Working through the seasons

Steve spreading manure

As we transition from fall to winter my mind  moves toward those last of the season jobs that still need to be done. The one most prevalent on my mind […]

Putting away for another day

The new storage area that was added this fall

We’ve been busy here cleaning up outside and getting things put under cover for the winter months to come. The greenhouses are empty and most of the beds have their […]

Fall is for stocking up for winter

As the squirrels and other animals take the time now for putting away food stock for the long cold winter months, we also should be thinking of sourcing products for […]

Making a break for it

Cows in the barn

I should have suspected that the cows were up to something when they were all bunched up at the gate waiting for me when I went over to the barn […]

Shoring up the Barn

Sauna tubes in the Cow Barn

This year’s project before the cows go into the barn for the winter was to shore up the barn. With a bedded pack system, the pack builds up as the […]

The seasons they are a changing

As the summer is winding down, the urgency to get certain projects done becomes more real. Today I finished installing the gate after my stored forage debacle this spring that […]

Power of the mind

I’ve often thought about what happens when your mind dwells on a certain thought too long and how the body will tend to gravitate to that thought. I think that’s […]

Winter is creeping up on us…

The weather lately has given me the feeling that fall is coming soon and time to think about cows going to the barn soon. Today and tomorrow we will be […]