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I’ve taken hundreds of photos in 2024 and have many stories to tell. Like all farmers’ stories, they are a combination of tragedy, comedy, perserverance, and just dumb luck. And maybe a little bit of providence. I promise to post here soon. Read more

There is a chance this winter grazing thing just might work. The sheep have been on the west side of paddocks 43, 44, and 45 now for 3 weeks and they have not broken the soil yet, even though it’s been in the 40s and raining like crazy! It’s kind of incredible. If I had Read more

July 25, 2023 – Just finished week 1 of grazing the horses, chickens, and sheep together. So many lessons have been learned in that short amount of time. Wayne Knight from Holistic Management International says that across all the producers he works with, multi species grazing is what’s “killing people.” But there are so many Read more

We got our first snow this weekend. The pastures look beautiful covered in white. Wade’s cows are huddled together at the top of the hill just outside my kitchen window, a blanket of snow accumulating along their backs, softly chewing their cud. I wish my horses could do that. It would stave off their winter Read more

I just learned how to add photos and videos to the blog. Here are a few: Read more

Dec 16, 2021 – It sure doesn’t feel like Christmas around here. It will get to 67 degrees today. As Gabe and I stepped outside this morning to go to school he said, “This world has a serious problem.” And I said “Yep! But I am going to help solve this, in a small way, Read more