Today I”m so glad the sun is shinning and the forecast is calling for warmer weather. That was not the case yesterday, nor last night. It was bitterly cold and windy. So of course, one of our goats, Kirsten, decided that that would be a perfect time to go in to labor. I was at a ...
We will be harvesting fresh, organic spinach and arugula first thing Saturday morning. They will go perfectly with your St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Come on out and pick up some yummy local greens and fresh eggs. See you then!
I LOVE my children dearly! I am their BIGGEST fan and I am their strongest advocate. I support them in all their dreams and aspirations and want to see them succeed and develop into productive, influential citizens, that will change the world for good. With all that said, I have a shameless plea to put before you. As many ...
Had a wonderful dinner from Chef Kevin Cambell at his Full Circle event hosted at Motif. It was exciting to see how he created the amazing dish “A Chicken ran through the garden” with our eggs and produce. He even included “dirt” of rye bread with truffle vinaigrette. How cool was it to have about ...
It started raining last night at 6pm and just stopped at noon today. We’ve received 4.5inches and the place is a mess. Our fence is down in three places and the pastures are trashed. Back to work! Click to view video.
About twenty minutes ago, the air at our place got very, very smokey smelling and the sky got very dark. We went outside and felt a few drops along with seeing the falling ash. It is a very eery feeling right now in Black Foerst. It is so, so dry and hot, nerves are raw ...
Here are two events for Earth Week you don’t want to miss. UCCS is hosting a free viewing of Farmageddon on this Wednesday the 25th. Below is the flyer with directions. Farmageddon Flyer Then on Friday the 27th, Joel Salatin is speaking at Colorado College! Click here for a link to more information Also, there ...
The beverage I most consume is water. That’s not to say that I don’t occasionally consume one of a few soda favorites as a rare treat. But after I received this fact filled article 9 Disturbing Side Effects of Soda from a friend, my rare treat is looking more and more obsolete. Like the quote from ...
We knew a big storm was coming in last night, so Molly and I prepared. We didn’t stack wood. We didn’t go buy food stores. We didn’t load up on candles. What any good, All-American farm girl does when she knows she will be housebound from snow? She cans. Molly and I successfully canned nine ...