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Bring It On

Remember that mantra I shared a while back?  It popped into my head today, as I drove to what promises to be a crazy afternoon of juggling many tasks.  What if we saw adversity as an opportunity to use our strength, instead of just a negative?  Like physical labor, we can either take pleasure in ...
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with thanks

Blessings on your Thanksgiving!

morning and evening

morning

evening
(photos by Ben)

flashback – NOFA summer conference

Well folks, it’s been quite a month!  Between family visiting, our farm animal population increasing, new staff coming on at Wheatberry, the grain harvest, and Ella being her usual hilarious, sweet, challenging self, I hardly know what day it is, what I did yesterday, or what I’m doing tomorrow.  Looking back, it seems like last ...
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of aprons and stones

I did it!  I managed to make one apron for each of our staff members, restraining myself from beginning all those other exciting sewing projects brewing in my mind . . . I want to have two aprons for everyone eventually, but I think I need a little apron respite, as much fun as it’s ...
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kickin chicken

Whew – we’ve had a lot of family visiting, and the week has flown by!  We’ve gotten a lot of lovely time by the lake with Ben’s family, and now my dad and brother are here with us.
I realized it had been a while since I shared a recipe, so I thought I’d give you ...
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the weekend brings

light at the lake

someone’s handmade flowers

giggling cousins

an apron for Genevieve

a long overdue pedicure for Cole

. . . and a broken refrigerator and broken toes.  But we don’t need photos of those, now do we?

this world of good work

It occurred to me that many of you may be wondering – Why get a horse?  Or even, as one customer put it, “What on earth are you going to do with a 1600 pound horse?”
The answer to the second question is both simple and broad.  We’re going to farm with our horse, including plowing, ...
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The Team

The scene:
Sunday afternoon (our second day with Cole),walking down the street with Ben, Ella on my back and oats in my hand, looking for Cole. 8 ft cedar posts and 4ft hog wire fencing(our dog fence)is simply no match for a 1600lb curious horse named Cole. The crunch of  fence under Cole’s hoof(yes he crushed ...
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Introducing…”Cole”

He’s a 9 year old 1600lb Belgian gelding(male with no goods) and he’s running around exploring the grounds behind our house. He’s a full well built draft who’s very sweet and ready to get to work! We have a plow, disc harrow, and row cultivator and our first job will be plowing and seeding the ...
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