The calendar says mid-May, but the farm feels like mid-March. We were sorely tested last weekend with a record-setting, below-freezing, nighttime temps. This was a terrible cold snap so late into spring. Derby Day has been the gold standard of the time to plant the summer garden for generations, but not this year. Mother Nature […]
With our PPP (Personal Protection Plan) woven through our operational systems, we are continuing about the business of growing good food. John seems to be pretty much on schedule with spring planting. The lambs are hilarious to watch running and jumping and racing each other around the shade wagon. The pigs are enjoying all the […]
Out here on the banks of the Elkhorn, life seems normal. Crop and cattle rotations are complementary to one another. Other than needing to sow some veggie seeds and move some fences, this solar-powered-food farm is set to run pretty much by itself. Cows calve and ewes lamb in the spring, timed to match the […]