Was it an echo from the barnyard? Yesterday we walked the turkeys… (not to Boston!) to the paddock adjacent to the barn… No, these turkeys appeared to be the wake-up committee, scattered about the barnyard & entire hill pasture, vocalizing awfully close to bedroom windows of our farmhouse, the barn guesthouse and Laura’s folks home! […]
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Go Regenerative!
August 10, 2021 – 4:10 pm
By Laura
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Also tagged regenerative farming, turkeys, VESP
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Connections
June 11, 2014 – 9:39 pm
It is said that Uncle Halvdan understood the language of crows and thus knew when a fox threatened the hen house. This is the type of deeply embedded complex knowledge we as mid career transplants to farming lack. Still, hosting cousins from Norway and dear friends from Chicago this week has plugged us into appreciating […]
By Laura
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Also tagged birds, guests
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Sally the Salamander
September 28, 2010 – 10:17 pm
A new Green Mountain Girl showed up on the farm this week — Sally the Spotted Salamander. She was spotted near the turkeys looking a little sad, dry and lost. With a bit of TLC from Anna & Mari, Sally started looking better. The spots are really amazing. Some quick research about spotted salamanders indicates […]