Spring has come
Hello from the farm, Spring has come and with it a cold snap in the midwest. The trees were budding and we were getting ready to start planting some greens for an early crop. The cold came with temps as low as 25* F which has stunted the growth of most of the trees and […]
Legacy
I have had some time to think this morning while milking, and I was struck at how much my legacy could or should mean. Someday we will all die and as I get closer to that day I find myself wondering what will my legacy be. I won’t be a rich man for people to […]
The trend toward once a day milking.
The trend towards once a day milking has revolutionized modern day milking of cows and goats. No longer do you need to milk twice a day and plan your day around milking. In the past a milker would have to get up early and milk so that the required twelve hours between milkings could be […]
Milk cow or milk goat
Family milk cow or milk goat which is better So you want to milk your animal to become more self-reliant or maybe you just want to get closer to the land and the farm animals that you have. You know milk comes from cows, goats, sheep, and even yaks, camels, and horses. So which one […]
Country Attitude
I have come to realize that the country is not a place but an attitude. I have had the opportunity to see many places on this continent from the hills of Virginia to the pacific ocean and north to Alaska and even south into Mexico. And most of these places I have driven through so […]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone, I hope that the new year will be great for everyone. Here on the farm we are looking forward to a great new year and increased productivity from the farm. My resolution is to make the farm more self-sufficient this year. I plan to do that by planting more food stuffs […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, I hope the peace of Christ has found it’s way to you all this season. This week here on the farm we have had a couple of sows farrow so there are 16 little kune piglets in the barn. I am still waiting on more goats to kid but I have a few […]
Welcome to the farm
Hi, and welcome to the farm. My name is John and I live here on a small farm in southwestern Indiana. My family has lived and farmed in this area for four generations I have chosen to settle here with my wife and kids as well. My kids are now grown and doing their own […]