So I’ve been thinking pretty hard about getting some pigs. The problem is don’t exactly have a place to put …
Year: 2012
Baby Monitor Mod
Most days I’m at home alone with the baby while Callina’s at work. This is all works out pretty well …
I Miss Fescue
I didn’t even know it, but as I was driving down the gravel-road to my parents farm in Missouri for …
Farm Walk: Green Acres Farm
Last Sunday I headed up to Pine City, Minnesota to visit Wayne Bontjes of Green Acres Farm. Pine City is …
Fence Scavenging
A week or so ago we got 6″ of snow. Then after a few days of 40+ degree weather the …
Organizing the Workshop
Any farm needs some sort of workshop area. Farms usually have some sort of mechanical equipment, and that equipment will …
DIY Insulating Access Door Covers
So after our energy audit, I realized that I’ve got a few access doors or hatches that need to be …
Energy Audit 2012
We were pretty nervous about moving into this big old farmhouse, particularly heating it through our first Minnesota winter. Lucky …
Let it Snow
We got an inch or so of snow yesterday. Just enough to make it look like winter. The dogs are …
Sorting, Banding & Culling Chickens
I went out this morning to sort and band the chickens when I nearly stepped on this little pullet. It …