Well we are still here, perhaps a bit chilly but we are here. Our farm has been covered in a deep blanket… I mean smothered by a layer of snow. Normally I am all for branches covered in a liberty layer of white and a clean fresh snow to make fresh footprints in however not now. My chickens have chosen to stay in their coop for three weeks now meaning I also haven’t had any farm fresh eggs either. The…
I thought I would give a general update on the farm for everyone today. Lola the pig and I have come to an understanding, which is Lola isn’t allowed to taste me or eat me when I go into her enclosure and I will continue to feed her. Instead of charging me and trying to taste me she now will stand on the other side of her pen while I feed her and change her water. I know this is…
I went to pick up our pig yesterday, we named her Lola. She is an Old Spot Yorkshire cross that we plan to grow out for ourselves to eat. I might not have planned my trip the best since the crate I grabbed didn’t have a door on it so I had to use a bag of shavings to block the entrance. I also should have taken the truck so that the stinky pig would have been in the back…
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…
(Family recipe my grandfather made frequently) Ingredients 5 Qts water 1 package or a whole Oxtail (beef tail) 10-13 beef bouillon cubes 1 cup sliced carrots 1½ cups chopped celery 1½ cups barley Pinch of oregano Directions Bring oxtail to boil in water with 10 bouillon cups; cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. […] via Bronwyn’s OXTAIL SOUP — The Foundation / P4C Cookbook
I have been making soap for our home for about a year now, today I tried a new recipe. I used almond milk instead of water, we will see how this turns out in about 4-6 weeks. For those of you who have never made soap this is how I do it (I am not a soap expert but it gets us clean). First I measure out all the ingredients by weight in plastic cups. The next step is to…
We have been busy planning farm things like fences, barns, goats and chickens. The middle of June seems far to long to wait to move. I decided in the meantime to make an egg basket while I wait. This basket turned out much larger than anticipated, meaning I will need many chickens to fill this basket. We are so excited for this new chapter in our lives!
Lots of exciting things happening today at Cacia Farms! We accepted an offer on our house, this means I don’t have to wake up every morning and coral kitties. Tomorrow we have the inspection on the future bigger home of Cacia Farms. We will also have an opportunity to take pictures of the house as well as look more closely at the pastures. Lastly, Ewestace was joined today by another bottle lamb whose mother didn’t want her. My husband got…
Its official we put our house up for sale today. It is exciting, stressful and bittersweet all at once. We are very happy to look forward to moving to our new farm that is about 50 minutes east of where we are now. I will have 22 beautiful acres to farm with my dogs, and most exciting for me move my horse home. I can’t quite express in words all the emotions running through me but the strongest is defiantly…
We have all had those days when we don’t want to cook or we aren’t feeling well. I try to cook enormous amounts of food that freezes or cans well when I can: chicken, turkey, burgers, chicken stock, chili and anything else I can preserve well. This makes my life profoundly easier when I may not be feeling well or just don’t want to cook. Today I made pulled pork for dinner and will freeze the rest in dinner size…