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REKO Markets are the way to sell!

REKO Markets are the way to sell!

by Resi | Jul 8, 2020 | Instagram, Other Permaculture Stories, Other Updates

REKO Markets are the way to sell! I have to say that since the COVID-19 restrictions went into place and restaurants and farmer’s markets were shut down, there has been a scramble to reconnect farmers to markets. And this, at a time when farmers were stuck with...
Chaos Gardening

Chaos Gardening

by Resi | May 26, 2020 | Instagram, Other Permaculture Stories, Other Updates, Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture

Chaos Gardening Gardens for food and beauty I’ve always wanted beautiful chaotic, mostly self maintaining flower gardens. You know, the kind where the flowers do their thing from year to year and your biggest job for maintenance is filling in gaps, keeping them from...
Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture Design – Step 1 – Creating the Base Map

Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture Design – Step 1 – Creating the Base Map

by Resi | May 20, 2020 | Instagram, Other Updates, Permaculture Design Steps, Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture

Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture Design - Step 1 - Creating the Base Map   Whole Farm Planning & Farm Permaculture Design:Getting Started   As I see this process, it is three pronged. The farm business, which includes the business plan, marketing, sales,...
Planting the fence

Planting the fence

by Resi | May 19, 2020 | Instagram, Other Permaculture Stories, Other Updates, Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture

Planting the fence Starting the food process… It is spring and seed needs to get put in the ground. So, even though we are in the very beginning stages of the analysis and design process to convert the whole farm to a permaculture haven, and have a lot of work...
Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture Design – Step 1 – Creating the Base Map

Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture Design – Getting Started

by Resi | Mar 28, 2020 | Instagram, Other Updates, Permaculture Design Steps, Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture

Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture Design - Getting Started   Whole Farm Planning & Farm Permaculture Design:Getting Started   As I see this process, it is three pronged. The farm business, which includes the business plan, marketing, sales, taxes, etc,...
2018 National Goat Conference – Tuskegee U

2018 National Goat Conference – Tuskegee U

by Resi | Sep 23, 2018 | Featured Slider, Other Updates

2018 National Goat Conference   Eryn and I were fortunate to be a last minute recipient of a producer’s grant to attend the 2018 National Goat Conference in Montgomery Alabama.As far as we can tell, this conference, planned and hosted every three years by the...

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Tasty treats. But we prefer the new natural veggie Tasty treats. But we prefer the new natural veggies and dirt exposed by moving every day. Generally, we move the pen, then dump and refresh the water and fill the feed bucket with goodies. But they are usually so happy with the new stuff from the move, they ignore the feed at first... #piggylove #homesteading #growwhatyoueat
These adorable akbash guardian pups will be ready These adorable akbash guardian pups will be ready for their new jobs in about 4 weeks! A friend of our in WV raises them. Dam and sire have the sweetest personalities. ❤️
Moving piggies. Getting them used to the goats. We Moving piggies. Getting them used to the goats. We usually co-mingle them in the pasture for amazing parasite management and soil results. ❤️ When they get big enough, well turn them loose.
Still have lots of green grasses. Piglets are in a Still have lots of green grasses. Piglets are in a portable pen that gets moved every day. #happypigs #iffarm
So happy to have pigs back on the farm! Meet our n So happy to have pigs back on the farm! Meet our new waddle/Berkshire piggies! We’ll keep two for breeding. The red boar and one of the females.
Suddenly we feel safer roosting at the house. 🙄 Suddenly we feel safer roosting at the house. 🙄 #stupidchicken #smartchicken #iffarm
Mmmmmmm... it’s that time of year. 😍 #figseas Mmmmmmm... it’s that time of year. 😍 #figseason #yummyfigs #iffarm
Munch, munch, munch. Endless greenery = fat #goats Munch, munch, munch. Endless greenery = fat #goats #goatlove #happygoats
Our #automaticchickenwaterer has been going for we Our #automaticchickenwaterer has been going for weeks now and is working better than expected! This open top #rainbarrel is setup at the corner of the roof. Even though there aren’t any #raingutters the barrel catches enough #rainwater that we rarely have to fill it. Oddly, it stays pretty clean. Although I noticed some #mosquitolarvae Today, I relocated #tadpoles from our aquaponics tank to this system to naturally take care of the larvae. Hopefully, by the time they hop away, it will be too cool for the larvae growth... #iffarm #permaculture #naturalsolutions
An interesting farm morning... #paddlethepond #far An interesting farm morning... #paddlethepond #farmchores #tadpoles  #iffarm
While the #chickens are out foraging, #mothergoose While the #chickens are out foraging, #mothergooseandco sneak in for a mid-day snack... #iffarm #goosegoose
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