Old Dogs, Old Tricks
Edmund went away for a long weekend, which meant I was on livestock duty and also that the animals weren’t on their best behavior. On Friday I was drinking my...
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Old Dogs, Old Tricks
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New Piggies
I got some more pigs a few weeks ago, and thought I ought to share them with the blogosphere. In the background of the lead photo is the old set...
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A Picnic Table to Remember
I purchased this picnic table when I realized how much better it would be to have the dozen odd children who attended my daughter’s birthday party outside, particularly while they...
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The Meals of Just-ish VII: The Greatest Day Ever
If you're new to the blog, this post explains what's going on. Sure, a pig roast is fun, and it’s always interesting to have a couple dozen of Normandy and...
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Homemade Roaster
Over the weekend of the 4th Normandy and I hosted a camping party. Normandy was in the Peace Corps in Niger (west Africa) a decade ago and decided to hold...
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Raspberries!
Raspberries are the best kind of fruit in the world. I know plenty of people who disagree with me about this particular statement, but it's my true for me and...
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Out with the Old, In with the New
A couple days ago I cleaned out the root cellar. There were, unsurprisingly, still a ton of rutabagas and little else. Though they were still edible, they were no longer...
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Garden Update
It’s taken until early July, but the garden is finally hitting its stride. True, the only root vegetables that have matured are rutabagas, beets, and carrots, which are also the...
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Bacon Redux
I made bacon from the first pig I butchered, and it was excellent. I had to smoke it and the hams on the grill, which worked, but it imparted an...
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A Willowy Solution
I missed my regular Saturday posting time, sorry Andy. We had a jam packed weekend, evidence of which will turn up in subsequent posts. But for now, here's a piece...
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Yogurt
Last week I swapped bacon, chops, rind, and neck bones for a 5 gallon bucket of goat milk. The other party to this barter were Brent and Josh of Beekman...
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Water Dog
Setting out this morning I was in an optimistic state, mostly because five days of steady rain had finally come to an end. The pasture was still a swamp, with...
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Half-way, Hoo-ray!
I didn't really know what to expect from the home-grown challenge when I embarked last January. I thought I'd hit a low point of variety somewhere along the line in,...
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Odds and Ends
It’s been a cold and wet weekend on the farm. This sort of weather always makes moving the animals less fun than normal, and there’s already been so much rain...
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