The weekend of March 7 & 8 was a warm, windy and sunshine filled day in North Missouri; and the perfect day for us to finish seeding down our farm into perennial grasses and legumes. This project began all the way back in October 2015 when we purchased the farm. At that time, basically all …
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The Promise of Spring and Better Days Ahead
Although the landscape is still brown and barren, if we look closely we can see small green sprigs in the grass here in Missouri. There are beginning to be promises of the upcoming spring; the geese are headed back north, several robins have been spotted and the temperatures are beginning to creep up. As much …
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Changing Focus
Yesterday, Eli and Rebekah went to the rented pasture to help me set up the electric fence for our first paddock. They enjoy helping with that task and they had the added enjoyment of being able to help unload the custom grazing cattle later in the morning. We generally work together on the task, however, …
The Tale of an Energy Audit
Our electric coop does an awesome thing, for $100 you can have an energy audit done on your home to see where you can make improvements in energy usage. Earlier in the fall, we decided we should complete an audit. We knew that our home had very little insulation and that there were lots of …
Stocking up the Barn
There’s something about the smell of fresh cut hay that is so delicious! While I love that smell, the satisfaction of having added hay to the barn is even better. Thanks to a team effort from Scott, his Dad, Eli and myself meant we were able to get over 200 bales baled and stacked in …