be. If the stars...
This Will Be Our #1 Protection
There's a trend that I'm sure you've seen in action countless times before. The farmers that live down the road make the decision that it's time to retire and the farm kids aren't the least bit interested in taking over the family business. The land's appraised and...
I Bet You Didn’t Know We Do This
You probably won't believe this. But every year or so, we actually interview a bunch of our customers. It might sound strange, but I'm totally serious! We spend time creating a list of topics we're curious about and questions that we might want to ask. And then, we go...