by Karen | Jul 5, 2017 | Life on the farm
We have added five turkeys to our farm. We had talked about the idea for a while but weren’t really prepared. Then one day we were at Murdoch’s (local farm department store where you can get clothing, boots, tools, equipment, fencing, garden items, toys,...
by Karen | Feb 27, 2017 | Life on the farm, Wellness
We moved to our 8+ acre farm May 2013. I want to be completely honest, the closest we had ever come to living on a farm was a garden. We moved here with one dog and one cat. The original motive was to be able to produce more of our own food. There is more to health...
by Karen | May 7, 2016 | Life on the farm
I live on an 8.6 acre farm in western Colorado. Farm life is a lot of work. There are few days off and even fewer vacations. I learn so much about life on my farm. Today I am sharing what I learned from my kids (baby goats), gates and rain. I move the goats to a...
by Karen | Dec 29, 2015 | Life on the farm, Wellness
We live on a farm. We moved here almost 3 years ago. I was wanting to be able live sustainably. My dream is still to produce as much of our food as we can. So far we would be eating rhubarb, garlic and winter squash if we were dependent on my gardening prowess....
by Karen | Jul 1, 2015 | Life on the farm
I had never had goats. I knew nothing about goats. In 2013 my husband and I bought a farm. One of the reasons we bought a farm, one of the requirements for the property we chose, was so I could raise dairy goats. (I am EXTREMELY lactose sensitive. Even one tiny...
by Karen | May 19, 2015 | Life on the farm
We moved to our farm two years ago. We were wanting to be more connected to where our food came from. We moved to our farm with some gardening experience and a dream of living sustainably. I’m sitting in our pole barn writing this reflecting on how we’ve experienced...
