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The mystery of a missed goat birth.

Year after year we breed our dairy goat herd with hopes for new female offspring to grow the herd. Actually, the number one reason we breed is to bring our does back into milk, the offspring we keep...

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The ducks are living their BEST LIFE these days.

This crazy wet weather we have been having here in Southern Illinois isn’t making our high tunnel construction go very quickly- Yep you read that right we are building a high tunnel right now! Woho!...

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The excitement of almost spring…

You probably saw my live video over on Facebook yesterday. If you didn’t, we had goat kids born that I shared live. Mama was tiny and it was a first time birth that caught us by surprise. Babies...

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Meeting Southern Illinois Food Needs during Covid-19

March on the farm was an absolute whirlwind. Not only did we have loads of spring stuff to accomplish (including the new high tunnel) but Covid-19 has been heavy on the mind- both for the farm and...

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Bringing the joy of farm animals to your next virtual meeting…

Joy has been hard to come by at times while many portions of the country are observing stay at home orders. The economic uncertainty, isolation, the unknowns can easily overshadow the blessings. On...

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