The inevitable dislike of Winter

by | Feb 20, 2015 | Animals, Farm, Journal

It’s been cold. Frigid. Eyelash, booger-freezing cold. Wind chills of -20 to -30 below at our farm. Maybe if you live in the Midwest this is normal. Maybe if you sit in a house after dark and before daybreak, it’s not a big deal. It’s just winter...

Self-sufficiency

by | Dec 31, 2014 | Farm, Journal

Last night we had OUR beef for the first time. There were a mixture of feelings involved for the kids and us. Eating something we raised, cared for, and loved on for months. On our plates. But in the irony of a mom who doesn’t eat beef, cooking our beef was...

Hello…

by | Oct 8, 2014 | Farm, Journal

At the end of 2013, we took a leap of faith. We wanted to buy a farm, have land, and somehow use the farm to benefit others. Needless to say, our house sold quickly, we didn’t have a farm, and wound up in a tiny interim place for 7 months. 5 people crammed into...