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Homesteading vs Farming- What’s the Difference?

I’ve always considered us to have a small farm, maybe even calling it a hobby farm. Recently, especially on social media people are...

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This Week on the Farm, Calving Beef Cattle

Winter is winding down and things are starting to get busy. So begins our calving season. We try to have calves in February and March so...

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New Year’s Reflection: 2022 on the farm

I’m not really much into resolutions. Instead, I like to reflect on the past year, what went right, what went wrong and what can we...

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It's Turkey Time!!

We have been raising fresh turkeys for close to 10 years. It all started when I was working and someone asked if I could raise a fresh...

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Cows are out! One of the most dreaded phrases on the farm.

Planning a vacation when you have livestock is no easy task. Even just going away for the weekend or overnight can require lots of...

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Broth, Stock and Bone Broth

Bone broth has been popular in health circles lately. Bone broth contains many essential amino acids, antioxidants, and is rich in...

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Onions

This year I planted way too many onions. I accidently forgot to cancel an order from one seed company and I ended up with twice as many...

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Pregnancy Testing

Our cows are a huge part of our farm. A cow can have one baby per year beginning at around 2 1/2 years old and they are productive until...

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On the farm this week- Composting

This week I finally got around to fixing up my compost bin. I saw this awesome looking 3 bin compost creation, probably on Pintrest, and...