-
Chaotic pig day
Good morning. I have just come back inside from shifting Sheila by torchlight back to her new field, why you ask, because yesterday my whole plan fell into piggie chaos. It all started with Sheila coming into heat, which she does on occassion and she was chasing her calves round and round the field, so…
-
Good morning Farmy
After being away from the farm for ten days I am pleased to report that all the animals are well and shiny and the ones who should be fat are fat and the ones who should be lean are still lean. Our John did a very good job. Above are the little pigs – they…
-
Back on the farm.
I am home again. And like every time I come home to the farm I am haunted by this little nursery rhyme. To Market, to Market To market, to market to buy a fat pig; Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. To market, to market, to buy a fat hog; Home again, home again, jiggety-jog. To…
-
Letter from Alexis in USA
Hi everyone, I’m so excited to be a guest writer at thekitchensgarden & glad you have stopped in with us today. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about why I starting homesteading & also to encourage others who may be thinking about homesteading to start. I feel like there isn’t just one reason to why I decided to…
-
A letter from Minnesota
I hope you’ll forgive me for breaking Celi’s “rule” about keeping current with one’s blog photos. It’s winter in Minnesota, which is blindingly white at best, boring and bare at worst. But it’s making me happy to see these photos from last summer and the summer before that, so let’s just enjoy the greenery for…
The Kitchen's Garden 