Yesterday was a long and stressful day. At 4:30 Gertrude had still not had any piglets. First time gilts can sometimes go a day or two longer than the 114 days gestation time, so we weren't too worried, but we decided to move our school to the farm instead of staying at home, just to… Continue reading A Harrowing Farrowing
Day: September 1, 2026
First Batch!
This is our first batch of home-brewed blackberry wine and mead. Bottled, labeled, ready to go down into the "wine cellar" for aging. By wine cellar, we mean the space under the air conditioning duct in the garage, at least until we get a space set up in the basement in the farm. Some of… Continue reading First Batch!