We went into our first year with pretty low expectations. Better than having high expectations and being disappointed later, right? …
Year: 2013
State of the Farm: 2013
The farmers markets are over for the year, our production is winding down and the long process of getting ready …
Free Oak Trees!
I’ve had my eye on this oak tree behind the chicken coop. Just in the past few weeks I’ve noticed …
Hay Season 2014
It’s that time of year again, the hay auction has started back up for the winter. Due to some construction …
Fall Fencing
A few days back we had our first killing freeze of the fall. The garden, all but the cole-crops, promptly …
The New Girl
I had an early morning drive up to Afton to Little Foot Farm to pickup a new pig. This little …
Chicken economics – ranger vs cornish
So I wrote earlier about the results of our first experimental batch of red ranger chickens, but I’d like to …
Red Ranger Chickens
Just last week we finished up the last batch of chickens for the year. We ended 2013 with a small …
Now Even Greener!
We just took the plunge. Green Machine Farm is now 100% wind-powered! Turns out that our utility company offers a …
Pig Prison
We’ve got this chicken-secure stall in the barn that we’ve been referring to as our “Chicken Prison.” That stall is …