Tag Archives: Homesteading

Farm Bounty Dinner

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

One of the joys of running this family farm is that when we have dinner guests it’s a pleasure to cook with the great ingredients that we have on hand.  Tonight’s menu? Pork shoulder roast in a sherry/soy glazed, homemade … Continue reading →

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The Farm for Week of May 18th

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Things to continue to chug along here.  We feel like our first week of USDA pork sales went well and many customers also bought some of Sol Farm’s organic veggies to go along with their pork or egg purchase.  I … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update for May 13th

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

A busy and great weekend for us.  In lamb news the first of our babies got picked up to go to his new home.  Groucho will become the ram for a very cool little homestead and “outdoor college”  Alderleaf Farm … Continue reading →

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What Does it Take to Get Pork by the Pound?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

“A great life with only one really bad day”.  That is my mantra when it’s butchering day at our farm.  It can make me feel a bit better, but it’s still hard.  One thing that is reassuring is that for … Continue reading →

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May Newsletter

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Rolling Bay Farm’s awesome newsletter!  Great happenings to nourish you body & soul                                                 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Rolling Bay Farm May Newsletter Farm News Got Pork????  We do!!!!!  We can finally offer USDA pork … Continue reading →

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A Little “Lamb Love”

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I’d say our Finnsheep lambs are well socialized.  Wouldn’t you?  Only two left to sell.  They went fast!

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Blinky’s Brush with Death

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

My day begins at 5:15 AM feeding the sheep their grain and the lambs their bottles.  I almost had a dead lamb at 5:30 AM.  Here is Blinky’s story. I uneventfully put down three pans of sheep chow this morning … Continue reading →

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Get to Know Our Lambs (bios on our babies)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Since we have a small amount of lambs this year it’s been wonderful to get to know all of them individually.  Here’s a little bio on each of them. Luanne’s Lambs – the oldest Triplets (for sale) These are 3 … Continue reading →

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Ride ‘em Pigboy!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

I spent most of last weekend painting the inside of our new farm stand.  It is going to look sharp!  At one point Mark asked me to come out and help him give his sows a shot. He had gotten … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Lambing Season 2012

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Our first lambing season is over and I’m happy (and a wee bit surprised) to say that it all went well and every lamb is thriving.  It felt a little bit dramatic at the start, but I learned that most … Continue reading →

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