We tackled Hal this week, at least the front quarters of him, and he's proven to be quite formidable. Beef is generally hung to age in four quarters, then each quarter is carried up to the butcher shop to be further broken down into the various cuts. In Hal's case we cut the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Butchering the Bull
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Full and By Farm: “Boy, that’s one good potato.”
"Boy, that's one good potato" is a sentiment expressed around our house a lot lately. It's been a few weeks since we dug into the bags of russet potatoes and I haven't wanted to look back since. Moist, firm, waxy, dry and mealy are the terms bandied about in seed catalogues to … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: “Boy, that’s one good potato.”
Moving the Cows at Essex Farm
"The dairy herd is pastured way out at the eastern end of the field called Superjoy this week, grazing the rich oat and pea mix we planted in September. I was the evening milker yesterday, and as I made the trek out, the sun was beginning to set and the wind was picking up, … [Read more...] about Moving the Cows at Essex Farm
Full and By Farm: Cattle Escape in the Night
A few months ago I would have just about taken a nap in the pasture with our beloved bull Hal. We raised him up since he was a wee one and he payed the perfect amount of attention to us as well as kept the perfect amount of distance from us. Calmly moving when we asked him to … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Cattle Escape in the Night
Full and By Farm: Preparing for Winter
Sorry this is so belated, I lost power mid-way through the second paragraph and only recently have had it restored. We were quite surprised early this morning to open the door to Silka, our loving barn cat who wants nothing more in life than to be an indoor cat, sitting on a … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Preparing for Winter