The ebb and flow of the seasons on the farm command a variety of chores and activities.
In addition to the weekly demands of livestock, edibles and creative earthwork projects, there are surprises from week to week that keep everyone on their toes. The farm life is exciting, demanding and unpredictable, full of lessons to be learned and life to be lived. We would’t have it any other way.
It’s all about context
Well, I'll avoid starting this post with my normal line and just say whew it's Friday, I hope your week was a tad more relaxed than ours. I love every minute of it, but there's [...]
Short but sweet
I'll try to keep today's weekly update in line with the title, but no guarantees. It's been another stellar week here at ABC Acres, with as always a lot of things in motion. We weaned [...]
Sunshine and Rainbows
Disclaimer this isn't about sunshine or rainbows, although we've enjoyed both this week at the farm, as well as snow and rain. Today I'll be talking about how farming isn't always sunshine and rainbows. One [...]
Learning by Growing
The past week here at ABC Acres has been busy. I have to say I've missed spring time in the Rockies, on Monday we started the week off with intermittent snow storms, and the next [...]
Working with (or for?) Wildlife
Each new day on the farm we are reminded that spring is headed into main gear. Daily we notice new buds on trees and bushes, more and more bird activity, and bulbs reaching out for [...]
