Alternately, we could call this post “This Week in Thawing” because we’re not really outdoor gardening so much here. Not to belabor the fact – surely you’ve heard enough about New England’s awful winter, but, yes. There is still snow on the ground here at the end of March. Snowed last night, in fact (though… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Pigs
Some Pig
Fair warning for those of you who prefer not to read about animals that end up on our plates. You’ll want to skip this one. Also, pig farmers or other livestock farmers who have no patience for those just starting out who may still be too soft (this may or may not be me), you’ll… Continue Reading
Tiny Farmhouse Friday: Our First Litter of Gloucestershire Old Spots Pigs
Starting a pig farm is an awful lot like starting a family, only, you know, with less concern with affection between the partners. Though I do think that Zeke is rather smitten with Prudence and Rebecca, they’re a little less enthusiastic about him. He’s a pain in the arse at bedtime, he doesn’t know when… Continue Reading
Tiny Farmhouse Friday: National Pig Day
For real. It’s a thing. Today is National Pig Day. Saturday at our local feed and grain store is a busy day, horse owners loading their pick-up beds with bales of Canadian hay, our chicken-owning neighbors buying feed for the week, and pig owners like us buying grain and confessing to the store owner our… Continue Reading
Tiny Farmhouse Friday: Meet Screamin’, Schemin’ Zeke the Pig
If you spend 8 hours in an SUV with a 10-week old pig in the back, you’ll get to know a few things about him very quickly. First, you will know that he doesn’t like to drink water, he likes to snorkel. We filled a waterer for him multiple times on the drive from the… Continue Reading