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“Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream “Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream and chocolate sauce and whipped cream to the chickens? You know… because it’s Christmas?” Elias protested, “Hattie, that is a waste of food!” With wide eyes, “Oh no, they’ll eat the whole thing.”
Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day of the year. The kids were concerned, “mom, grandpa Paul would not think this is a good idea.” “Kids! If you catch on fire just roll in the snow. You have no skin exposed anyway.” It was epic. And not actually dangerous. Just gorgeous.
I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR team today.
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The thing about -12 degree weather is that it make The thing about -12 degree weather is that it makes a 34 degree day feel downright balmy.
We have four Christmas Kittens ready for their for We have four Christmas Kittens ready for their forever home! They are tame and sweet at 10 weeks old. Please contact me for more details.
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Managed Intensive Rotational Grazing for Sheep

  • December 27, 2016
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Managed Intensive Rotational Grazing. That’s a mouthful. MIRG for short. MIRG is a system of pasturing animals to maximize pasture growth. Proponents call it farming grass. Rotational grazing is nothing new.…
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Sheep & Apples

  • August 22, 2016
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The story of our getting sheep started with a hunt for hay baling equipment. Every year we lose one-third to one-half of our hay crop to delays. We rely on…
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Back to Eden Garden Update

  • July 9, 2016
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It’s a happy day when blueberries and cherries are ripe for picking! We spent the the evening in the berry patches after dinner. Strawberries have come and gone, blueberries are…
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Six weeks with the goats

  • June 26, 2016
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  • Rory
It’s been a little over six weeks since we brought goats to our farm.  All in all, it has been very smooth. I was expecting a lot of fence-breaking and…
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Little lambs

  • June 5, 2016
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We didn’t originally plan to acquire sheep so soon. We felt that goats were going to be enough of an adventure. But we had the space, the pasture, and enough…
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Building a Top Bar Hive

  • May 23, 2016
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We’re trying a new style of beehive this year called a top-bar hive. It’s new to us and most American beekeepers but is actually a very old style. It predates the…
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