Easiest Days and Hardest Days
Welcome to the farm! This weekend, we had friends of ours from church over for a farm visit. The afternoon had been more than a year in the making, what…
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April 11, 2022
Take your vitamins!
One of the many ways we be sure our animals are happy and healthy is to be certain that "free choice" minerals and salt are available at all times for…
November 9, 2021
The world (for us) is getting ready to change…
Welcome to "Quarantine." In order to help flatten the curve, our office has shut down and Brian and I are prepping to work from home for the next 2 weeks. …
March 14, 2020
Trimming Sheep Hooves
One of the (many) things that surprised me to learn about sheep, is that we have to trim their hooves to keep them from getting overgrown! It's a lot like…
January 24, 2019
Temporary fence + painting gates
Brian and the dogs ventured out to Field 6 this chilly morning to install some temporary electric fencing. Our interior paddocks aren't quite complete yet, but our rotational grazing pattern…
December 1, 2017
Amos & Andy come home!
Keeping in mind that a ram is 50% of our lamb production, finding a new one to replace Francis was both a happy and sad occasion. We are so fortunate…
June 25, 2017
Utilizing our resources
We have the short term luxury at the moment of having more pasture than we need for the animals. As we grow, this will change - but for right now,…
August 2, 2016
Family Germs
When my mom used to teach birthing classes at Hardin Memorial, she would often talk about the concept of “family germs.” Her granddaughter (my niece) talked about how she learned…
July 19, 2016