Farm News The resilient and prolific Seckel pears have been a phoenix rising from the disheveled orchard “ashes” this summer. The trees...

Farm News Never say never. New team, new times. Despite my reservations about baling our own hay again, our dairy team couldn’t stand to...

Farm News It is hard to argue with blue skies, dry air and temperatures in the low '80's. Yet, the soil is showing signs of thirst, and...

Farm News Following the violent thunderstorms that blew through our area earlier this week, we emerged out of the dense thicket of heat...

Farm News August is the time of year when I can catch my breath just a little bit. Typically, the goats’ milk production begins its slow...

Farm News One week ago tonight, I stood at my kitchen counter, cellphone in hand, and tuned into the livestream of the American Cheese...

Farm News It’s been a while since I made the weekly trip north to Chicago to deliver cheese. In fact, the last time I delivered cheese, I...

It has been a long time since we’ve hosted beekeepers and hives on our farm. Our original beekeeper, the legendary (in the local...

Farm News Believed to have its origins in ancient Mesopotamia, cottage cheese as we know it today is a quintessentially American cheese....

Farm News July is nearly upon us; the sun is strong and hot and we’re heading into Independence Day weekend. Farming with animals,...

Farm News When we got the grim ultrasound news in December that nearly 20 of our milking does had not been bred successfully, we decided...

Farm News Absolute temperatures hovering around 100 degrees. Heat indices (temperature plus humidity) pushing 110! No reprieve in the...

Farm News Our herb garden is neglected these days. Every day this spring, I scurry past the garden on my way from the house to the...

Farm News June is “National Dairy Month;” for sure a shameless promotion from the US Dairy Industry to get folks to drink more milk and...

Farm News After a two-year hiatus from in person audits from our friends at “A Greener World,” we had our audit today. The standards for...

Farm News The udders don’t lie. They are taut like an overly inflated balloon, ready to burst if not emptied twice daily. All of those...

Farm News Just like that, our prolonged wet and cold wintery-spring ended and daytime temperatures soared from the ‘50’s into the ‘90’s...

Farm News Our livelihood depends on mothers. Our goat mothers produce beautiful babies every spring, resuming their seasonal milk...

Farm News Carpe diem! Yesterday opened the small window of opportunity to clean out our milking goat barns. The previous two days’...

Farm News Weather is always on my mind. I am not a “weather nerd;” I am a dairy goat farmer and farmstead cheese maker. My livelihood...