by Staff-2021 | Dec 6, 2024 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, For two months, the marigolds have clung to the archway leading to the community altar, through rain, snow, and an abundance of wind. The petals have gone from plush to wilted to crispy, now converting to powder between fingertips. The season...
by Staff-2021 | Dec 4, 2024 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, We did it! This is our last pack out of the 2024 CSA season. We sent out between 60-100 vegetable shares (10 items per box) per week for 28 weeks. That’s somewhere between 16,800 and 28,000 vegetables packed (not even counting our wholesale...
by Staff-2021 | Dec 2, 2024 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, On Sunday, after 35 days of exposure to our Icelandic ram, Tuxy, I sorted the flock, putting the bred ewes and the 2024 lambs in one paddock and the wethers and ram in another. The average estrous cycle for ewes is 17 days, so the ram joins...
by Staff-2021 | Dec 1, 2024 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, The 2024 sheep breeding season is coming to a close, and Betty just couldn’t wait for me to sort the whole flock. She had to sneak out the gate behind me a little bit early, so I let her join the lamb paddock a half day before the other ewes....
by Staff-2021 | Nov 30, 2024 | Our Stories
Dear Curiosity Journal, BBBBRRRRRR! All of a sudden, winter is here! These are the harbingers on the farm. The water is frozen in the barn. Check. The wood stove gets moved into the barn. Check. The sheep water is frozen solid. Check. The goats are shivering....
