Praying for rain
Along with many other people in the County, we are seriously praying for rain. After a mild winter and a cold but mostly dry early spring, we have had a very dry late spring and summer with a lot … Continued
A reality of farm life
We faced one of the more difficult realities of farm life this week; we took two of our goat bucks to the butcher. It wasn’t easy to take animals that we had cared for to be slaughtered but it needed … Continued
St. John’s, Nfld, part 2
To those who don’t want to see travel photos on a farm blog, please accept my apologies and skip this one. But we are enjoying St. John’s, Newfoundland, and I wanted to share a few photos for those interested. We … Continued
This is not Morrison Point Farm
We are taking a little break from the farm and today flew to St. John’s, Newfoundland, courtesy of our WestJet miles that have been accumulating during the past year of house construction and farm development. We plan to spend four days in and … Continued
Goat antics
We have goats for serious purposes – mostly control of brush that is threatening to take over our pastures and the sale of surplus goats (usually males) – but, like so many goat owners, we confess that most of the time we feel that it is … Continued
Pigging out
Some people say that they enjoy watching pig videos. So here are three of them that show pigs acting like pigs. In the first, they have spotted me bringing their evening food and are greeting me with great enthusiasm, to … Continued
Torild’s Barn
We are happy to be participating in a neighbourhood venture called Torild’s Barn. Torild is our neighbour from across the road and she and her husband Mustafa have spent the past 14 years restoring the nineteenth century barn on their … Continued
Big increase in Livestock
This past weekend we went from 48 farm animals (12 goats, 8 pigs, 10 laying hens and 18 five-week old chicks) to about 1,400,000 livestock. Andrew arrived back at the farm at about 2 am Saturday after driving four hours … Continued
Pigs and Goats together
“Are the goats getting used to having pigs in their territory?” That is a question I have been asked and is an issue that we were somewhat worried about. It is now just over a week since we acquired 8 little … Continued
Migrants from the West
We are happy to report that at 8 pm this evening (Tuesday, May 31), the good ship “Montana” (as in Pontiac) with trailer in tow and a precious cargo of 6 arrived here. Yes, Andrew, Colleen and their four children … Continued