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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
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When milking a flow emerges, a rhythm. You start from the top of the teat with your thumb and index finger squeezing and then you tighten your middle finger until you’ve squeezed your smallest finger, encouraging the milk down its … 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
Rhubarb season is here! One of our favorite rhubarb recipes is from on of our favorite preserving books, “Put ‘Em Up!” (side note: there are two other Put ‘Em Up! books coming out Put ‘em Up! Fruit in 2013 and … 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
“I don’t know, I think I panicked,” Josh confessed, “we’re running out of options. I looked up to see one young cow that looked to be mostly Holstein, if not full blooded Holstein went for $400 more than we’d paid … Continue reading
We chose to switch to organic grain despite it’s drastic price increase (it’s about twice the price of conventional feed) even though we aren’t certified organic after our first season of farming. While all of our animals are pastured, chickens … Continue reading
We peered into the barn to get a look at which cow was coming next. And then it was her turn. Daisy’s! “Go high,” I said to Josh. I didn’t want to lose her. The bidding started. The auctioneer pointed … Continue reading
This is a question we frequently heard over the past year: “Are you organic?” This is tricky because the quick answer is: “no”, the long answer is better. Our animals have access to the outdoors whenever the weather is suitable; … Continue reading
{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