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Posted: July 24th, 2008 by
Frank
Oh, the blasted rain this week has just been awful. I had been on top of all of the basil, but then it rained and rained and rained, and it all flowered while I wasn’t looking. I decided to just bite the bullet today and get soaked while I pinched off all the flowers,
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Posted: July 19th, 2008 by
Lisa
I was so busy this week because I was here by myself, had a dog in heat, plus all the usual farm stuff that I swear I kept forgetting to eat almost every day. Not good, because I know I need to fuel my body if I’m going to work so physically hard, but
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Posted: July 6th, 2008 by
Lisa
I started these braised grass-fed beef short ribs using this recipe. But because I’m trying to use locally available ingredients as much as possible, I adapted it. * 4 pounds grass-fed beef short ribs * Coarse salt and black pepper
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Posted: June 28th, 2008 by
Lisa
We eat our own pork chops all the time, and man oh man are they ever tasty. Pastured pork is so different from factory farmed pork that I can hardly call it the same thing at all. I like to cook it on the grill with just a little salt and pepper, nothing else,
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Posted: June 22nd, 2008 by
Frank
Last Saturday I brought home our two nucs from Charlie Andros over at Linden Apiaries. I plunked them down and proceeded to check the rest of the hives as well. One of the two packages from Black Cat was doing fine, and I gave it a second hive body. By the way, it seemed
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Posted: June 4th, 2008 by
Lisa
In hindsight it seems fitting That with Valentine’s Day near Minerva met the world In vibrant pink from hoof to ear. Known to friends as “Minnie,” She’s renowned at Mack Hill Farm For her bottle-fed beginnings And pervasive porcine charm. Her every move is followed By the barnyard sows and hogs Who grant her
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Posted: May 26th, 2008 by
Frank
Our project for this spring is to have a properly fenced garden and orchard. We’re also having several acres cleared for pasture, but we’re not doing that ourselves: We’re selling timber to pay for the stumping. The garden is going in where the pigs spent the winter. The orchard will be in the sheep pens
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Posted: May 10th, 2008 by
Frank
I’m working down in the flatlands now, so weekend days are precious. We need to get the farm set up so Lisa can do more than just take care of critters. And then soon, I need to be able to do more than that. A year ago we had extra firewood, but the sheep shed
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Posted: May 3rd, 2008 by
Lisa
Like a duck to water. Our little freaky water fowl are giddy today. There is water! Coming from the sky! Someone truly loves them. They are happy happy happy. They get in the pond and have water below and above? Oh. my. God. !!!!! Silly goose. They are little goofy silly
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Posted: May 2nd, 2008 by
Frank
We’re moving into real spring now, and the to-dos are piling up. The sheep were supposed to be shorn early this morning. When we woke it was cloudy and humid and weather.com said it was snowing here although it wasn’t. At 7 we got a call from Bruce Clement, the shearer, saying it was pouring
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