Final harvest of 2013

Thanks for being part of our farm! We’d like to know what you thought of the year – what we did well and what we could do better. Farming can be a tricky business (no pun intended as Halloween is this week), but we will try our best to implement changes...

When the Frost is on the Punkin’

How about a poem from James Whitcomb Riley for this week?  Probably my favorite… When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock, And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin’ turkey cock, And the clackin’ of the guineys,...
Game Changer

Game Changer

We added a whole new dimension to our little farm over the weekend.  We bought a new “old” tractor.  A 1950 Farmall Cub to be exact. Ain’t she purrrty!  Our boy Jonas has already tried his hand at driving it… Exciting right!  I might be a bit...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

The barn may be falling over, those leaves may cause an itchy rash, the slate roof is more holy than righteous, but she’s a pretty thing to look at right now! The garden’s glory days of summer sure are a thing of the past though now.  The 12 foot tall okra...