This week on the farm...

Lately on the farm...

We are submerged in harvest season, and oh what an abundance it has been. All of our squashes, pumpkins, sweet peppers, hot peppers, corn, and sweet potatoes have been harvested. Next up will be our potato crop along with all our storage beets and carrots. This veggie year has been our best yet, and we are excited to be cutting and freezing a bunch to sell throughout the winter months. We have frozen about 200lbs of corn and will make out with about 800lbs of sweet peppers to freeze and sell as well. 

We are down to just 2 more meat chicken batches out on our pastures, then that is it for the season. We are contemplating upping our chicken production for next year as it's been selling like hot cakes! But I think getting through this season first is in order :) 

Our sheep and cows are enjoying the cooler sunny days. There isn't much grass regrowth, so we have been feeding hay for about a month now. This isn't ideal, but it was what it is, and we have to keep them fed and happy. Our second cut hay season is basically nonexistent, and we will have to purchase hay for the winter months. We are always at the hand of mother nature, one way or another, but as a farmer that's what you sign up for in a way. 

Our pigs are just living the life, enjoying their wooded area and digging around. They have stayed in their fencing all summer long and its a shocking, but happy surprise! 

We have welcomed a boar to the farm (male, unfixed pig) and named him Boursin! He's now in with our breeding pigs, Thelma and Louise. We are hoping to have piglets sooner than later and start our own pig breeding. Like oh no we'll have to take care of piglets now... :) It's a great addition to our operation by increasing our pork production, and also giving us more control of the health, etc. of our pigs! 

Overall, life on the farm is chaos and beauty, as always. 

Enjoy the video below for a glimpse into life lately.