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Long Days

Long Days

We have been at the farm just over a week now and still love it!  My mom left yesterday to go back home to Oklahoma and we are so grateful for all the things she helped us do.  Everything that we moved here has been unpacked, however we still have things at my in-laws house as well as storage.  I am going to pick up our first piglet tomorow her little pigpen is all set up behind the house until…

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Snow is here get some quilting done!

Snow is here get some quilting done!

I am watching it snow as I am working on my spring wall hanging.  I might actually get this one done when spring actually arrives.  If you have cabin fever like I do order a spring wall hanging it was very motivating.  I enjoyed envisioning my daffodils popping up in my garden.  This also motivated me to check my seeds for my summer garden.  It is only 36 days until spring officially arrives.  I got the back pieces sewn together…

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The Calling

The Calling

By Katie Morrison I’ve always enjoyed listening to people talk about what they’re passionate about. You can tell when their face lights up, and they suddenly become more animated. With each question you ask, and the more they share, you can tell they could just go on and on. I’ve always loved animals, and I’ve always wanted to farm. But somehow, at some point in my life I developed self doubt, and I think it started with tiny little, seemingly…

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My Trip to Hog Heaven: Whitehill Kunekune Breeding Program

My Trip to Hog Heaven: Whitehill Kunekune Breeding Program

Written by Kate Morrison ​     Nestled in the hills of Pennsylvania is a small farm owned and operated solely by a landscaping, fiddle-playing pig farmer. Dylan Whitehill, like me, is managing his farm by himself. He was drawn to farming at a young age and spent summers at his aunt’s house neighboring his grandfather’s dairy farm. During his time there he rode horses, baled hay, pulled weeds and raised chickens. They even had a petting zoo for some time…

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