Month: June 2013

Well, we have certainly learned quite a bit about raising turkeys this year. You can read as many books as you’d like, but the experience of actually doing it is what will drive home the most valuable lessons – as with anything, really. Here’s some of what having this flock of turkeys has taught us…

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Over the years, we have debated back and forth about the merits of certified organic feed. While we are totally on-board philosophically with organics, we had several “cons” on our list working against implementing it here on our farm. Those points have included: Availability: We could not find a local source of organic livestock feed.…

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Today marks the one week anniversary of the arrival of two new critters, representing a brand new species, to our farm. Last Thursday, we brought home two Duroc-Landrace mix feeder pigs – about eight weeks old. This is our first time raising hogs, and we are excited to finally be doing it. We’ve certainly talked…

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