Daddy was working out of town for four days last week, so it was not a very family friendly week, and consequently, slim blogging about the farm. This week Daddy is back at home and it's a short week because Thanksgiving is almost upon us. But we are trying to take the time to get… Continue reading Carrots and Parsnips and Eggs, Oh MY!
Author: Ryan Kraeger
A Girl and her pigs
Well, Esmerelda may be still suspicious of the two-legged ones, but the boys, Lard and Bacon, are more than happy to hang out with Ellie… If she is carrying a food bucket.
Ciderfest 2023
Well, Folks, we definitely had a good time at the Ciderfest. It was not so big as we had thought (feared) it might become, and that was just as well, because it still took us 8 hours from first press to the last jar sealed. Of course the process began weeks ago, really, with collecting… Continue reading Ciderfest 2023
Sunrise
This is always one of my favorite views when I am able to work on the farm early in the morning.
Sunrise
This is always one of my favorite views when I am able to work on the farm early in the morning.
The Pee Little Thrigs
Well, our three little pigs are doing well after almost two weeks. They have ugly, wrinkly little faces. They have figured out where the warm place to snuggle on cold nights is. They have figured out that the dog is annoying but can't actually get at them. They have learned that the geese are probably… Continue reading The Pee Little Thrigs
The (first) Annual Ciderfest
Soup Anyone?
Seppi and Daddy went to the farm early on Friday to drop off apples and dig carrots and parsnips for Saturday’s soup. Some of these parsnips are gigantic! Unlike the carrots. We don’t have a speeding fork at the farm yet, so we tried to use the dung fork to break the ground. Alas, poor… Continue reading Soup Anyone?
Not all that goes on here is work
He’s got his hammer in his tool pants They are hiding behind enemy lines Such a good big sister These are their invisibility shields
Cooking the pigs
This last week we’ve started cooking up some of the pig meat we put in the freezer. Country style ham, simmering in the pot. Kathleen had to dig back into her early 1900s cookbooks to get a recipe for a boiled country ham that was not already cooked. Finally, taking it off the stove at… Continue reading Cooking the pigs