Braiding Onions with Grandma
I have always said my favorite days on the farm are when all sorts of family show up to join in the fun. This happens especially at harvest time and…
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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.
Hattie is Seven
Hattie came to me the morning of her birthday and told me a bit remiss, “I standed on the top of the steps with my arms out to see if…
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The Festival of Tents
The day we harvested our pumpkins I remembered the funny thing about the pumpkin harvest: the pumpkins become toys. They always do. Not as balls, but as items to haul…
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Read All About It!
I have this image of a pile of leaves, caught up in the wind. They swirl around in the air, and it’s beautiful and fun and chaotic. For me, every…
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Farm Open House
I recently asked my kids what their favorite day is on our farm. I told them my top favorites: the morning the baby chicks hatch and we hear the peeps,…
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On-Farm Butchering
I always say that an animal on our farm lives the best life possible, right up until the last day. Now I’d change that to, “right up until the very last second.”
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