The month of September began with one of the slowest Labor Day weekends in years but the intensity gradually increased to rocket propulsion. Despite the drought, the tomato harvest kept us busy canning whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa, and spaghetti…
First Load of Barley Sold
Yesterday, we loaded barley into bags to sell to a local farmer. We worked hard to load because the truck bed the barley was housed on failed to lift. So, the Toms family, Bryan, Sandy, Seth and Brynna pitched in…
There is a Porcupine in the Pig Pasture
There is routine in farming but it is often not routine. The other day during the evening feeding, we discovered two piglets with quills in their snout and one momma pig with quills in her leg. I forgot my phone…
Mother’s Day/Father’s Day
What a gorgeous day and what a beautiful Mother’s Day gift-a lovely walk on top of the ridge with my two delightful adult children. On the way back, as we crossed the hay field, Ashley’s sharp eyes spotted a four-leaf…
Trauma Team to the Rescue
During the evening feeding, one of the young ducklings that we are keeping in a pen because they lost their mother, was found with its tongue entangled in a frayed fiber from the curtain that separates their enclosed box from the…