by Oogie | Aug 10, 2020 | Farming Life
I have a black thumb. I have been known to kill plants easily. However this year my stepdad is staying up here and he always has a garden so we’re doing one too. It’s been a wild success, lots of peppers and tomatoes and even a large batch of peas not to...
by Oogie | Dec 17, 2018 | Farming Life
We hosted a class in sheep artificial insemination the first week of December. 10 students from all over the US and even one from Canada came to learn about non-surgical procedure that Dr. Purdy has developed. Students got to practice thawing straws of frozen semen...
by Oogie | Dec 3, 2018 | Farming Life
Thanksgiving is over. For the last several years we haven’t had turkey on Thanksgiving because I was not able to get a locally raised heritage bird. I like the flavor and I want to support rare breeds so if I can’t get a bird raised like I want it we’ll choose...
by Oogie | Oct 15, 2018 | Farming Life, Meat Products
One of the hardest things to manage when you use chest freezers for storing meat for sale is how to handle the depths of the freezer and not lose track of what you have. I’ve discovered a few tricks over the years that are applicable to anyone with a chest freezer. My...
by Oogie | Jul 2, 2018 | Farming Life
It’s hot, hot, hot! No rain and our temperatures are soaring with the humidity low. I sure don’t want to cook anything and heat up the house but we have severe fire restrictions and no open flames are allowed so outdoor BBQ isn’t an option. Luckily I...
by Oogie | Jun 5, 2018 | Farming Life
Our first batch of hay for the season has arrived. We were expecting to get about 7 tons but the cutting was small so we only got 3.5 tons. At least it’s in the barn now and safe for winter feeding for the sheep.
