Hey everyone! We made it to 2021 and are ready for new beginnings here on the farm. In the past month, we’ve doubled our duck flock, watched our piglets grow into devious “teenagers”, and really jumped head first into planning the year. The holidays were quiet here, with much time spent reading by the fireplaceContinue reading “January 2021 Newsletter”
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Efficiency, Patience, and Hope For a Better Tomorrow
Recently, we’ve been focusing on increasing our efficiency as farmers. This season, we fell into the busiest time of the year pretty quickly and maybe, possibly, we were a bit unprepared. But it’s almost impossible to be fully prepared for something you’ve never done on your own farm before. Almost every single step of farmingContinue reading “Efficiency, Patience, and Hope For a Better Tomorrow”
Mid-October Update
What a crazy month it’s been. We had super windy days, a new owl hanging out on the porch, and piglets, to name a few things. Most of you interact with our farm through our egg sales, and things are changing there. Our girls are all the same age, meaning they molt together. When chickensContinue reading “Mid-October Update”
A Long Overdue Farmstead Update
As I’m sitting in the van on my way to Iowa to pick up 1,800 chicks with my boss, friend, and mentor, Marcus, I can’t help but realize just how poor of a job I’ve done in updating my farm journal. I’m sure you’re all just dying to know what we’ve been up to allContinue reading “A Long Overdue Farmstead Update”
