Farm News, Homesteading, Musings, Sustainable Farming
After a crazy week of getting for ready a very early spring I sat down and made a mental list of things accomplished during the past week and it was stunning, even to me! Here is a look at the to-do list for last week at River Cottage Farm. Sheep to be sheared set up...
Homesteading, Simple Living, Sustainable Farming
This year we are so lucky to have David and Carolyn Craig working with us to set up our bee hives. The Craigs have immersed themselves in all things bees and are leading the charge to get our pollinators moved in. I have had bees on my farms for the past 7...
Animals, Farm News, Raw Milk, Sustainable Farming
Dara’s Baby is finally here!! Dara had her baby at 4:00am yesterday and he is very healthy and very large. Thankfully, she had no trouble giving birth and by the time I pulled on my boots (yes I ran out in my pj’s, robe and tall green Hunter...
Animals, Farm News, Grass Fed Lamb, Sustainable Farming
My sheep breeding program is different from most shepherds I know. We have a great market for fleeces, yarn and knitted items but last year I sold 130 lambs for slaughter so I need something gorgeous that grows well on grass with little human intervention. Thankfully...
Organic Gardening, Sustainable Farming
Since the bible states unequivocally that Adam would toil to produce food by the sweat of his brow and that the ground would produce thorns and thistles instead of good food, it makes sense that a woman would come up with a method of gardening that would keep down...
Farm News, Simple Living, Sustainable Farming
There is no doubt about it… the air is crisper, the nights cooler, and the colors are about to change the the face of the ridge behind our farm. Every year autumn seems to come from nowhere and I never feel I am quite ready for it and the letting go of summer,...
