Bittersweet. Taking dear friends, companions, food, to freezer camp is never an easy day. Today was a big one. I know that it is easier to become detached from where food actually comes from, how it is grown and raised, animal or vegetable. So much is involved, and the further we get removed from modern, … Continue reading
Ok, Goosey, your lovely sourdough starter is a winner, but the sourdough loaf I made in the covered cast iron pot was less than stellar, and the bratwurst buns were, well, “Good Grief!” and that was no compliment. I need a refresher course. 😉 BUT, I did save some of the dough, after the second … Continue reading
Yesterday. (BTW, the bull and Becca are both for sale, in case you know anyone.) Today. “Listen lady. Either we break this door down, or you bring us a snack. We’re warning you, we will throw a big fit when you are milking that cow, if you don’t feed us now! That man gives us … Continue reading
We tried everything, cow halters, ropes, dog leashes, pulling, pushing… nothing would get that fatty back across the river, so we had to bring in the big guns. Her short legs would have certainly meant she would have to swim in parts, float or be drug. Â Hmmm. This was definitely a two man job, and … Continue reading
The spring thaw has really arrived in the last few days. Some views from our ride home from school yesterday. Since it has been so warm, the river has begun to rise. Henny Penny decided that there was a lot to root around in across the river. She and the cows did not come home … Continue reading
Offal is not awful, and it is amazingly good for you, but it can elicit strong negative emotions especially from those who have never tried it. Our daughter thinks it’s funny to call liver mousse “cat food.” Even grass-fed people or those who hunt game can be squeamish over organ meats. I heard a friend … Continue reading
I tried to save as many as I could, but my two cases of paste tomatoes were ignored under more pressing things. Â I have to admit that almost 1/4 were turned into future pork chops and those fatties were excited! Â It’s nice to know that with pigs around, even when food does go to waste, … Continue reading
Lucy had a very rough time with delivering 9 stillborn piglets on July 26, but little Marcelo was the only one born alive and strong and a good eater from the start. It is amazing how fast tiny piglets grow, and considering that Marcelo, named after the son of our dear friends, Â Jackie and Blanca, … Continue reading
She left me in charge of the babysitting task of her two  baby barn swallows while she went to camp.  What a task it is to feed baby birds and after the first week all was well, but then the littlest one continued to decline until he died one morning.  When I examined his leg, … Continue reading
Since I dumped my facebook I don’t have access to the wonderful AGH group anymore, Â I need some advice in case there are any AGH or pig people out there. Â (Thank you Kelli for your advice, and I still am not sure I should try and go in yet to see if there are … Continue reading
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