Bee Swarm
A local beekeeper keeps 20-40 hives on our farm. (Look for his honey on our price list.) We have an abundance of wildflowers, clovers, and other plants bees love so they do very well and produce a large amount of honey. This time of year we see the wildflowers covered in bees and in some [...]
Heirloom Okra
Nathan’s family has lived in Fannin county since the 1870′s. For generations they grew okra and saved seeds for the next year. We now grow okra descended from this family seed in our garden every year. The okra plants are very well adapted to this climate and soil since it has been bred for generations [...]
Just when I think I’m doing pretty good…
Well, I’ve been trying hard to stay on top of everything and keep posting news, pictures, and stories and just when I’m doing pretty good everything piles up. I’ve had some sick piglets to take care of, Nathan is baling hay so I’m in charge of feeding and watering all of the pigs every day, [...]
Eyas!
When Nathan and I were checking on the cows last week we could see that their were chicks in the hawk nest. I don’t know when they hatched but since they were big enough to climb to the edge of the nest where we could see them I would guess that they were not newly [...]
Goofy Animals
The animals are always doing things that make us laugh… Hagrid is one of our guardian dogs for our sheep and goats but his best friend is Tom, one of the many stray cats who has made our farm his home. Many times we look outside and Tom is doing “happy feet” while blissfully purring [...]
Babywearing on the Farm
-Before Ada was born I knew that I was going to have to figure out some way to carry her while I worked. The only carriers I had ever seen were buckle on carriers that strapped to the front and the baby kind of hung in there so to speak. This is what I started [...]
Birth of a New Red Poll
On March 14th, 2008 we were welcomed with a brand new Red Poll heifer calf. Our cows were in our bottom land at the time eating on the stockpiled tall grass forage and the new tall grasses that were just starting to come up. The calf and cow were doing very well until a [...]
Curious Calves
Every time we are in the pasture the calves must see what we are up to. These are two Dexter calves. Harry, the calf on the left has quite a personality and is a sneaky and ingenious milk thief. He is his momma’s first calf and she didn’t give much milk so he quickly [...]
