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Farm News From one kid to 80 in the span of a week, and nearly 40 does freshened, meteoric best describes the start of the 2024 kidding...

Farm News Balmy February afternoons, sun-drenched orange skies. Confused crocuses open their purple pedals atop last fall's dead leaves....

After nearly 20 years of launching our little farmstead & artisan creamery on the prairie, we are excited to announce that the farm,...

Farm News Dateline christmas eve: sunny and warm, goats grazing in the pasture as if it was september. Fast forward a few days,...

Farm News On this shortest day of the year, the finality of the season is upon us. The breeding bucks have moved back to their bachelor...

It is hard not savor these warm sunny days of mid December. Goats lounging in the dry lot as they wait for their barn to be cleaned,...

While our main cheese maker Kato is away in Vermont attending an intensive cheese making course, I am back in the creamery full time. ...

In these days leading up to the holidays, we are in full production blitz. Our farm store and farm kitchen have been converted into...

On the eve of thanksgiving, I find myself reflecting on some things for which I am grateful. As farmers, we derive our livelihood from...

The morning frost on desiccated leaves has been fleeting in these unusually warm november days. The intensity of sunlight is deceiving;...

Sometimes, the week's reflections are best captured by a poem and some beautiful photographs. Shout out to Iris Riggs, one of last week's...

This week, we hosted a few hundred high school students from Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. They are all members of "Future Farmers of...

Farm News We returned home this week to gusty winds, unsettled skies and fall foliage in full regalia. With daylight waning and nights...

This week, Wes and I are away from the farm. We have travelled to Forest Grove, Oregon to celebrate the 100th birthday of Wes' mother,...

As I watch the setting sun's rays break through clouds over a dusty soybean field in harvest, I turn back toward the still-green alfalfa...

For the breeding bucks of Prairie Fruits Farm, the halcyon days of leisurely foraging in the summer pastures have ended. Yesterday...

Farm News The autumnal equinox reminds us of the push-pull nature of fall. The alfalfa fields are still growing, begging for a fourth...

Farm News Dateline: rural champaign county, late september. Farm aromas: pure bucks in rut. The seasonal smell of bucks ready to breed is...

Farm News The seasonal amnesia that clouded our decision to plant way too many tomatoes in spring is gone. The stored heat of august is...

Farm News Several weeks ago, I had driven over to my neighbor's property to borrow some dishes and silverware for our upcoming farm...