Life and Death of a Chicken
The other day, we sent off 400-some chickens to a local butcher. We waited until 6pm or so (so it was dark and the chickens were less active), built a Continue Reading →
The other day, we sent off 400-some chickens to a local butcher. We waited until 6pm or so (so it was dark and the chickens were less active), built a Continue Reading →
There is an impressive array of wildlife that I see on a regular basis here. Unfortunately, I only have imagery of a few of them because I usually see them Continue Reading →
Today was the day to move the sheep between two pastures. They get folded across two fields separated by a quarter mile of dirt road, a creek, some more fields, and Continue Reading →
The main vegetable field has many crops at the moment — kale, several varieties of head and non-head lettuce, beets, collards, fennel, herbs, and several others. The black strips going down each Continue Reading →
First, let’s meet the piglets. These ones are a little older. In the background, you can see their mamas, the sows. Here’s Sturgill, the big breeder male we’ve got. You Continue Reading →
Part of my pay here is 2lbs of pork sausage per week. The pigs are raised here on the farm, then sent to a local butcher who seasons the meat, Continue Reading →
I am now a farmhand at Bluebird Farm in Morganton, NC. My first day was September 1st. Bluebird Farm grows many types of vegetables and raises several types of livestock. Continue Reading →