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Now That's Good Bacon
This is the first bacon we've sampled from our recently-processed, three- year old sow. I had to smile when I overheard a family member...
Aug 31, 2019


Before and After - JWM Borg
Before and after of JWM Borg. The first picture is Borg at ten months of age and the second picture is Borg at 2 years of age. That...
Aug 26, 2019


Farewell to Madeline
Old Beach Setty Madeline settling into her new home with Seth Wright of Timberhaven Farm in Massachusetts. Before leaving, Madeline was...
Aug 24, 2019


Another Great Pork Harvest
We recently took a three-year old gilt in for processing. She weighed a whopping 278 lbs! I guessed her weight at 220 lbs. Boy was I...
Aug 23, 2019


Oh Those Guinea Hog Chops!
I'm on the road but back home, my family picked up a newly butchered hog and prepared these amazing chops for dinner. Oh my!
Aug 23, 2019


Stella - Our Maremma Livestock Guardian Dog.
Here we have Miss Stella, our Maremma livestock guardian dog. Stella keeps her sheep safe and sound. Even when the fences go down, she...
Aug 21, 2019


Two More Feeders Leave For New Farm Homes
Thanks to our wonderful sheep shearer, Emily Chamelin Hickman, for driving all the way down here to get two of our feeder piglets. These...
Jul 23, 2019


Wild Plums!
Another wonderful farm find... wild plums! So yummy. They taste like a cross between a peach, plum, and an apricot. Will be marking this...
Jul 20, 2019


New Piglets Arrive!
This past winter, our lovely Dusty was bred to our boar BKF Cedric Diggory (grandson of our Fred), then she was sold to Jesse and Kim...
Jun 24, 2019


A Lovely Litter is Born
We arrived at the farm this morning to a wonderful surprise. Amelia farrowed a beautiful litter of seven piglets during the night. They...
Apr 30, 2019
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