It’s another awful winter here in Michigan, and taking its toll here on our farm. I’m not trying to be a downer, I promise. But I am trying to give you a realistic idea of what having a small farm means in these conditions. If you are thinking of taking it on, you will have […]

Happy 2015! I’ve been scarce around here. I know. There’s plenty of reasons, not all of which I’ll share, but I’d like to talk about some of what’s been affecting my normally verbose activity, and what to expect moving forward. If you’ve read this blog over the years, you know we started out farming after moving […]

I am sad to report that we lost one of the darling little ducklings within 48 hours of them hatching. The temperature dropped harshly that night, and apparently Peep the mama duck had tired of sitting on the nest, and we lost one to the cold. It was heartbreaking finding that little fuzzy baby the […]