No matter if we do all the right things sometimes plans don’t go right. First time mamas can be clumsy and hormonal, and in the case of two of our first timers it’s been with extreme results. Twisty destroyed her litter of 13, while Mistletoe didn’t take the maternal test at all. Two of...
Readers have watched the good, the bad and the downright discouraging here. The great placings at convention followed by the loss of several animals that were more than just investments. We’re working on support for our barn raising in a different way than many. From small things to large, we’re looking at expanding on...
Those who have read for a while know I like horse racing, and with yesterday being the Kentucky Derby it’s been a typical spring of watching beautiful young horses become champions. Sometimes the best horse has a bad day, or another is peaking at the right time. This year I’ll Have Another jumped up...
It’s Derby Day! As the horses are readied for competition in Kentucky many will watch “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” It’s a very talented field this year and any one of the horses entered could score a win. Due to the very competitive entry if there’s a Triple Crown winner this year...
The food front is buzzing. Here at SlowMoneyFarm it’s just another day preparing for the consumer demand we hope is more truth than hype. Will people really buy direct? Are food choices really something people want? While we are interested in providing food choices, our size doesn’t allow us to serve a large amount...
A little down time today just hanging out & relaxing, but some basics still need to be done. Aside from feeding and watering we worked on the brooder. The brooder is where baby chicks go for their first weeks of life. Getting something large enough to handle the chicks but small enough to be...
It’s been a year since the tornadoes tore through Alabama, and although we were spared a direct hit of the F5s that hit just north and south of us, it’s a day that won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Besides being without power for several days it was a test in preparation – water, food,...
So many people think if it’s in a book or online it’s the absolute truth. Please dear readers, THINK when you see something posted. I just saw a Facebook posting that alarmed me no end. It talked of a string and Crisco being an emergency candle that will burn for 45 days, something repeated...
Upgrading is constant on many farms and in many businesses. If you stand still, even if you’re on the right road you’ll get run over! We’re looking back over the last year, looking to where we want to be, and keep trying different things to get there! Some time ago on a SCORE webinar...
There’s not a day that goes by I don’t see a reference to “big ag” or “big pharma” or some other comment that big is bad. So I’m reading “Folks, This Ain’t Normal” from Joel Salatin and there’s a part where he’s talking about cities. To the point – “…perhaps some cities are too...
