Our family has a unique holiday tradition: every year in December, we lend money to a fellow farmer through Kiva. These crowdfunded loans help small farmers to expand their businesses, particularly when it may be difficult for them to secure funding from commercial banks. It brings us so much joy to help uplift others in … Continue reading Funding a Loan to a Farmer in Need (2024)
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I was watching a video a few weeks ago when I heard something that made me pause. The quote was: "Rich farmers feed poor people and poor farmers feed rich people". Of course, this wasn't news to me, but I don't think that I'd ever heard it boiled down into such a simple format. The … Continue reading The Hard Truth About Being a Small Farm
I have to admit, our family isn't a big soup family, but when we've been putting in long days outside in the cold weather trying to get things buttoned up before winter, sometimes a good soup really hits the spot. We like this acorn squash soup recipe, especially because we can make it completely from … Continue reading Acorn Squash Soup
Earlier this month, we hosted our first ever yoga class on the farm. We couldn't have asked for better weather for practicing yoga outdoors, or a better group of people to do it with. We set up our mats on the grass at our campsite so that we could hear the sound of water rushing … Continue reading Why We’re Bringing Yoga to the Farm
If you're looking for an easy way to prepare a whole chicken, look no further! Spatchcocking only takes a few minutes, and results in a more uniformly cooked bird with more crispy skin than if it were left in its original state. Plus, spatchcocking reduces the amount of cooking time required. To Spatchcock a Chicken: … Continue reading How to Spatchcock a Chicken
Most people probably think of farmers' markets when they want to buy the freshest, best tasting fruits and veggies, but farmers' markets can also be an excellent place to find the freshest, best tasting meat and poultry as well. There are many compelling reasons to buy meat directly from local farmers, including: 1. Ensuring that … Continue reading Why You Should Be Buying Meat Directly from Local Farmers
It seems like there’s been more and more talk about PFAs lately, but what are they? PFAs is an abbreviation for per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances, a class consisting of thousands of different chemicals. These substances can be found in all sorts of products, from cosmetics, to clothing, to paint, to non-stick cookware, to fast … Continue reading Keeping PFAs Out of Our Food System
We know that it can be expensive to purchase high quality local foods. Fortunately, there are many programs that can make eating locally affordable for people from all walks of life. This blog post outlines some of the resources that are available to help make food access more equitable. While some of the programs we … Continue reading How to Eat Locally on a Budget
Our off season came to an abrupt end last week when one of our goats delivered triplets, launching us into a frenzy of baby goat bottle feedings. We also received our first order of chicks last week, and opened our farmstand up for the year. Since then, we have had two more does deliver their … Continue reading Baby Season
Winter is a season of rest on our farm. The animals are in the barn. The garden is covered in snow. Most of our projects are put on hold until the temperatures allow us to work outside without freezing our fingers off. With the lighter workload comes some additional time to pursue our own interests. … Continue reading What the Farmer’s Reading in 2024