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New Maggot Farm

If you have not read our post about maggot farming from back in August, check it out. Over the years of using the top of our primary chicken coop run, we have turned well over 100 dead decaying animals into plump maggot treats for the chickens below. This decaying...

Out with a BANG

2020 went out with a BANG, quite literally. Yesterday, the mobile slaughter company came out and helped harvest our Scottish Highlander bull and a lamb.  We had hoped that they would be processed closer to Thanksgiving given that they were scheduled since mid-summer,...

Homemade Pepperoni

Merry Christmas to everyone!! A few weeks ago, we harvested our turkeys for Thanksgiving. We also butchered our alpaca. It was kind of a sad day to do this, but this animal was a token animal that wasn’t really contributing to the farm. We took most of the meat and...

2020 Turkey Butcher & more

With last weekend being Thanksgiving (or a couple of weekends ago since we are late posting), we hope you were all able to enjoy some time with friends and family, even if it may have been through a screen or at a distance. The weekend before Thanksgiving was our...

Asparagus Seeds

Did you know that asparagus will regrow every year and last over 20 years if taken care of?  Also, every year, you can harvest thousands seeds to increase the size of harvest. Last week, our female asparagus were turning from green to brown. We harvested the...

Persimmon Jelly

Persimmon Tree Persimmon We have one young persimmon tree in our orchard. This year was the 1st that it really took off.  If you do not know what a persimmon is, it is a fruit and widely known in Asia. We picked the persimmons and then let them sit indoors at...