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{for part 4} We found seats, in the third row – also the last row. I was reassured to see a handful of people waiting – we weren’t the only ones enthused about bringing animals home. “Boy, they could have … Continue reading
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{for part 3} The auctioneer started with several boxes of small items: four harnesses (we bid and won), three pitchforks (we bed and lost), a metal snow shovel (we bid and won), an artificial insemination kit (we didn’t bid), and … Continue reading
“What do you do with your chickens when they’ve stopped laying?” a well dressed woman asked us one week at the farmers market. I knew what she didn’t want to know, so I cowardly answered: “We don’t know yet, this … Continue reading
{For Part 2} We thanked him for his information and continued assessing our options. We wrote lists to organize our preferences: Hope and Gabby were due at the end of June. Perhaps Cee could go in that category because she … Continue reading
A tall curly haired gentleman arrived purposefully at our table, bike helmet under his arm, backpack slung over his back, and a matching offspring at his side. “I’ll take five dozen eggs, three extra large, two large,” he said handing … Continue reading
{For part 1} When the kind man returned with the “catalog” it was nothing like I expected. was surprised to hear there was such a thing as a catalog because I expected it to be a thick manual with glossy … Continue reading
It was early and cold as we made our way out to the truck we’d borrowed from Josh’s dad with the trailer hitched to the back. I had gps in hand and the address to the auction. Our goal was … Continue reading
Pigs are only allowable in my care because of one thing: bacon. That’s it. And I try to ignore the fact that whole pig does not equal whole pig of bacon. Bacon is worth it. And pigs are fun to … Continue reading
We’re so excited about our move to Woven Meadows after a year at Josh’s family farm in Northern Vermont. In anticipation of our move we’ve started our early seedlings (onions, celeriac, and asters) and we’re so excited about the new … Continue reading