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Update on Rosie the Winter Calf
If you didn't already read about our calf, Rosie, who was born in mid-January during a cold snap, you can do so here. Rosie is seven weeks old today! After...
Update on Rosie the Winter Calf
If you didn't already read about our calf, Rosie, who was born in mid-January during a cold snap, you can do so here. Rosie is seven weeks old today! After...
Calving in season and out
For the eight years that I've had cattle at Fat Chance Farm, I've always managed to keep our calving dates "in season," that is during Vermont's warmer months of May...
Calving in season and out
For the eight years that I've had cattle at Fat Chance Farm, I've always managed to keep our calving dates "in season," that is during Vermont's warmer months of May...
Good Spirits and a Broken Furnace
I am not a great memorizer of quotations or poetry but there are a few turns of phrase that really do stick in my head. At the moment it is...
Good Spirits and a Broken Furnace
I am not a great memorizer of quotations or poetry but there are a few turns of phrase that really do stick in my head. At the moment it is...
First Frost and Thoughts on Winter
Autumn comes early most years in Vermont. We had our first very light frost yesterday, can you see the tiny frost crystals on the grass? As someone who raises livestock...
First Frost and Thoughts on Winter
Autumn comes early most years in Vermont. We had our first very light frost yesterday, can you see the tiny frost crystals on the grass? As someone who raises livestock...
Skunked!
This is the face of a dog who deeply regrets her choices. Farm Dog Caraway got sprayed directly in the face by a skunk a few days ago and didn't...
Skunked!
This is the face of a dog who deeply regrets her choices. Farm Dog Caraway got sprayed directly in the face by a skunk a few days ago and didn't...
How we Fared in the Flood
Vermont has been in the news lately and not for a great reason. Our county has seen worse flooding than during hurricane Irene and many towns and farms have been...
How we Fared in the Flood
Vermont has been in the news lately and not for a great reason. Our county has seen worse flooding than during hurricane Irene and many towns and farms have been...