We haven’t written much about the pigs since they arrived in May, I’m not sure why. Like all the other animals on the farm, they play a vital role in maintaining the ecosystem. Their main job is aerating the soil, turning over compacted soil, and in doing so they are also able to clear overgrown [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Brush Hogs
Posted in Farming, tagged pastured pork on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chicken Shelter 2.0
Posted in News, tagged Pastured chickens on June 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Thank you to everyone who attended our Field Day yesterday. I hope you enjoyed it as much as Omar and I did. We got many nice comments, suggestions, and even some offers of volunteer help! There is never a shortage of need for help. A group of students from High Mowing School has recentely helped [...]
Reminder–Field Day Sunday
Posted in News on June 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Reminder: we are hosting a Field Day this Sunday, June 20 from 12 to 4PM. Stop by and help us feed, water and move the pigs, chicks and cows, and learn all about our pasture-based livestock management system. Remember to bring a lunch. Address: 226 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield, NH.
We’re EQUIPed
Posted in News, tagged EQUIP program, NRCS on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is nothing like having a giant excavator working on your property to get the neighbors to stop by, asking what on earth is going on. The answer: we just received a grant from the NRCS EQUIP program to fund a number of projects, including repairing this section of road that was badly eroded. In [...]
New Digs
Posted in Farming, tagged Pastured chickens on June 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today we moved the chicks out of the brooding house and into their new movable pasture shelter. From now on they will get a good percentage of their nutrition from grass, bugs, and worms. Unfortunately, not all the chicks are clear on the concept of staying inside the poultry net electric fence to be protected [...]
