They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Meishans are a very interesting species of pig. We haven't completely figured out their behavior yet. Most of the time you can run them through the pasture and they may root a little here and there, but overall they will leave it alone. At most you'll have a spot or two where you have to… Continue reading Pasture Rehab
We have moved the animals on. After about 10 days at the east end of the north pasture, we have shifted them to the north side. This is the worst and least productive part of the pasture. We have decided to mob graze it this fall/winter. That is, instead of moving the animals through fast… Continue reading Pasture Rehab (with a digression about Curly Dock).
Meet the newest addition to the farm! The last two weeks have been more than usually busy. Daddy was away for National Guard, Mommy was busy trying to hold down the work schedule, get school schedules planned (we start back up Mid August) as well as planning for tutoring at Classical Conversations, and prepping for… Continue reading Iris
Yesterday was MLK day (better known as "Milk Day" in our house. Mommy did not have to work as a result, so we had a family day. Of course we got some farm work done, and we will share that out in separate posts to... milk.... it for all its worth. But the highlight of… Continue reading Farm Feast
Well, it's that time. A local slaughter company came out and killed and dressed the pigs for us, and transported them to the butcher. Yes, it is more expensive, and it is a job that Adam and I know how to do ourselves, but don't have the time or the infrastructure to kill, field dress,… Continue reading Goodbye, Piggies!
When it does, it's usually not mine. Moving the steers and sheep on Saturday morning I was struck by the how much grass they left standing. It seemed that we should be following them with some other critter that not only ate the grass but also crushed it, rolled it, and squished it into the… Continue reading Love it when a plan comes together…
Last Friday, Daddy had to take part of the day off work, because Winnie had a bad rash. Apparently she had mono when she took the amoxicillin for her ear infection, so she ended up with a pretty prominent mono rash. So what do you do when you are feeling sick? Obviously, go to the… Continue reading Planting trees, with kids and pigs
This is one of the things we like about the Meishan pigs. They are super friendly. They can be a bit skittish, and don't like to stand still unless they are eating, and they get pretty nosey when they think you are bringing food, but they don't bite or nip, and they don't get aggressive.… Continue reading Friendly Piggies!
Winnies favorite animals? The piggies! We love how friendly and gentle these pigs are with our littlest farmer.
It has been getting cold for the last few days, well below freezing in the morning, and up into the upper 40's/low 50's during the day. The farm has been very foggy in the mornings and evenings. It is perched on a valley overlooking a river (not that you can see the river from the… Continue reading Getting Colder
Little Farm in the Big City 