Exciting news! Tonight, one of our sows farrowed (it’s a farmy term for giving birth). We have six new baby pigs, and here’s a video of one being born.
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Quarter Down
Today was our 5th CSA pickup of the season. It’s hard to believe that it’s already 25% over, but time has a way of traveling along with or without you. The CSA provides a lot of our social life. Each year, we get to meet new people and introduce them to our favorite foods and [...]
Posted by blacksheepfarms on June 18, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/06/18/quarter-down/
Fortunate Sons
Right now, our boys are outside playing with some friends. They are running all over: near the barn, out by the hay bales by the road, along the lane, across the muddy creek. You name it, they’ve been there today. When Kelly and I started coming to the farm, the house was under renovation, so [...]
Posted by blacksheepfarms on May 29, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/05/29/fortunate-sons/
Weather
It can be a farmer’s best friend or worst enemy. I love a cool rain as much as anyone (especially just after I’ve planted several hundred plants in the field), but I feel for all of the farmers whose livelihood has been destroyed by tornadoes this spring. When we first started farming, my mother was [...]
Posted by blacksheepfarms on May 25, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/05/25/weather/
Great first day!
Today was the first pick up day for our CSA season. It was a bit smaller than we had hoped. We’ve had lots of rain and cool weather, which has slowed us down considerably. But we managed to harvest enough to give everyone a delicious sample of what is to come! This time of year [...]
Posted by blacksheepfarms on May 22, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/05/22/great-first-day/
Photo From a Morning Walk
Posted by blacksheepfarms on April 23, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/04/23/photo-from-a-morning-walk/
Fewer Animals, More Friends
Our life on the farm is always shifting. Besides the changes that the seasons bring, we try new techniques, bring on new animals, and plant new foods and flowers. Sometimes, we love the results, and sometimes, things don’t work the way we had hoped. A couple of years ago, we got two border collie/blue heeler [...]
Posted by blacksheepfarms on April 3, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/04/03/fewer-animals-more-friends/
Goodbye
Today we said goodbye to Lexie the dog. She lived a full life of 14 years (8 with our family) and she will be greatly missed.
Posted by blacksheepfarms on February 27, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/02/27/goodbye/
New Chicks at Black Sheep Farms
A batch of just-hatched chicks arrived just in time for our upcoming Urban Chicken class. The hatchery ships them via USPS, and the downtown Omaha office called since the holiday would have delayed delivery for another day. It’s an interesting car ride with a constant CHEEPCHEEPCHEEP in the passenger seat. This is our third year [...]
Posted by blacksheepfarms on February 22, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/02/22/new-chicks-at-black-sheep-farms/
Spring Thaw River
Posted by blacksheepfarms on February 16, 2011
http://blacksheepfarms.com/2011/02/16/spring-thaw-river/
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