 This week, as I'm preparing for Thanksgiving, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude. Twenty years ago, Andrea and I started with borrowed land and hand-built chicken coops. No safety net. Just a crazy belief that farming could be done differently....
Continue reading
The northern lights surprised us with a pink glow over the farm this week. We caught our last batch of chickens this week, all 6,000 of them. Our crew of 16 (half adults, half kids) spent a couple hours loading...
Continue reading
Our pasture-raised cattle thrive while grazing and roaming freely at the base of the Ozark Mountains. For anyone else out there navigating autoimmune issues, this one's for you. About 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Since...
Continue reading
Welcome to October on the farm! Cooler nights, crisp mornings, abundant sunshine, and a month painted in shades of yellow. Goldenrod, tickweed, butterflies, leaves starting to turn, longer nights, and shortening day.Yesterday I heard and saw the first flock of...
Continue reading
A look at our evening setup as we begin rounding up birds from the pasture by hand. Every four weeks during poultry season (and every two weeks during the extra-crazy mid-season stretch) we face one of our most challenging weeks:Â chicken...
Continue reading