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We feel, above all, that we have been tremendously blessed in all
things that really matter. Our family ..our farm, is what it is
first and foremost because of the God we serve, who has brought us
together. As a couple, we remain very much in love with each other.
We have shared over a decade of joys and hardships, and through
everything we have grown closer and more convinced that whatever
life has in store, good and bad, we are meant to face it together.
Along the way, we have been given 4 incredible children who enrich
our lives in ways we never could have imagined. And how very
fortunate we are, that each morning we get to step out onto the soil
and smell the fresh grass and listen to the sounds of a farm in
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My husband has run his own lawn and landscape business down in the
Rochester area for the last 6 years. While it was a good and
enjoyable job, it wasn't what either of us were looking for. We
look around and see a world full of folks who have lost sight of the
things that matter most. Everyone seems to be scrambling in
different directions and putting in longer hours. We did it, and it
just seemed like the more hours we put in, the farther away were
were getting from what we really wanted and what we valued the most.
So instead of resolving ourselves to a situation we couldn't find
peace in ...we decided to go a different direction. We already had
the dogs, which we love, and are such an intricate part of our
family. I began doing some research on pasture farming trying to
determine how we could best utilize the 10 acres we have up here.
Last summer, I purchased 300 day old chicks and 25 turkeys...and the
hobby farm bug had bit. It was a lot of fun, and we could all work
together, and there were no more missed moments between us and our
children. It was like God opened our eyes to what our family life
could and should be like, so we began to look at ways to expand what
we were doing here on the farm, and to shrink what we were doing
away from our family. Then came the pigs... At the end of the summer
last year, we decided we should move into something else. We looked
at cows, goats, sheep, and finally pigs. I am still not sure what my
fascination was with the hogs, but I have to believe I was led in
that direction by God...and probably if I am completely honest - a
bit by my love of bacon. They have been a fabulous fit here. The
two breeds of pasture pigs we raise, the tamworths and the large
blacks, are not your typical swine. They are extremely friendly and
docile, even at massive size. They seek out human companionship much
like the dogs do, and lean their large heads softly on your side
when you are out with them, seeking their daily scratches. We love
them all, and will probably always have both breeds. We love
variety, and once you start eating natural fresh pasture raised
food, its difficult to settle for anything else, so we are always
adding new things. This year we are adding Icelandic sheep and
Icelandic chickens, as well as muscovy ducks to the list of things
we will be offering fresh from the farm. If you have something you
have been looking to try and haven't been able to find please
contact us..I am always open to new ideas to better serve the needs
of our customers.
We raise all of our livestock free of hormones and antibiotics!
So these three things continue forever: faith, hope, and love. And
the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 |
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