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Friday, February 19, 2021

The Best We Have

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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...
Monday, February 8, 2021

Keep on Truckin'

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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...
Friday, February 5, 2021

Winter Together

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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...
Saturday, January 23, 2021

Truck for Sale! (and updates)

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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 ...
Saturday, January 9, 2021

Fences and Forests

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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...
Monday, January 4, 2021

Happy New Year!

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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 ...
Friday, December 18, 2020

Gail Force

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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...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Hay Shortage

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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...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Welcome December!

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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...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Card Exchange and Book Giveaway!

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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 ...
Monday, November 23, 2020

I haven’t written a lot lately.

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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...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

So, so good.

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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 ...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Ready for Snow, Almost!

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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 ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Dark Sides

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When this blog started I shared everything. Every victory, every failure. Every single stupid mistake I made learning to farm as well as eve...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Onward to October

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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...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

New Birds!

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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...
Friday, September 11, 2020

Pork Shares for 2021! Reserve Now!

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Offering shares of pork for 2021! Limited quantity available for next summer and early fall. Selling shares in advance helps this farm plan ...
Sunday, September 6, 2020

Winter Prep Update!

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With September well underway this farm is slowly meeting its winter preparation goals. There are around 75 bales stacked in the barn, lining...
Friday, September 4, 2020

A Small Adventure

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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...
Monday, August 24, 2020

Rolling With It

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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...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Grateful

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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...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

The First Tired Light

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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...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Love is a Barter Economy

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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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Readers, Every once in a while I will suggest you consider subscribing to this blog. It's entirely free to read the posts, see the...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

25 Bales

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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...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Autumn's Urge

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The farm is in full winter prep mode, which always hits hard around this time of year. It's encouraging and bittersweet. Encourgaing to ...
Monday, August 3, 2020

Claws Deep

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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...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Whip the eggs enough

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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...
Saturday, July 18, 2020

Three Times

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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...
Friday, July 10, 2020

Lucky Number 13

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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...
Sunday, July 5, 2020

Carry On

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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...
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Jenna Woginrich
The blog of author Jenna Woginrich of Cold Antler Farm. Where pop culture meets agriculture! Here she writes about her adventures following her feral life as a self-employed writer, homesteader, archer, falconer, equestrian, martial artist, hunter, spinner, brewer, geek, and real-life Game of Thrones Extra. She loves movies, music, running far, and eating animals. Paypal.me/JennaCAF On twitter @coldantlerfarm
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