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
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Spotty Pigs
After threatening to start a farmette last year, with best, yet insufficiently serious intentions, this winter, we were finally able to locate pigs to add to our otherwise avian (and canine – let’s not forget canine) menagerie. But not just any pigs, mind you. Given my preoccupation with obscure winter squash, and our love of… Continue Reading
Introducing Tiny Farmhouse Tours: Culinary Tours in Italy
Four years ago today, the first post on Poor Girl Gourmet went up, with me not having any clue where it would lead, but very happy to be combining photography, writing, and the sharing of recipes, stories, and thoughts on food and wine all in one place. Prior to starting Poor Girl Gourmet, there were… Continue Reading
What to Expect When You’re Starting Out Pig Farming
“You know your life is complete when your wife gets you pigs for Christmas,” JR announced to my great-uncle during a visit to our house this past weekend. After he made this bold statement, we proudly toured my great-uncle around showing him the temporary fence that would guide the pigs from their winter home in… Continue Reading
Welcome to Tiny Farmhouse!
When I first met JR, way back in the early 1990s, he was raising Black Angus cattle. He was a little ahead of the curve in his cattle-rearing (like 20 years or so), as they were grass-fed. And this was a good thing, because they were tasty, but also a bad thing, because technique for cooking grass-fed… Continue Reading