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A Year on the Farm
Enjoy this archive of past newsletters. We hope it gives you a taste of life on the farm!


November 2021
The last few days have been great after a few weeks of wet weather. The lambs have all been put in the barn to continue fattening. The...
Nov 8, 2021


October 2021
Here is a nice morning picture from one of the pretty spots on the farm. I called the cows and they are on the move to fresh pasture....
Oct 11, 2021


September 2021
We are enjoying the bountiful grass this year. I don’t think the pastures have ever looked better. One of the sheep flocks is grazing the...
Sep 14, 2021


August 2021
Today we did a short sheep move down the road. One of the great things about sheep is they are such good followers. With a little...
Aug 10, 2021


July 2021
With timely rains the pastures have grown really well over the last month. After the trampling, clipping and hay cutting, the fields grow...
Jul 12, 2021


June 2021
This time of year in New York, we generally have way more grass on the farm than our animals can eat. This year the quantity of grass is...
Jun 14, 2021


May 2021
Grazing is in full swing here on the farm and on a solar field about 20 miles away. This summer we are trying something new by grazing...
May 10, 2021


April 2021
Wow, last month we had 6 inches to a foot of snow on the ground, and now in places we have 6 inches of fresh green grass. We are still a...
Apr 12, 2021


March 2021
The longer days, warmer weather, and the sun in exchange for mud is a fair deal in my eyes. The next few weeks on the farm will be pretty...
Mar 9, 2021


February 2021
Things look a bit different on the farm than last month. There is a foot or more of snow everywhere that makes feeding animals and just...
Feb 9, 2021


January 2021
Happy New Year! The big news on the farm right now is the construction of a new farm store. It’s a pole barn, a portion of which will be...
Jan 12, 2021


December 2020
I hope things are going well. The great weather we had in October has continued in to November and December. As I wrote earlier, the area...
Dec 8, 2020
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