Chicks Dig Meditation
This recent addition to our family, Henni, a two year old hen that came free with a well-built coop, is something like a dog that lays eggs. A dog in that she’s affectionate and follows us around in...
View ArticleKilling Time
It was the morning of my 35th birthday and on that morning I realized in all of those revolutions around the sun, I had never once killed, nor butchered anything for food. I was admittedly very anxious...
View ArticleThere’s something so simple, so beautiful
The duck and hens have begun laying, though in curious places. Tonight, I found a leghorn inside a pipe that was hidden behind some boards left inside the coop. She had walked in, laid her first egg,...
View Article“You can’t do that without a tractor!” and other things people tell us… [Part...
We hear this a lot, “How can you do that without a tractor?” It helps that we don’t till and manage the farm in a manner consistent with Permaculture’s ‘slow and steady’ principle. But the question...
View ArticleThe Animals of Healing Tree at DeYoung
Today was a lovely day of mucking out the barn, followed by time spent relaxing within the alpaca enclosure. Though domesticated, alpacas are so unique, it sometimes feels we are watching wild animals...
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