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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Winter-Proof Chicken Waterer
As soon as the temps drop below freezing, we Minnesota farmers break out the winter gear. My least favorite contraption is the chicken waterer. In the summer, I hook a…
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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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