Farm Crawl!

We'll be at the Farm Crawl in southern Iowa tomorrow - hope to see you there!

Last Few Weeks in PIctures

Lots of farm visits, lots of friends, lots of exploring, frog catching, running, playing.......and then we all were down with a stomach bug that I am still convinced might have been food poisoning. Then we were all up and back at it again. And that's life on the farm! Days like this have us running hard, but the laughing and smiling are what rejuvenate the heart. Thank you to all who have brought us joy this summer and this lifetime. :)

Family Farm, Picking Apples

We made apple picking a family effort on weekend. Usually it is just me and the girls, but our wonderful friend Amanda said we could clear her entire, yummy, loaded tree and I needed help with the high branches. We still did not completely clear it and will have to make various trips for windfall soon. Also, not all these apples are for the pigs, as the girls have voted they are the yummiest apples ever. They are also storing amazingly well.

I love that our farm is a family effort. 3 generations working hard here. With many hands it didn't take long to gather three laundry tubs of apples. We'll head out this Saturday as well for our next round of picking. So grateful for these wonderful sources of food for our pigs.

Pig in the Pasture

This pig is going to be harvested on Thursday. He is in the finishing acre, feasting on really good fresh picked apples (some windfall too, but not as much since we found a really good tree to pick for this week) and 10-15 gallons of whey per day between just four pigs. We also offer them grain but they are not eating much of that, opting for the delicious food instead.  Next week the next round of pigs will also get pears. Very exciting change in season. :)