Monthly Archives: September 2009
Thanks for the advice, but…..
I have been mulling over a longer post here, but in the interest of feeding the family and the animals, I’ll be brief. Well, brief for me anyway. I went to a feed store the other day to buy some … Continue reading
Pigs are OUT of the orchard!
The pigs went into the orchard a while back and started eating all the weeds and grass and tilling up the soil. It was precisely what we wanted them to do. We had a stubborn patch of stickers in there … Continue reading
Meat CSA signups–going, going…..
We announced our meat CSA yesterday and already have half of the slots filled in, so if you are thinking it over, there is no time to lose! A word about our veal….and I hope it is obvious from what … Continue reading
Duck, duck, goose
Actually, it is more like “duck, duck, gander, gander.” Today we added 2 Muscovy ducks and 2 Toulouse ganders. We are hoping that the ducks will be the beginning of our breed stock so we can raise a few clutches of … Continue reading
Planning for a Meat CSA
We are in the planning stages of putting together a meat CSA. What that means for us is a lot of research into what meats we would want to add to our lineup (currently, pastured veal, chicken, eggs, and pork). … Continue reading
The Chickens of our Labor
Ah, Labor Day. Barbecues, family outings, camping trips….. NOPE. We packed chickens. Lots of chickens.