Monthly Archives: April 2009

Matt would like this blog to be all cows, all the time. But really, this time of year, they make for rather boring photo subjects. They just hang around, waiting for the grass to green up or to give birth. … Continue reading →

The 4-H pigs are finally out of my garage. They really seem to be enjoying their new digs. Theirs is the small port-a-hut that you can barely see, with large round bales on either side and squares stacked in front … Continue reading →

Saturday morning, about 6:30 a.m. There’s not a whole lot that needs to be said about this one, except maybe…wow.

First calf of ’09 (and some random chicken) Today’s predicted winter storm never did bring any snow…but it brought us our first calf! Good ‘ol number 68 dropped a nice big bull calf this afternoon. Oy, those ears! Kill me … Continue reading →

This little pullet made me laugh! Some days are like that. You find yourself just wanting to bury your head and shut out the world for a while. The weather forecast is calling for 6 inches of snow this weekend. … Continue reading →

These girls have been in the works since late last summer. One of our farmers market customers mentioned that the farmer they bought pork from was getting out of pigs. I asked if he had breeding stock to sell, since … Continue reading →

Pullets explore outside their coop Yesterday was the Leopold Center’s Marketing and Food Systems Initiative workshop. I was there to co-present on a little side project I’ve been working on. That meant I also got to sit in on some … Continue reading →