The piglets have been darling and I spend several minutes a day out in the pen just observing and enjoying the antics of Wattles nine piglets. Even though aspects of having pigs on the farm have been stressful, these cuties have lightened my heart tremendously. But, this week, I have more new babies. I now […]
I got a version of this recipe from Fiona Haynes at about.com. These pork chops are excellent for grilling. 4 pork chops of your choice 1/2 cup of orange juice 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped (or substitute dried thyme) 1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped ( or substitute dried parsley) Salt to taste Place pork chops
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We had several days of cloudy, drizzly weather with the highs frequently in the sixties. Yesterday, the temperature climbed to ninety degrees. I have to admit that I didn’t mind it. I’d rather sweat a little than be cold. I was reminded that I need to keep a closer eye on my pigs as Daisy
For the entire month of April, until these past few days, we have not received any rain. The rain did finally come and it was a nice, slow, steady rain. The kind that soaks in nicely and doesn’t wash away all my topsoil. I actually love the rain, but my spirit begins to sag after
Although parts of Oklahoma have seen some devastating tornadoes already this year, we have not experienced any. We have had our share of wind though. I know it doesn’t compare in the least to the horrific damage a tornado produces. I am, however, in the process of repairing wind damaged animal structures here. We like
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I understand that owning animals can come with costs that occasionally end up being more than just infrastructure, and feed. I understood this with each and every animal type I’ve taken on. Still, I’ve tried to keep my costs to a minimum to the best of my ability. In the past five years, I don’t
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The days before I left for the Self-Reliance festival were very busy and stressful. Anytime I make plans to leave town, it’s stressful as I do everything in my power to make life simple for those who stay behind. I make sure they have food that is easily prepared and that the animal chores are
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There aren’t enough whole chicken recipes anymore as American society (those who cook anyway) began to cook with chicken breasts only. This whole chicken recipe is a nice, easy introduction that’ll take some of the unknowns out of cooking great meals from scratch. As I took this page out of a cookbook long ago, I
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I love Spring, although, in many ways Fall is probably more my favorite season. There seem to be more days in the Fall where the weather is steady and nice. The temperatures are more stable along with the weather events. In Spring, the welcomed warmer weather is volatile; torrential rains, hail, tornadoes, twenty degrees one
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I could be really wrong, but it looks like my Idaho pasture pig, Daisy is very pregnant. The problem is, I never saw Oscar Mayer “do the deed” to know when to expect piglets. This is my first time with pigs in the first place and certainly my first time with a true prospect of
