Postby lilcliffy » Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:51 am
Our primary focus is growing food for our extended family and friends- meat and fresh, in-season vegetables.
We do sell enough meat to pay for a bit more than our operating costs. Looking like we may begin to sell some breeding stock as well. We breed and raise hogs (Berkshire), sheep (Katahdin), cows (Dexter), and chickens (Plymouth Rock). All of our animals are raised and live outside- year-round- though the chickens do of course have to come in at night- but I only close them in the coop when it gets below -20C ambient temperature. Sheep are bred to lamb in late winter- when it is beginning to warm up. Sows are bred to farrow around the third week of May so that they can be born outside. Our cows can calf at any time of year really- but, I do prefer to breed them so that I can do some hand-milking during the growing season.
Slowly and cautiously increasing our efficiency, obsessed with reducing our costs and maximizing the use of our 110 acres.
I am terrible for never taking photographs-videos. My wife does have a huge library though.
It has been slowly and gently snowing huge fluffy dry flakes for about 18 hours now- supposed to continue into the night. This should be all I need on top of the 2 foot-base of frozen white concrete!
BIG SNOW in my local forecast for the weekend and into Xmas Day!!!! Sunday looks a bit too warm for comfort (around freezing)- BUT, it usually snows instead of rains at this elevation at that temperature.
Looking up for epic skiing next week!
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.