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...
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,...
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...
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...
There was a time not that long ago, where you probably heard us say that we were never, EVER, going to hire employees. It’s true, we probably wouldn’t have been able to afford to hire someone at the time. But that’s really besides the point. Our mindset back...
Pigs, while less than half the size of cows, are rough on pastures. With those incredibly strong snouts of theirs, they’ll turn what was once rich pasture in the fall season, into barren land by the spring. This spells trouble on a farm like ours, since barren land is...
