Spring planting
The farm is extremely busy in the spring with all the baby goats and projects deferred from winter. Today we planted some bacon seeds in the back pasture. They take about 4 months to fully develop.
Category pigs
Early May update
Amanda was inducted into National Junior Honor Society. Amanda got to hunt turkey with me for youth hunting in April. We got to see some birds but she wasn’t successful at taking one. Turkey season is always when things get…
Bringing home the bacon
Last weekend, we picked uo 3 young shoats (that’s farm speak for pigs). They will be raised until June and then will be participating in the freezer restocking program. The last pigs we raised were on organic, GMO free, soy…
Makin’ Bacon! An adventure in smoking meat
As you probably know, last fall we decided to raise 2 pigs. We sold 1 (in 2 halves) and kept the other one for our family. Our ~200lb live pig yielded about 125lbs of meat. However, our butcher doesn’t smoke…
Morning chores
Alex and Vicki working together to milk Maggie while Poco eats on the second stand. Amanda cleaning paddocks. Feeding some hay. Rubbing Huey’s nose. Feeding pigs.
Here piggie, piggie
Next weekend, we will be adding 2 pigs to the farm! These pigs will be raised on organic, GMO free, soy free grain, fresh fruits, and goat milk (the goats are also eating organic, GMO free, soy free grain). We…