Spring is the season of new life. After the long harsh winter (well, not this year!), the ground thaws, the trees bud, and most animals begin to raise their new young. This week, a bit late in the spring, brought the first births from the livestock at the Flying T, courtesy of our flock of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘eggs’
31 Jan
The Egg Business – Progress Report
Our 7-year-old son runs the egg business on our farm. We paid the startup costs – buying the chicks, converting an emu hut to a coop, and buying feed and supplies. Once the first group started laying, he took over the rest. He now buys the food, cares for the chickens and eggs, markets the [...]
11 Oct
Organic?
When we first started dreaming about our farm, “organic” was high in our priorities. This flows out of our family mission, to glorify God in all ways, and to live that out on our farm by raising, managing, and using His creation in a healthy, sustainable, humane, and respectful manner. Since we planned to produce [...]
A Joyful Birth