July 7, 2023 It’s July! And my last update was in March! Typical that spring and summer tend to get busy on the farm! Over the last few months we have made a number of changes around our farm, and we are refocusing on our primary purpose of our homestead (other than feeding ourselves), which […]
Author: Sarah Milcetic
Packing Hatching Eggs
Q: “Would it be in the scope of this course to show how you pack the eggs to ship? I’ve received eggs from several people over the years but I noticed yours are the most well- packed and eco-friendly!” A: I received this request to share how I pack hatching eggs in the course forum, […]
We thought we were going to lose her
The ewe in this story is the white one at the front of the photo. The photo was taken the day after the big scare, she was back to calmly chewing her cud with the rest of the flock. Just three days before the first birthday of our ewe Stellaria, Peter came in from refilling […]
It’s time to wean this bull
We had two calves born in late 2021, and our original plan was to have them nurse for at least 6 months, while sharing the milk with us. We let the calves have all the milk over the winter, so we could take a break from milking during the cold weather. In the spring of […]
Monthly News March 2023
March 1, 2023 Happy March! Are you feeling the spring itch too? It’s been a mostly mild winter, and spring feels like it’s arrived early. We’ve been starting to prep the garden and we started rotationally grazing the sheep again today! We started moving the cows about once a week last month, and we’ll start […]