Category Archives: Livestock

Pasture Adickes Farm

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Tom

http://pastureadickes.com/ That is the website of the farm we went and spent the day at yesterday.  People whom we had met over the internet, with much the same philosophy of life, from different backgrounds, and 4 kids of their own, … Continue reading →

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There And Back Again. Safely This Time.

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Tom

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the car accident that changed all of our lives.  It was also the day we arrived back home after spending a week at Pine Beach Resort on Side Lake Minnesota with family. For … Continue reading →

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Blogging A Break: Bunny, Minnetonka Garden & Chickens

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Tom

Patti has mostly bunny proofed Piper’s section of the yard, and Fern is thrilled with the new exploring possibilities. She tastes everything she finds back there, which is going to end the volunteer beans I have left, but she is … Continue reading →

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Growing At Home, Chickens, Prepping Minnetonka

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Tom

Today was a family garden and livestock day.  In the morning I puttered around our backyard trying to take photos documenting where things are right now in a microscopic way without much luck, but I at least can show some … Continue reading →

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Ness Farm & Anonymous

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Tom

(Chickens shown above are the Ness’.  Ours are still at David’s property and doing fine there). Today the garden I have at the Ness farm was planted.  After all of the older girls were off to school we headed over … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Conversion

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Tom

I had a grocery bag full of corncobs with some kernels still attached, another of bean husks, and a half dozen pumpkins, some carved, some not, that had been sitting frozen on ours and our neighbor’s doorsteps until things thawed … Continue reading →

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Pickled Eggs & More Squash

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Tom

  I am really trying to get through the squash I want to save seeds from.  Another 20 pounds of them peeled and sliced filled up all the racks of my dehydrator. Each slice is a quarter inch to three … Continue reading →

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Honey Never Spoils

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Tom

  We had some honeycomb in plastic bins left over from last year.  For a while the kids had just been eating it with spoons, but the bins had been put away and forgotten for a bit, and then the … Continue reading →

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Getting Caught Up On Things

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tom

Operating system and software update is complete.  Here are some of the photos and what we have been doing. The top photo is a mix of green tomatoes, onions and garlic.  I slice and layer them in pans, then salt … Continue reading →

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No Camera, But Still Doing Things

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Tom

We are bereft of the ability to illustrate the things we are doing.  Temporary, but still annoying.  The Coolpix Nikon camera that I was not particularly thrilled with crapped out after only 7 months of taking photos.  So, cost of … Continue reading →

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