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~When will Spring come?~

We are all eagerly awaiting the arrival of Spring which, at the moment, seems to be keeping itself at a great distance. Many snowfalls and gusty winds have been assailing us here on the farm but under the circumstances we … Continue reading

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~One Farm Day~

  Here are some photos of a recent day on our small farm.  These don’t include all of the work that is involved in morning and evening chores.  This family raises some of the best pork this side of Heaven.  Organic … Continue reading

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~Out With The Old~

  We finally were able to find an old dump truck to haul manure and gravel with.  The truck formally was owned by the city of Granite Falls.   Thankfully we were able to sell the old manure spreader which was not large enough to … Continue reading

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“To Market, To Market To Buy A Fat Hog…”

  Only in this case we were not buying…we were selling! We shipped 38 head of organic hogs out for Organic Prairie on Thursday morning. These are the first ones to market from our group born in the late Summer-early Fall of 2017. Time is … Continue reading

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Long Winter ~ Dreaming of Spring!

  Just about everyone you talk to around here has recently commented on how long this winter has been.  It has been dragging on for what seems like forever.  Most folks are pretty excited when the talk around town is  … Continue reading

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