Our first Wholeshare delivery arrived at the end of last week. There was much excitement in this house! We had been holding out, waiting for things like peanut butter, apples, oranges, and sugar. Click here to join our group. The … Continue reading
I briefly explained that we have “kennel chickens” in the barn, right across from the cows. This time of year everyone is snug inside somewhere to some extent. For the most part, they wisely roost on the relatively warm wooden … Continue reading
Yesterday was -15degrees when we went out to do chores. This morning the bed was really toasty and it was so tempting to just sink deeper into the warmth of the bed. But there might be a calf. Shadow was … Continue reading
Hope you’re relaxing and enjoying those you love and cherish on this day where we’re thankful for our family, farm community (that’s you!), and our animals. We loved seeing our children’s lit up faces at stocking surprises on their beds … Continue reading
It’s snowing, snowing, snowing and it’s grey and dark. Josh has just come in from doing chores (after I slept in this morning! I’m really thinking of campaigning for human hibernation in winter) and the snow is picking up even … Continue reading
I used to say we have everything but goats and horses …. now we have everything but horses (crossing my fingers on that one but not holding my breath ). So who are all these animals and what are they … Continue reading
When a good friend from Providence, RI asked when we were going to update the farm blog again, I realized it had been a while. I went back to look …. It’s been 3months! August, September, and now half of … Continue reading
In the last weeks before our move from Northern Vermont to “The North Country” in New York we noticed a buff orpington hen was broody. During every egg collection she really wanted to stay on “her” nest of eggs. Other … Continue reading
What is a “pastured egg”? It’s an egg from a chicken raised outdoors on green pastures, able to forage for bugs, worms, grass, legumes, and any other greens and seeds it can find. There’s a world of difference between … Continue reading
Through our first year of officially farming we were committed to humanely raising our animals, but not committed to organic feed that was priced at twice the rate as conventional feed (that opinion has evolved). This meant that when we … Continue reading