After getting a good look at her, Greg told me that Stormy looked like she had a massive litter in her belly. And boy, was he right. She just gave birth to 19 – yes, 19 – piglets which are about 10 more than average. And is, unfortunately, some number...
A few years ago, I learned about this one farm in northern Alaska. The farmers, a husband and wife duo, are working from the same core beliefs that we are – that organic, locally grown food is where it’s at. But in their farming pursuits, they must contend...
As we headed out the door for our morning stroll around the neighborhood, Greg mentioned that he wanted to pop over to the farm to check on Cassie real quick. We checked on her last night. And she had what could’ve been the early fixings of a nest. It was...
It doesn’t matter what time of year it is. Whether it’s the vines you see crawling up dormant trees in the dead of winter, dry and hairy. Or the classic three-leafed plant with the red stems you see sprouting up in the spring and summertime. Every season, a...
Can you guess what our biggest expense on the farm is? It turns out, it’s not the mortgage for the land or a loan for some big fancy piece of equipment that needs repaying. Nope, the biggest expense we have year after year is the grains that we purchase –...
Want to know our worst nightmare as your organic livestock farmers? The pigs roaming around the neighborhood like a pack of wolves. Now that I’m thinking about it though, maybe wolves aren’t destructive enough for this analogy. Let’s replace the wolves with a family...
