Spring is Coming and so are the Lambs

Animals, Farm News

This past week, in temperatures in the teens, we had several new arrivals to The Farm. Our Katahdin ewes have begun to lamb. Katahdin sheep are best know for their mild flavored, delectable meat and we can certainly attest to that attribution. One characteristic that...

Cow Sharing Opportunity

Raw Milk

At Windy Acres Farm our standards are high, very high. When we bring a dairy cow into our cowsharing program she must have been raised organically for her entire life and been 100% grass fed since birth. Obviously these standards make it very difficult to increase our...

Living Well

Simple Living

I don’t believe a day that goes by when I don’t hear about the need to “get well” or “eat well” or even to “marry well”. We are encouraged to “be well” and certainly to “stay well” but how many...

Seed Savers Exchange Seed at Windy Acres Farm Shop

Organic Gardening

I have had organic gardens in 5 different locations over a 17 year haul and other than keeping the garden organic, doing my part to keep heirloom varieties of seed available has been my biggest gardening goal. My first step, way back then, was to find a company that...

Farm Happenings – Winter

Farm News, Seasonal Living

“So things must be slowing down for you guys on the farm now that the winter has set in.”This is question asked of us almost every day and it made me realize that it is been some time since I wrote about our farm activities.As was written by Sir Albert...