coldantlerfarm

Much has happened in the last few weeks, and almost all of it has to do with moving across the landscape! I’ve been walking and running, and...

Yesterday a pair of gentlemen came to the farm to check out Taylor, my truck. She’s been for sale a while and most emails and calls about he...

It feels like a new farm and a new life around these parts. Having someone else here to help when things are particularly hard and celebrate...

Well! There's a lot to update you on round here! Starting with my heavy decision to sell my beloved truck, Taylor. She's a 1989 4WD ...

Homesteading has given me a life outdoors, but not the life most people think of when they hear that. Most people think of the "Outdoor...

Throwback to snowy day's past! The holidays came and went in a blur of snowfalls, ice, good friends, and warm fires. For the first time ...

A few days ago the weather forecast said there was a 30% chance of snow with only light accumulation. Over the next 72 hours I watched the f...

There's a serious issue happening around here right now, a hay shortage. And by here I don't just mean Cold Antler Farm. The oddly d...

The first week of December brought snowflakes and real cold to the farm. Tonight the lows will reach the teens and the pond is frozen with a...

Hey all! If you want to help spread some cheer up here and get entered in a raffle for 6 bars of soap & a signed hardcover of One Woman ...

I haven’t written a lot lately. Not much of anything, anywhere. I have been meaning to. There’s a few chapters of a book sitting on my deskt...

November is trucking ahead and so are we! With the barn loaded with hay, the wood pile now at 3 cords, a full larder, AND the mortgage only ...

I'm writing you from the laundromat while I wait for 4 loads to spin dry. Shannon is home waiting on our second firewood delivery. Soon ...

When this blog started I shared everything. Every victory, every failure. Every single stupid mistake I made learning to farm as well as eve...

It's a rainy and damp morning here, much needed and much appreciated. It's been so dry that the lawns have burned brown from sunligh...

A few weeks ago one of the Buff Orpington Chicks we raised in the spring went broody. It was a pleasant little surprise after both another h...

Offering shares of pork for 2021! Limited quantity available for next summer and early fall. Selling shares in advance helps this farm plan ...

With September well underway this farm is slowly meeting its winter preparation goals. There are around 75 bales stacked in the barn, lining...

Monday night was an evening I'll never forget. One of those perfect little trips that make your heart whole again after a hard few weeks...

It’s going to hit near 90 degrees today, but with a hay delivery around dusk and the first birch leaves falling off the trees… It feels like...

One of the things I am most grateful for about being a homesteader right now, is winter prep. The work of hay and firewood, saving money and...

I know when to expect the first hints of fall. It isn't when I start stacking firewood or hay bales. It has nothing to do with Halloween...

Good morning from Cold Antler Farm! Things here are slowly working towards a safe and warm homestead for the winter. As you know, I am build...

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It's a start. 25 bales were delivered today and put up in the freshly cleaned-out and opened spaces in my small barn. I have another 175...

The farm is in full winter prep mode, which always hits hard around this time of year. It's encouraging and bittersweet. Encourgaing to ...

If I know you. If I can picture your face, know your house from the street, have talked to you in person for hours... I am thinking of you a...

One of the things I have never fallen out of love with regarding farming, is the constant flow of small accomplishments. The tasks that seem...

I came home from a run yesterday bolstered and feeling amazing. I had stopped at the bottom of the mountain to talk to friends, Shelly and I...

I woke up when the world was still caught in blue light. In the cool bedroom the world seemed tame and easy. Friday stretched out beside...

July has come into the farm like a thunderstorm, beautiful and a little scary. The days here are so full with the work and animals. Mornings...