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Baby pigs have got to be one of the cutest farm animals on earth. And boy are they quick!! They need to be to get out of their 700lb momma’s way when she wants move. This particular momma had 18 live piglets this spring – 18 WOW!! We were amazed as we continued to check [...]
For the last several years we have raised our own pork and offered natural pork and feeder pigs to members of our local community. We feed out about 7 or 8 hogs every year. We time the breeding of our sows so that they are farrowing in mid-March so that we can finish out our [...]
A recent visit from friends reminded me of the joy that comes from a simple loaf of bread. I have baked most of the bread for our family for the last several years, apart from a time when I took a break from it while pregnant with the twins and some other gaps here and [...]
The following information is from The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund regarding a bill that will be introduced to help protect the rights of both farmers and consumers to produce and consume raw milk. Here is the link to the full article http://www.farmtoconsumer.org . Please contact your reps and ask them to support this [...]
It would appear that the Greene County Health Department is exercising an anti raw milk political agenda. The following is a post from the local Weston A. Price foundation chapter website. Save Our Raw Milk In recent months farmers all over Southwest Missouri have been harassed by the Greene County Health Dept. The Health Dept. [...]
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My sister Deb has been busy on her new website dedicated to the Klessig and Andersland family genealogies. I helped her set up the website using TNG7 genealogy software. The setup was fairly straight forward. It uses php5 and mysql. Deb has only been at for a couple of weeks and the site is shaping [...]
I just finished building our new chicken tractor. I combined ideas from several designs that I found on the Internet. The finished tractor is 8.5′ by 11.5′. The hoop is constructed out of two cattle panels. It is light enough for one person to move which is a big plus in my book. A chicken [...]
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In addition to being on pasture, our pigs are on a diet consisting of vegetable scraps, chopped corn and other grains, bread, and milk/whey. They are not fed any soy. Fattened hogs are available by ½ or whole delivered to the butcher. Buyer pays all butchering costs.
We have lots of plants for sale right now. The greenhouse is crowded and spring has sprung. It’s time to get these seedlings outside!! We grow all heirloom varieties and have several different kinds of tomatoes and peppers as well as broccoli, cauliflower, red and green cabbage, and herbs. Tomatoes: German Red Strawberry Igignoli Gigante [...]
We do! Today is the day we can start saving Daisy’s milk. We will be making lots of cheese and have a bit more raw milk for sale to the general public. Whole milk is for sale for $6 a gallon, bring your own jars. For more information you can contact me at klessig@ozbb.net
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