It’s spring! In typical springtime fashion, temperatures are about freezing this morning, but we should have a high of 64 today. As the weather warms up, our outdoor chore list is exploding. We have so many exciting things to do, and finally the weather is nice enough to do them! Here are the adventures from […]
Archive for the ‘Friday on the Farm’ Category
Friday on the Farm 3/24/17: Hen Roosts, Pig Troublemakers
Posted in Friday on the Farm, Hogs, Layers, Meat, tagged eggs, hens, hogs, meat, pork on March 24, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Friday on the Farm 3/03/17: Farm Store, Hog Shares, & Pink Pigs
Posted in Farm Store, Friday on the Farm, Hogs, tagged american guinea hog, homestead, pork on March 3, 2017 | 1 Comment »
Farm Store Open Saturday The farm store will be open tomorrow, Saturday March 4th, from 12-4pm. Come by to scoop up fresh eggs, pork, soaps, and more! Chicks will be for sale, too. Address and directions are here. Hog Shares We are now accepting reservations for half and whole hog shares for our next round of […]
Friday on the Farm 2/24/17: The Great Pig Escape!
Posted in Friday on the Farm, Hogs, tagged american guinea hog, hogs, homestead, pork on February 24, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
The adventure of this week was when one of the American Guinea Hogs escaped from the pen! On Wednesday morning I looked out the window to find Hillary rooting around the front yard, right outside the house. Let’s take a quick look at how this happened and what I did to fix it. The Back Story […]
Friday on the Farm 2/10/17: Winter Chores, Piglet Castration, Rabbit Sales
Posted in Friday on the Farm, Hogs, Rabbits, tagged american guinea hog, meat, piglets, pork, rabbit meat, Rabbits, winter on February 10, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Another wintry week has passed! This one had record high temperatures, though, so we are thankful for the mild winter weather. We try to cut back to “maintenance mode” in winter with no special projects, but things always pop up. That’s when we really appreciate the mild winter weather! Since it’s not too frigid outside, […]
Friday on the Farm 2/03/17: Farm Store Open Saturday, Piglet Update
Posted in Farm Store, Friday on the Farm, Hogs, tagged american guinea hog, ducks, eggs, hogs, homestead, piglets, pork on February 3, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Farm Store Open This Saturday 12-4pm This Saturday is the first Saturday of the month, which means the farm store will be open! Come by to get some of our delicious pork! We also have duck eggs on sale, 10% off this Saturday only. Piglet Update: They’re Eating Solids The piglets are a month old […]
Friday on the Farm 1/27/2017: The Pigs & Rabbits Are Growing
Posted in Friday on the Farm, Hogs, Rabbits, Uncategorized, tagged american guinea hog, hogs, homestead, kits, meat, piglets, pork, rabbit meat, Rabbits on January 27, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been another wonderful week on the homestead! There’s been a good amount of mud and dirty clothes, yes, but also warm weather and sunshine. We are thankful for the rain we received as well as the sunshine. Some of us (pigs!) are more thankful for the rain than others. The Pigs Are Porking Up! […]
Friday on the Farm 1/20/2017: Pork & Piglets
Posted in Friday on the Farm, Hogs, Meat, Uncategorized, tagged hogs, homestead, meat, piglets, pork on January 20, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been another week of enjoying our blessed life here on the homestead. The winter season is a time where the pace slows a bit, we can actually complete everything on the “to do” list, and have a few minutes to savor it all. Here are some things we enjoyed this week. Delicious Pork We […]
Friday on the Farm 1/06/17: Snow! Piglets!
Posted in Friday on the Farm, Hogs, tagged american guinea hog, hogs, homestead, meat, pork, winter on January 6, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Snow! This morning we awoke to our first snow of the season. A pretty dusting of snow added some charm to the morning chores. We’re thankful for what has been a pretty mild winter so far! Our two types of pigs had very different views on this snow. Our American Guinea Hogs were out of […]
Friday on the Farm- 3/20/15
Posted in dogs, Friday on the Farm, Goats, Hogs, Rabbits, tagged american guinea hog, dogs, goats, hogs, homestead on March 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Goat Kids We have an adorable addition to the homestead, two goat kids! They are Alpine does, which we purchased from George’s Mill Farm. If you’re wondering why their ears look green, it’s because they were just tatooed before I brought them home. The lighter colored one was born on March 9th and the tan one on […]
Friday on the Farm- 3/13/15
Posted in Food & Beverage, Friday on the Farm, Layers, Rabbits, tagged chickens, eggs, food, hens, Rabbits on March 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is here! Well, it feels that way at least. As the days warm up and get longer, we are busy completing projects on the homestead. Unfortunately that means there’s been less time to record all the excitement here on the blog, and I missed posting an update last Friday. Sorry! Here’s an update on […]
Friday on the Farm- 2/27/15
Posted in Beekeeping, Chickens, Ducks, Friday on the Farm, Goats, Household, Layers, tagged bees, chicken, chickens, chicks, ducks, eggs, goats, hens, homestead on February 27, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been another busy week on the homestead. This morning we’ve been busy preparing for the pekin ducks that will arrive next week! Look forward to some delicious, healthy pastured duck meat to be available around the beginning of May. Love for Whispering Willow Lip Balm I recently tested the Whispering Willow Lip Balm we […]
Friday on the Farm- 2/20/15
Posted in Ducks, Friday on the Farm, Goats, Hogs, tagged cold weather, ducks, feed, fodder, goats, hens, hogs on February 20, 2015 | 1 Comment »
It’s been another chilly week here on the farm! While it feels like spring may never come, I remind myself that this cold weather means less pests will survive winter and be around to cause trouble in spring and summer. More Goats! This past week we added two more goats to the homestead! First I picked […]
Friday on the Farm- 2/13/15
Posted in Friday on the Farm, Goats, Layers, Rabbits, tagged chickens, chicks, eggs, goats, hens, homestead, kits, Rabbits, spring on February 12, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is Coming! It may not feel like it now, but spring is fast approaching! I can see it in the days that are getting progressively longer. Today we worked outside until 6:30pm, and it seems that not so long ago it was dark by 5pm. While we look forward to warmer weather, I know […]
Friday on the Farm- 2/06/15
Posted in dogs, Friday on the Farm, tagged cold weather, dogs, homestead, water, weather on February 6, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Happy Friday! As we wrap up the week, it was cold, but productive. I posted a lot of this week’s activities earlier in the week, but there’s a bit more to talk about today. The Cold! Right now it’s a whopping 9 degrees outside. That’s so cold, it’s a hand warmer day! There’s just nothing like […]