Today, we received a batch of new chicks from the hatchery. It’s a real treat to watch the boys experience little teeny birds, especially as they grow. Comet and chicks Sam and chicks -Brian

Jack and Brian talk about planting potatoes for the CSA. (This is Jack’s video debut.)

April 21 – Food Beware at McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe May 15 – Omaha Farm Tour

We crammed so much into this weekend, I am sure we’ll all sleep well tonight. The whole family worked on cleaning up the yard on Saturday and Sunday.  After this winter, there were about a million sticks, twigs and branches littering the yard.  The boys were absolute gems while we worked to clean them up. [...]

 By the end of the month, we will receive a new batch of birds, chickens and turkeys. As we’ve done before, we’re getting a mixture of heritage chickens, but we decided to buy Slate Blue turkeys. The Blue Slate is listed as “Watch” on The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy‘s watch list. The turkeys we had [...]