Life lessons in the woods
Today at work, I ended up with an unexpected open afternoon. Cold snap last night, bad weather coming tomorrow, first week of November, and Alex was out of school! I headed home at lunch and loaded my new (off Craigslist)…
Rob
What’s new?
Can you tell what is different?
Amanda the milk maid
Amanda loves to help with milking the goats.
Wesleyan Local Food Co-op
The Wesleyan Local Co-op was started in 2011 to help students gain access to more local food. The first year, the co-op had thirty members who received weekly deliveries of local produce. In 2012, it expanded to 100+ members with…
Hurricane Sandy – Part 2
The winds and rain have passed, thankfully ending earlier than expected. We were lucky and never lost power. We have heard 75-90% of our town is out. We survived the storm with very minor damage. Our Shelter Logic tractor shelter…
Hurricane Sandy – part 1
This past weekend was very busy BEFORE we needed to prep for a hurricane. Saturday was working to set up at a horse show, Saturday evening we took the kids and friends to the Haunted Submarine at Nautilus and activities…
Making Yogurt
Earlier in the year, our family developed an expensive food habit: yogurt. We were using yogurt on cereal at breakfast, for snacks, in smoothies. In fact, we were easily spending over $60 a month just on yogurt (normally Stonyfield and…
Why we use (and sell) Zephyr’s Garden Products
For many years, Anna and I have owned horses together. We have used or investigated many different options for horse health over the year. Over the past year, a few things have occurred in our lives and on our farm…
Now selling Equine (and Caprine) Products!
Everyone knows I get very passionate about farming in general, but horses in particular. As my trimming business has been increasing, I find myself constantly talking about the products we like best on our own farm. So, after some discussion,…
Kid quote of the day
Vicki was just standing by the table, learning to sow a little dress. Out of the blue, she says, “Dad, I know you are a farmer and a barefoot horse trimmer. What else are you?” I responded, “I’m in the…