GwenMar 63 min readGrowing Clean Wool Fleece: Part 1A current growing pain we have is how to economically keep the sheep’s fleece as clean as possible. Unfortunately, the nature of wool...
BrodyOct 19, 20222 min readMaking it Work: Our "New" Water TrailerSheep, like all animals have basic needs: shelter, companionship, food (and of interest to today’s blog), water. Normally our sheep have...
BryanOct 12, 20222 min readConstruction Update: October 2022My focus here at the farm over the last while has been the building of Gwendolyn and Brody’s house. While it has been a major focus of...
BryanSep 14, 20222 min readWinter is ComingSo fall is just around the corner! Not necessarily what a farmer wants to think about – especially up here where winter likes to in sneak...
BrodyAug 24, 20222 min readRock and Roll Party FarmHaying time is here again, and while it is later in the season than usual, and it seems to be taking much longer than anticipated thanks...
BryanAug 17, 20222 min readConstruction Season on a FarmEach year since we moved to the farm here south of Thunder Bay, there has been “construction”. Some of it more minor – fence re-building...
BryanJul 13, 20221 min readLambing Update: July 2022Last month I wrote about the frustrations around getting equipment and supplies. Fortunately, most stuff that relates to our lambing is...
BryanJun 15, 20222 min readOut of Stock: How the supply chain issues are impacting usThere is a common refrain from most every farmer I know (and certainly the situation extends well beyond farming) – about the huge delays...
