Little Red Farm Blog

As I type this the current temp is zero degrees... but, I thought I would share with you what winter on the farm means for us beyond shoveling snow, keeping water defrosted and making sure the animals have enough food and dry bedding to stay warm.Winter is actually our time for planning, improvements, and to (hopefully) catch our breath before the excitement and busyness of spring jump starts again. But, unlike crop farmers we don’t get to tuck all the equipment away in the barn and sit tight until the thaw. Animals still need to be cared for, milk jugs...

Happy Thanksgiving week Little Red Farm Friends! It is always so fun to see you at our annual Chicken & Turkey pick up during Friends & Family Night!  We started the weekend out with 90 chickens and 34 Turkeys and ended it with our 2 turkeys and 12 chickens for our family. Fresh, just processed poultry needs to rest for a minimum amount of time due to the natural changes that take place after death. Immediately after butchering rigor mortis sets in and as the meat chills it will stiffen. If you freeze or cook the bird then, it will...

It's hard to believe, one year ago on April 7th, 2019, I posted this photo above captioned with:  "Here’s to new beginnings...This farm store was not on the radar when we moved out here...but God. He has this vision for the farm and we are simply following His plan. He has consistently showed up, even when it’s overwhelming, and tiring. We can’t wait to see the families He blesses through this farm and the community that grows around it. Letting God show up big is faith stretching, but so amazing to watch. So here’s to the show, we can’t wait...

Two weeks ago, Kyle made the trip to Minnesota to bring home a new to us milking system that will cut our time doing chores in half! God blessed us with a larger system than we had originally anticipated and believe it's part of his plan. Currently we're milking 5 cows individually and with our new system, we'll be able to milk 4 cows at once. You will see in the pictures below, we've created a new milking room for this system as well as running a trench for water lines and drain pipes. In this milking room, will be the...