Summer is showing some signs of aging. A few leaves are dropping and praying mantises are emerging to lay eggs. A dusk walk on a summer night has us searching for signs, like the last of the hydrangeas, a luna moth carcass and various plants flowering in anticipation of fall. The quiet of the farm after these … [Read more...]

Its going to be a hot week and weekend. We prepare on the farm by moving animals to wooded areas and bringing in shade wagons for a respite from the sun. The pigs always appreciate a nice, goopy wallow in which to cool down. And the chickens have the chicken mobile, which has shade and nice airflow … [Read more...]

Well, it hasn't been the warmest spring...or the driest. But that means lots and lots of grass. Grass for eating, grass for lounging, grass for playing. Sometimes all three at once. And of course, grass for hay. We use the hay year round for bedding. And when I say "we"... I of course mean the pigs … [Read more...]

Well, Sassy has done a great job (and of course the secondary caregiver, Farmer Brett!).  All of her puppies are happy and healthy. Here is a bunch resting in the shade: Like youth everywhere, they cannot resist the siren song of mud and water. These cute little furballs are already outside, guarding … [Read more...]