Whole Hog Workshop

On Saturday we hosted the Berkshire Food Guild for their Whole Hog Workshop.  The Berkshire Food Guild is a new organization that organizes events with a focus on skills sharing.  They plan to have a few big events (like the one yesterday) and many smaller educational events. The workshop started with Jake Levin (The Roving Butcher) giving …

Light on the farm

written last Wednesday, August 14… It’s Wednesday night and I’ve just sat down to get a jump start on this week’s newsletter.  It has been the most beautiful evening.  After work I went for a little run around the neighborhood – I found myself mostly looking up at the quickly changing dramatic sky.  As I was nearing …

Morning Milking

Two mornings last week I walked out to pasture with Topher to get the cows.  We seem to be in the short window of time when the sun peaks over the hills just as the cows start coming in for milking.  A great big burst of hello to the day! The morning light in the …