With all the excitement about the St. Paul farmers market, there has been a lot of worrying about how we’re …
Year: 2015
Trust Us, We’re Experts!
I just got this in the mail and couldn’t figure out why they’d sent me a copy. I didn’t remember …
Big Wheels
It’s that time of year again, mostly spent inside where it’s warm. That and the new year is kicking off …
Cow Snowday
The cows were out chasing each other around in circles in the new snow. Apparently kids will be kids, irregardless …
Decisions, Decisions…
Ever since we got rid of one of our Large Black sows, I’ve been keeping tabs on a few young …
Testing Forage Moisture
The last time we bought hay I bought one lot of winter rye baleage on a whim. Turns out that …
Chicken Coop Controller: Part 1
So here it is, the depths of winter, time to get working on a long-neglected farm 2.0 project: the chicken …
More Deep Litter Chicken Bedding
Since the last time I mentioned our deep litter chicken bedding we’ve expanded our layer flock a little bit. We …
Hay Stockpile
It’s January and we’ve finished building our hay stockpile. We were a little reluctant to finish our annual hay-shopping until …
Let There Be Light!
Little by little we’re making our barn into a better place to work. We’ve put up enough gates and doors …