This post could have easily be called, “On remembering why we started”. Though I microblog a lot these days, there are times I’m not sure how to even address the battles happening on the farm and within myself… And so I wait to find the right words at the right…
It’s been a rough spring on the farm! Let me tell you, keeping animals is hard. Like, daydreaming-of-throwing-in-the-towel hard. We’ve seen a lot of loss here in the past couple of months and so I, really and truly, just didn’t want to tell you another sad story. So I didn’t…
Whew…they say things come in waves…and in threes…and so, boy do I have a story for you! As the title alludes, we had seven kids born within 14 hours here this weekend…Saturday afternoon thru Sunday morning. Lucy started showing signs of labor late on Friday evening. Pawing a bit, begging…
We’ve got three extension cords running the property to power the baby monitor and a shop light down in the Goat Barn… The Emergency Care Bin down in the Garden Shed (which is right next to the goat’s yard)… And clothes, jackets, hats, and headlamps all laid out on the…
When Kitty set her clutch in January, I thought she was a bit off her rocker… But I rolled with it and let her do her thing, trusting her instincts over my human worry. When she hatched out nine of 15 eggs I thought that seemed about right given the…
I’d like to formally introduce you to my next Chapter and new business: Straightforward Woo. But before I get into all things Woo, I’d like to start by saying that this space isn’t going anywhere, so don’t worry 
Ever Growing Farm will continue to grow and I will continue to…
I want to start off this post by thanking each and every one of you for your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes (whether spoken or left unspoken) as we’ve processed our losses. Your care, compassion, and intentions for us are all so deeply appreciated. I realize that the last couple…
You guys, we lost our sweet pup Arco in the night last night and we are absolutely heartbroken. We don’t know what happened and may never know. . . Though hindsight being what it is, in between bouts of tears, cuddling with E, and keeping ourselves busy, we have a guess or…