To market to market to kill a fat pig
Last night I went to bed utterly exhausted but at 1 am I woke up wide awake. I began to worry about loading the pigs up this morning to take to the butcher…
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Becca
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I am a mother of six, married to a never-saw-it-comin' aspiring farmer in Southern Minnesota. As new farmers, I write about our transition from the city to the country with hopes of sharing our joy and gratitude for all that we are learning.
Learning from Grandma
Recently Elsie woke up and declared she wanted to learn how to sew. So after lunch I set her up with an embroidery hoop and a needle with embroidery floss…
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A day in the life of Alden 2019
Gather round, good people! This is Alden, blogging my annual day in the life. This day was packed full, so let’s just jump right in. First, I should tell you…
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Cody the Billy
We have a new arrival in the barn yard! We purchased Cody, a registered Nubian billy goat, to join our dairy goats. He’ll be our sire and help us grow…
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Tourists in Our Own Town
Nearly every September I begin to panic that we aren’t going to get to Lake Superior again. It’s become a bit of a tradition. I love the north shore and…
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Hattie is Four!
Hattie had been talking about her birthday for months. She knew what she wanted, “yellow cupcakes and yellow legos.” She said it over and over and over. And whenever we…
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