I realized something today: cows are masters of passive-aggressive behavior. Maybe that’s why when they are overtly aggressive, it’s so scary – it’s just uncharacteristic. Thankfully, we haven’t had to deal with much of that. But managing a persnickety dairy cow has given me plenty of experience with the varied ways they can express theirContinue reading “Musing over a Milking Mishap”
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Chicken Martinique
Chicken Martinique (pronounced mar- tin- EEK) is a recipe my mother made almost every time we had a whole chicken, and no wonder! It is incredibly easy, and turns out a delicious sauce which is perfect for serving with rice or quinoa on the side. Definitely a “gourmet” touch for the meal! Ingredients: 1 wholeContinue reading “Chicken Martinique”
Farm Tour Rescheduled; Sale Extended
Due to the weather forecast of all-day thunderstorms, we need to reschedule our farm tour. The format will be much the same, but we’ll meet on Saturday, July 24th in the evening instead. The animals should be much more active this time of day, vs the middle of the afternoon, when they are hunkering down away fromContinue reading “Farm Tour Rescheduled; Sale Extended”
Bulk Chicken Sale, and Meet your Meat Chickens
[Scroll to bottom for SALE details if you don’t want to “Meet your meat birds”.] “Did these chickens lay those eggs?” A passerby points to a 3 week-old meat bird which a small child is playing with at our booth. It’s Saturday morning at the farmers’ market, and I welcome the question with a smile.Continue reading “Bulk Chicken Sale, and Meet your Meat Chickens”
Just the Headlines
There’s never a dull moment on the farm… which translates to “there’s so much happening to keep us busy, we have no time to write about it all!” And so, here are the headlines from the past few months. Each of these truly deserves its own post, but I must be content to catch youContinue reading “Just the Headlines”
Chicken Superfood! (Livers and Gizzards)
No, we don’t get super powers by eating chicken, but perhaps we can still be superheroes in the way we treat our bodies. Healthline.com touts liver as one of the healthiest foods on the planet. It’s up there with kale, but perhaps better because the nutrients are more easily absorbed. Although modern Western diets prizeContinue reading “Chicken Superfood! (Livers and Gizzards)”
A Tale of Two Calves
(Continued from ‘A Calf in the Bath?’ My apologies for leaving you hanging so long!) So, why did we lose Billy, our calf? We didn’t find out the reasons until we almost lost Spright as well. She was a big heifer calf, and full of energy right from the moment she hit the ground. ButContinue reading “A Tale of Two Calves”
A Calf in the Bath?
It’s calving time! Winter is not the season we would have chosen to have our cows give birth. Things can happen which necessitate interventions such as… putting a newborn calf in your bathtub. Here’s the story of little Billy the calf, and how the Calvinos took a crash course in one kind of calving emergency.Continue reading “A Calf in the Bath?”
Catching Up
Happy New Year! Life took off like a rocket, and I’m still running to catch up. I feel as though it has been way longer than a month and a half since my last post. So much has happened, I’ll give you a drive- by update. We got the hay in! That was a funContinue reading “Catching Up”
Surprising Blessings at Thanksgiving
Our Thanksgiving weekend did not go as planned. Well, we didn’t really have too much planned, other than having some family visitors. But boy, oh boy, it turned out to be a roller coaster ride! First off, we were contacted by a friend the weekend before saying that he was available to help us butcherContinue reading “Surprising Blessings at Thanksgiving”
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