Some work is hard and tedious on the farm. That is okay, you get all done and stand back and admire your work. Well, what is harder than doing work the first time? Doing the same work over again. This is our beautiful woodpile for next year. We had it all covered and aging. It …
The woodpile fell, Where Missy will get bred, Pork, February 21, 2022 Read More »
Warm again. We are on a weather yoyo. Tomorrow will be 71 degrees and then next day 56 and then three days of snow and lows in the teens. We enjoy our Sundays because except for still having to do chores and milk we get to serve and learn. We are milking on Sunday now …
Cohabitating Pig and Chicken, Real Food meals fast, February, 20, 2022 Read More »
Following our morning chores, we hauled our borrowed trailer down to Springfield and picked up compost. Last year we did not try to get any until April and the city compost was all gone. It is half the price of anywhere else. This year, we are not ready for it but we now have it …
Compost, Cold Frame, Don’t go hungry, February 19, 2022 Read More »
Ice and snow one day and sunshine and grass turning green the next. We drove to Mountain Grove today to pick up our feed from #Peterson Feed. We have wonderful organic, non-soy grain that we can ferment for the chickens and finish off the pigs. It smells so fresh and good. We enjoyed the beautiful …
Best tomato, spring, and Caffeine, February 18,, 2022 Read More »
Icy, snowy day but not as bad as two weeks ago. Chickens did want to venture out today. Cows and even the pigs did not want to leave their shelter. Perhaps they had read about Winnie the Poo and piglet and the Blustery Day where they blew away up into the air. We are very …
A Blustery day, and Low Sugar Cookies, February 17, 2022 Read More »
Murphy’s law ruled the first part of our day and we took back our day for the second half. Jim had fixed the truck so we can drive it and the first time we took it out the check engine light went on. He knows how to pull the code and basically knows what to …
Murphy’s law, Healthiest Vegetable, February 17, 2022 Read More »
It is a lovely day but I find myself stressed more than usual and I am not sure of the cause. One reason, may be the pigs. As the time to process gets closer my anxiety heightens. I am hoping that men will show up and help because it is too much for me. We …
Worries, weaning & milking, Answers to a Calcium/phytate question, February, 15, 2022 Read More »
Today we began weaning our calf. Brisket is 8 months old and we did not separate last night but we began separating today. We milked Missie tonight and got a ½ gallon. We will milk her in the morning and keep milking at night a little to make sure she does not get mastitis. We …
Weaning the calf, Riding the pig, Heritage breeds, February 14, 2022 Read More »
We created a high-level descriptive blueprint of where we see our property in five years. Now with the verbal description we need to go into the diagrams and detailed descriptions so we can plan and look for materials. It is a vision board for the farm. First and foremost, comes the pasture, pasture fence and …
We have a little engine that could. A year ago we bought an old Craftsman riding lawnmower, 42 inch. We needed to get control of the lower pasture. Jim has been using the mower to go over the 8 acres in the pasture to mow it and mow down wild blackberry bushes and other weeks. …
The little engine that could and Soaking Nuts, February 12, 2022 Read More »
This morning I stood in front of my kitchen sink and took a deep breath. For there in front of me was the most beautiful sunrise. It was so powerful that the rays made a 360 depress glow. I ran outside to take a picture which I am sharing, but pictures seldom do them justice. …
Sunrise, Our date night LIVE, and Spinach growing ideas, February 11, 2022 Read More »
I have finally done it. I have wavered back and forth for the last 2 years deciding how I wanted to niche down my nutrition practice. It has been crystalizing for me and now it is clear. It may exclude some people, but it is where my passion is. This is what I wrote on …
Finally chose my niche & Avocado Toast, February, 10, 2022 Read More »
We started and completed a project today. Our video today will show about it but it will be out late because we started and completed a project today. We made a new space for us on our farm. We took the east end of Charlotte’s Field where Missie and Brisket are during the winter month. …
New project and Why Tomatoes are tasteless in the store, February 9,2022 Read More »
We went to Kansas City today. The weather was beautiful. On the way back we took highway 49 instead of our usual road. We stopped in Bates County, Missouri to do some family history research. Jim’s and my family were all over Missouri. The libraries in these small towns are wonderful and they are so …
It is an absolutely beautiful day and the snow is slowly melting. We had a good time doing the chores this morning. We love doing it together and as Jim said to me this morning, “We have such a good life and we are so blessed”. I am making dinner for a new family that …
My basic of what to eat and why, February 7, 2022 Read More »
We got to go to church today, meaning we are no longer snow bound. We have had 3 days of sunshine. Yes, the snow is still there but melting slowly. Maybe tomorrow the chickens will venture out. We love our Sundays and working with so many amazing people in the addiction recovery programs. We are …
Super Sunday, New Friends, Great Snack Ideas, February 6, 2022 Read More »
This was a time I wish I had the camera, but I did not. We opened the chicken doors so the animals could get out if they wanted to. Two of them went out for a while. When it came time to close them in we could not find Jumper. We named her Jumper because …
Snowball roundup, Artisan Bread, Don’t skip meals, February 5, 2022 Read More »
I got up this morning and as I always do to check the Instagram and Facebook posts to see if I need to answer anyone from my Blog. I realized that I never posted it. I had written the nutritional part but not my blog. So here goes and we will just pretend it is …
Snow, Slim & Giggles, and Seasonal Food, February 4, 2022 Read More »
We woke up to about 6 inches of snow and it snowed lightly all day. We have not been in this much snow for many years. We actually enjoyed it. Now, we don’t want to deal with it for months at a time like our Northern friends have to, for it does make chores very …
Our world was white and icy today. The coop doors were iced shut. When we did get them open, the chickens did not want to come out. Poor Brisket had ice hanging from his coat. We are clearing out a room in the barn for him tonight. We have to separate the cow and calf …
Lessons from the snow, Learning from our weight, Februay 2, 2022 Read More »
Up to milk and then went out to complete yesterday’s project of the putting ground cover on the driveway garden. It is now complete. We already have onions and garlic growing from the fall and they are under hay, under a floating row cover for the onions and plastic for the garlic. Jim is out …
Morning chores, a run-away calf and a Bowl of food, February 1, 2022 Read More »
Today was over 60 degrees and we each chose what we wanted to do on the farm. Jim wanted to mow the lower pasture and I wanted to work on the driveway garden getting ground cover laid down and isles covered from weeds. I almost finished. We had beautiful weather today but tomorrow morning rain …
Good work day, Anniversary, and Brain and Gut, January 31, 2022 Read More »
Love is a tiny word that just grows and grows. I believe it is like a beautiful plant that is part of my garden of life because with each person I meet my love grows. We continue to work with the addiction recovery program and, wow, we love these dear people. We are so blessed …
Love is a tiny word, Teens and Sugar, January 30, 2022 Read More »
