PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis past summer I enjoyed the privilege of visiting an upscale farmers market in Alberta, Canada. I continue the series of blog posts on Farmers Markets to share my experience at a market with a different twist. Please, (if you have not already) check out my first post in this series titled Local Farmers… Continue reading Granary Road
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Local Farmer Markets
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesWhile in the process of promoting, marketing, and establishing the 3 rare chicken breeds raised here at CG Heartbeats Farm, I found the number of eggs produced greatly exceeded the eggs being sold. Given the cost of feeding locally sourced Non-GMO and organic feed, the “chicken project” was costing as much as feeding 5… Continue reading Local Farmer Markets
Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHave you ever reached a point in the journey of your life, stopped for a moment and wondered, How did I get here? That describes how I have felt these last few weeks as I wrote about my memories of new life and how it pertained to goats and horses. I turned down the… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens
Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Horses
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesContinuing the story concerning my passion for new life, this post shares briefly on the journey as it relates to horses. I say briefly because the experiences and stories might make up a small book. I am limiting my sharing to this blog post with no comment on the possibility of future stories. If… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Horses
Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Goats
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAs a child I observed the birth of baby goats. I do not remember my age the first time I seen a baby born, but I may have been as young as 5. Perhaps I was in early elementary school. Somewhere along the way we lost a kid or a goat due to complications… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Goats
Preparing for cold Weather
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesWe are getting ready to have much colder temps here in northern Indiana. The following is an example of what my to do list looks like when frigid weather is in the forecast. Adequate supply for heat source Haul wood into woodshed. It is the best feeling to have wood ready to provide warmth for coming… Continue reading Preparing for cold Weather
Using what I Had
Pin1ShareShareTweet1 Shares2014 found me feeling frustrated and defeated with my present circumstances…. I knew I was not going back to previous jobs(for a long term solution) working as an equine trainer and manager. My current health would not allow it. Recovering from a tough onset of Mono while dealing with other chronic illness left me… Continue reading Using what I Had
Unpleasant Tasks
Pin1ShareShareTweet1 SharesLooking around on the farm, after returning from my trip out west, numerous tasks had been put off far too long. First, I needed to recover from a nasty bug and now I find my energy level is slow in returning. Last week, I felt as if I began to start chipping away at… Continue reading Unpleasant Tasks