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MEET OUR NEW LAWNMOWERS!
OUR FIRST SON GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL RECENTLY. THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO IT AND SINCE HAVE BEEN A BLUR OF ACTIVITY AND EMOTIONS. I SPENT MANY EVENINGS PUTTING TOGETHER A SLIDE SHOW OF HIS SCHOOL...
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RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING RAIN FOR THE PAST MONTH PRETTY STEADILY. THE GROUND EVERYWHERE IS SATURATED. THE PATHS ALONG THE FENCE LINES WHERE THE PIGS TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH FROM FIELD TO WOODS IS VERY, VERY...
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BREAD: MANNA FROM ABOVE
THESE LONG SUMMER DAYS ARE REALLY HELPFUL IN GETTING THINGS DONE. EVERYTHING IS GROWING NICELY, THE PASTURE IS HOLDING UP WELL IN SPITE OF ALL THE RAIN. SO MANY EVENTS AND PLACES TO VISIT AND SO LITTLE...
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UTILIZING ALL THE PARTS OF A PIG & A LITTLE ELBOW GREASE
WE SLAUGHTERED OUR FIRST LARGE BLACK PIG THAT WAS BORN ON OUR FARM AND RAISED TO THE PERFECT SIZE. WE HAVE HAD OUR OWN LARGE BLACK PIGS BEFORE THIS BUT THEY WERE A MATURE BOAR THAT WE HAD TO CULL, A...
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PIGLETS FOR SALE
R-E-L-I-E-F!!! WE HAVE HAD 3 LITTERS TO DATE AND A 4TH ONE TO GO WITH GOOD RESULTS, FINALLY. THE PIGLETS ARE ALL HEALTHY AND THRIVING AND IT FEELS SO GOOD TO HAVE BABIES IN THE BARN AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN...
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LITTLE ESCAPE ARTISTS
IT CAN BE CHALLENGING SOMETIMES TO LOCATE ALL OF THE PIGLETS WHEN YOU ARE DOING A HEAD COUNT AS THEY ARE VERY CLEVER AT BURYING THEMSELVES IN THE STRAW. I NEVER HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY MATURE PIGS AT...
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COMMON GROUND FAIR - INGENIUS
INGENUITY IS ALIVE AND WELL AND ON DISPLAY AT MOFGA'S CAMPUS FOR THREE DAYS KNOWN AS THE COMMON GROUND FAIR. EVERY YEAR THAT I GO I AM IMPRESSED WITH HOW THEY MANAGE THE CROWDS, ARRANGE THE...
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FALL FABULOUS
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PICTURES I HAVE TO TAKE UNTIL I GET THAT SHOT I WANT?? MANY, MANY MANY!! THIS LITTLE PIGLET HAD A FULL DAY OF EXPLORING A WHOLE NEW WORLD THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED OUTSIDE THE...
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PHOTO OF THE YEAR (per me)
THIS MAY BE THE PHOTO OF THE YEAR FOR ME!! THIS LITTLE PUDGY FELLA POSED PERFECTLY WHILE PLAYING IN THE STRAW AND LEAVES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE MILD TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT AND THE PIGLETS KEEP...
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THESE AREN'T MY DADDY'S POTATOES!
I CAN GET INTO TROUBLE WITH THE INTERNET. THERE ARE SO MANY IDEAS AND DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND WAYS OF DOING THINGS AND IT FEEDS MY CURIOSITY AND PLANTS IDEAS INTO MY HEAD THAT I JUST HAVE TO TRY. A...
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TIME FOR A DEEP BREATH
THERE HASN'T BEEN A SPARE MOMENT HERE FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THREE LITTERS OF PIGLETS GOT WEANED AND THE SOWS MOVED TO THE PADDOCKS IN THE WOODS. KING WAS ABLE TO GET REACQUAINTED WITH TWO OF THE...
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BILL GREEN'S VISIT
WHAT A BUSY WEEK! ONE WEEK AGO I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND HAD MESSAGES AND EMAILS FROM BILL GREEN. HE REACHED ME SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND BOOKED A VISIT MONDAY MORNING TO BE AIRED THAT EVENING ON THE...
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BRRRRR - IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!
A LOT OF THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN UNDER A COLD SPELL. ARTIC AIR IS MOVING BACK IN THIS WEEK FOR A FEW DAYS. THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT ACCOMMODATIONS THAT SHOULD BE MADE TO BE CERTAIN ANIMALS ARE SAFE AND...
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LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
THE YOUNGER GENERATION IS VERY USED TO USING TECHNOLOGY IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR DAILY LIVES. I WAS IN COLLEGE BEFORE I SAW THE FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND THEN ONLY LEARNED TO USE IT FOR WORD...
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RAISING MEAT PIGS IN WINTER
OFTEN TIMES PLANS DON'T WORK OUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SELLING TO OTHERS. I HAD BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH A LADY IN NY AND ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO FIND HERITAGE BREED PIGS IN HER STATE....
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A CHAMPION OF BARN CATS
MISCHIEF, OUR BARN CAT, CAME TO LIVE WITH US JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE MOVED HERE. THAT WILL BE 10 YEARS AGO THIS SPRING. OUR YOUNGEST SON ALWAYS WANTED A CAT BUT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND OTHER SON HAVE...
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BUYING MEAT IN BULK FOR FREEZER
IT'S FOREIGN TO ME THE IDEA OF NOT HAVING MEAT IN THE FREEZER IN LARGE QUANTITIES AND THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE, PERHAPS THE MAJORITY, WHERE BUYING A SIDE OR WHOLE ANIMAL IS FOREIGN TO THEM. RAISING...
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LITTER VIA ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION - YIPPEE!
FINALLY WE GOT A LITTER VIA ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION ON OUR 4TH SHOT AT IT! NOT GREAT ODDS BUT IT ACHIEVED THE GOAL OF ADDING ANOTHER BOAR LINE TO OUR FARM AND FOR NEW ENGLAND BREEDERS. I HAD USED...
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