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We’re Expecting…
Well, we’re not expecting…not a baby anyways. But Lilac is! The vet confirmed, late last week, that she is pregnant. We should be welcoming a new little calf sometime late November, early December....
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Make that 73 3/4
73 3/4, the total number of livestock residents living here on the farm, as of this past Sunday. Saturday the count was 71 1/2, the half being Lilac’s impending calf plus: her, 4 pigs, 44 chickens, 18...
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Where we’re at
“The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.” -Laura...
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It’s a boy!
Yep, we now have a little bull calf in residence here at the farm. Like any other morning, November 7th began with us crawling out of bed to the coffee pot, while the kids went about the business of...
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Oh so thankful
I have no idea where the past two weeks went! (I am beginning to think that this has become a recurring theme here.) Between a holiday that quickly snuck up on me, two littles who have seemed to hit a...
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baby, it’s too cold outside
We have had quite the cold snap around here as of late. A week with temperatures feeling like they are below zero, or colder. Hence, we have only done the absolutely necessary outside (breaking water...
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a winter walk
I fear that farming in winter, especially in Upstate New York, might be a bit repetitive. It mostly consists of running outside, seeing to feedings, de-icing waters, collecting eggs, milking (when Bert...
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surprise!
Kevin found this little guy (yes it is another Bull, probably soon to be a steer, someone obviously didn’t get the memo that we were aiming for heifers here) when he went out to water and feed the...
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if it’s not working…
Change it! The new garden plot. Well the last couple weeks have been all about reconfiguring. Reconfiguring our plans, our wants, the things that we truly need and, most of all, our (often times...
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on loving, caring, killing and eating
**If you would rather not read and see pictures of the butchering of our animals for meat you may want to skip this post and come back another day. However, I would encourage you to read on because as...
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Make that 73 3/4
73 3/4, the total number of livestock residents living here on the farm, as of this past Sunday. Saturday the count was 71 1/2, the half being Lilac’s impending calf plus: her, 4 pigs, 44 chickens, 18...
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It’s a boy!
Yep, we now have a little bull calf in residence here at the farm. Like any other morning, November 7th began with us crawling out of bed to the coffee pot, while the kids went about the business of...
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Oh so thankful
I have no idea where the past two weeks went! (I am beginning to think that this has become a recurring theme here.) Between a holiday that quickly snuck up on me, two littles who have seemed to hit a...
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baby, it’s too cold outside
We have had quite the cold snap around here as of late. A week with temperatures feeling like they are below zero, or colder. Hence, we have only done the absolutely necessary outside (breaking water...
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