Despite the ongoing rain, about 100 people took the opportunity to tour our farm last week. The piglets were a star attraction (of course), receiving plenty of attention for their playfulness. Visitors’ encouragement and their media debut on the front page of the Montpelier Times-Argus may be going to their heads though. Dozens of names […]
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The Act of Eating
June 26, 2009 – 5:55 am
This past Tuesday Mari and I went to a Rural Vermont raw milk processing workshop at Earthwise Farm and Forest in Bethel, and we learned how to make butter, fromage blanc, ricotta cheese, and yogurt. It was amazing how simple these things are to make! That night for dinner I had a muffin with butter […]
Killdeer!
June 18, 2009 – 10:21 pm
Dusk advanced. Yet I still hoped to till our main veggie garden prior to rains predicted to start at midnight and continue for a few days. Lights on, a self-coaching voice prompting me to “stay alert”, “look for big rocks”, I startled and backed off on the throttle. My mind took in a bright white […]
Introducing Tic, Tac & Toe
June 14, 2009 – 4:55 pm
The first piglets were born last week. (June 2nd for those counting) It is very exciting, now that the nervous stage is over. While the litter was surprisingly small, Mama Doodle seems to be doing well at rearing these little piglets thus far. It is her (and our) first litter of piglets. They are so […]
Piglets, Plants, and Lattes on the Hoof
June 10, 2009 – 10:07 pm
A lot has happened on GMG Farm in the past two weeks! After many days of anticipation, Doodle gave birth to her first litter of piglets. It was a small litter, and we are excited to welcome the three piglets, Tic, Tac, and Toe, to the farm! Doodle is doing a great job nursing and […]
Nice View
April 2, 2009 – 12:43 pm
The other day, as our chickens were out scratching in the dirt that had emerged from months under the snow. This New Hampshire Red hen took a moment to enjoy the view of the expanded pond. We did a major expansion of our little tiny pond due to the fact that we have an artesian […]
Perfect Ski Day!
February 22, 2009 – 9:18 pm
Saturday was just a perfect ski (that would be cross-country, but it might have been a great alpine day as well). We had sun and the previous few days had left us with about 8 inches of nice snow on top of our impenetrable crust. Our neighbor Kati joined us for a brilliant morning ski […]