Oh, January how I love thee. A brand new year and the demands of the growing season seem so far away! So many possibilities for house projects, cooking experiments, rest, relaxation..oh and of course that backlog of important personal, administrative, and planning projects that have been pushed aside for more urgent demands. Oh, how I […]
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Ode to January
January 7, 2016 – 8:26 am
By Laura
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Embracing THIS Vermont Spring?
April 8, 2015 – 7:26 pm
As farmers we have somehow learned to work with and around the weather. We obsess over the weather, truly, and sometimes wish, hope and even plead for certain circumstances, though we know it is one of the many things over which we have no control. This winter has tried the patience and systems of many, […]
Uncle!
March 25, 2015 – 9:54 pm
The sun is getting so much stronger and days longer… but darn some of the days and lots of the nights have been severely cold! We’ve got some wonderfully bouncy and big goat kids but their early hours have required much more of us than usual. Lots of hypothermia bucket baths and blow dries and […]
When Millimeters Matter
December 17, 2014 – 8:33 am
What thrilling and tough weeks! We sent an abbreviated newsletter last week as we were without power, running what we could on the barn’s generator. We figured many of you were also out of power – some for more than a week. Yikes. We were relieved to get power back in time to host the […]
By Laura
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Also tagged barn, timber frame
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Brrr! Now that is wintery!
November 19, 2014 – 4:52 pm
Ok, yes, we could be considered a bit weather obsessed. We all check the weather multiple times a day, have our various favorite info sources for different bits and are ALWAYS wishing we could just see what was coming a bit further ahead. Alas, the life of input-junkie farmers with a diverse portfolio to coordinate […]
By Laura
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Too Cold, Too Sad, but Warm Reflections
January 29, 2014 – 3:59 pm
We’ve been concerned for all the havoc the super cold temperatures are causing for people but it is exciting to hear that the coldest of our temperatures are reportedly setting back advances of threats like the emerald ash borer. We’ve been paying attention to the cold, emptying certain faucets and water lines at night, celebrating sick days […]
By Laura
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Also tagged goats, music, williams
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Enjoying the Snow
January 9, 2013 – 10:50 am
We have been enjoying the snow at the farm. We, mostly meaning the farmers, but some of the animals too, at least the pigs and Uno. The goats….well, there is split in the ranks some seem to like it just fine, others I believe might prefer a Florida vacation…or at least somewhere with less […]
By Laura
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Staying Warm
January 2, 2013 – 10:40 am
The pigs pile together and bury their noses in the hay, the chickens can turn off circulation to their feet, the goats ruminations generate heat and Anna offers us humans some options too!
By Laura
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