Author Archives: Kelli Miller

I think by now I’ve banished any thoughts from your head that things are all rainbows and unicorns around here. Yes, yes, many days things are positively bucolic at Sugar Creek Farm. All oinking piglets, mooing calves, and crowing roosters. … Continue reading →

I thought it might be fun to throw together a speedlink post of sustainable agriculture news articles and websites. Let me know if you like the idea (or not). I’ll give a little synapsis of the link – click through … Continue reading →

Today I received the most wonderful package from Karl & Tabitha & The Pile. 2 sheets of various heirloom tomato, vegetable and flower seeds, grown and saved from their own garden. It just made my heart sing. I’m excited about … Continue reading →

to The Beginning Farmer’s blog. He asked me a few Q’s a while ago, I gave him back a few A’s, and he’ll be sharing all of them at his blog over the course of this week. Thanks for having … Continue reading →

Used to be that all fields were fenced so that cattle could be turned out after harvest to feed off the leftovers. It’s not as common a sight as it once was, and I don’t think this fence would hold … Continue reading →

This is the scene these days, when Matt’s not at work or doing chores. I told you I’d created a monster! 2 years ago:Drooling

Right before Christmas Matt & Madeline went out to do chores one morning and found a dead feeder pig. They hadn’t noticed any of them were sick, but judging by the blood around the mouth and nose it was a … Continue reading →

Today was actually a day Off the Farm. Madeline and I attended a luncheon in Ames for alumni of the Grow Your Small Market Farm program. I was there not only as an alumn, but also as the newly-volunteered chair … Continue reading →

Our pumpkin farmer friends cleaned out the last of their pumpkins, squash and gourds and brought them over for the cows. Even frozen those girls go crazy over them. This Hereford cow prefers the fancy little decorative gourds. Herefords are … Continue reading →

Today it was not only cold, but windy. Here’s my lunch break routine: Fill a pail with hot water from the kitchen sink. Bundle up. Look like some kind of vagrant. A very warm vagrant. Deliver hot water to the … Continue reading →