Farm Frugality - When Want Goes Away
When I was 39 (17 years ago) I met frugality. Back then, it arrived cloaked as minimalism. I took stock of my belongings and began to see...
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Sarah Brenner
Dec 7, 20232 min read
Farm Projects & Farm Direct Shopping
Yearend is when farmers reinvest their earnings back into the business. Building maintenance, machinery updates, new tires, parts and...
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Sarah Brenner
Nov 28, 20234 min read
Showing Up At The Farm: Tips and Tricks
When we showed up at my brother's house for Thanksgiving, we knew exactly where to go. We were expected inside the house and understood...
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Sarah Brenner
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Is socialization pooping you out?
This is Spooky Chicken. He's one of our steers who always wants to be alone. Bill fixed the yard fence today and Spooky Chicken left the...
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Sarah Brenner
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Help Me Build a BLUE ZONE
(Happy scenery on the farm-to-farm walking tour) Ever since landing myself in the ER to find that I needed a pacemaker, I have become...
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Sarah Brenner
Oct 11, 20232 min read
FOCUS Farm Store
As the restaurant sale went though negotiations, I felt the need to hunker down, and in a sense, hold my breath. We received the offer...
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Sarah Brenner
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Bull Calves on the Lawn & Too Hot To Cook
This bull calf caught the, "Because I Can" illness! He's on the lawn because he fits (just barely) between the broken slats of the fence....
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Sarah Brenner
Aug 16, 20236 min read
Now, There's A Good Farmer
Carlsbad Caverns Spring Getaway 2023 There's nothing like a drive in the countryside with a farmer! I'm mesmerized by old farm houses and...
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Sarah Brenner
Jun 14, 20232 min read
In a dry year you get DONE
Time to start foraging chamomile for FARM TEA FARMER WILLIAM says, If it doesn't rain, we won't have second crop hay to cut and bale....
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Sarah Brenner
Aug 30, 20224 min read
The Symbolic Meaning of Food
This time of year the sun's abrupt angle starts to feel harsh conjuring Fall and its hazy hot yellows. The quiet blanketed greens give...
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Sarah Brenner
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Watch Your Step
There is A LOT going on out here on the farm despite the very crappy weather! William has been feeling very boxed in unable to get...
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Sarah Brenner
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Do you Tea Time on the Flyway?
This week, with all of these April showers sure to bring May flowers, I decided it was time to dig into my bags of dried herbs and...
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Sarah Brenner
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Do You Choose Your Own Work?
That's a lot of pressure, eh? This was Grandma's tongue-in-cheek saying for keeping the kids on task. The idea of work has been on my...
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Sarah Brenner
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Burn Piles or Hugelkultur?
It's that time of year when we're all itching to get outside, clean up the perennial landscaping and fantasize about this year's kitchen...
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Sarah Brenner
Mar 23, 20224 min read
Maple & Mud Madness
Once March in Wisconsin comes around all you hear are things like, "Get your trees tapped?" "How many you tap this year?" "Your trees...
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Sarah Brenner
Mar 16, 20225 min read
How to elevate your COOL FACTOR when it comes to grocery shopping
Do you get depressed grocery shopping? Do the piles of junk food destined to clog some poor soul's heart or spike their blood sugar...
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Sarah Brenner
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Let the SYRUPING Begin!
The forecast looks great to open the farm store this weekend! We'll be open (March 12-13) Saturday and Sunday 9-5, and if the timing is...
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Sarah Brenner
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Rye Straw for a PERFECT SUMMER
Seed catalogues are piling up on my counter and I am beginning to think about summer gardens. By the end of March I'll have a pile of...
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Sarah Brenner
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Blog Post Word Play
While William and I enjoy morning coffee, we usually take a quick glance at the weather forecast and discuss our plans for the day. Me:...
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Sarah Brenner
Feb 1, 20222 min read
Those farmers sell me dirty eggs! Here's why.
The city girl in me never once considered the idea of egg washing - to be or not to be - taking on such a task. When William gifted me a...
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