As if there’s never enough going on, our 16ft black utility trailer was stolen from one of the renovation properties last night. I’m telling you – when it rains it pours. The trailer was in great condition and had most recently been helping us to move fencing materials around the farm for new fences in the Goat Grove. We also use …
New Tires for the Farm Trucks
Likely one of the more mundane things that has happened lately – but worth a bit of documenting. This week, the bale truck got new tires. Let’s be honest – it was needing them. The truck belongs to my dad, but resides on the farm because – well – it gets used here. After all of our haying in the Fall, the truck …
The Dozer Arrives at the Farm
Today, Aaron and my dad moved a dozer onto the farm. They’re prepping to carve a new pond into the land between our pastures – giving the cattle a natural and readily available water source for winter. The pond has been in the plans for the farm since we arrived here a year and a half ago. It’s been a …
Our “New” Cattle Wagon
Jumping headfirst into farm ownership can cost and arm and a leg – especially if you choose to outfit your whole operation with brand new equipment. We’ve been all about frugal farming since we started this whole experiment over a year ago. We use an 80s-era tractor that came free with the property. We use all of its near-ancient implements to …
Our First Hay Harvest
The hay was cut on Wednesday. By this morning, it was ready for raking and baling. To be entirely honest, I was not entirely prepared for exactly what kind of undertaking this would be. After years and years of growing up on a farm – I’ve seen harvests happen in a number of ways. Never, though, have I been quite this …
Bringing in the Equipment
The time has come to cut and bale hay. Suddenly, we’re looking like a shockingly legit operation. My dad Dave and his friend Duane have all the right equipment after decades of family farming. Not to say that we would have never tried this flying solo with the Allis-Chalmers. We certainly would have given it our best shot – but all …