One of our favorite places to grow our potato crop each year is in an old, composted manure pile. We basically let the manure sit for well over 6 months under a tarp. This leaves us with fresh, black gold… Continue reading

Our strawberry patch is now producing ripe, red strawberries. Have to eat them up before the bear smells them from miles away and eats them instead! We wish we had acres of strawberries, but are happy with the one bed… Continue reading

Every year Windy Woods Farm does a batch of meat chickens. We have always used a Cornish Cross breed as they are bred to be meatier and grow fast. Some people are amazed we take on this chore, but honestly…… Continue reading

Oh my, spring is a busy time. Too busy to take the time to write about it! I have fallen behind on my blogging… However, we do have a garden planted and ready for the warm weather to come. The… Continue reading

Yes, that would be a raccoon. What looks like a cute, cuddly stuffed animal is truly a vicious predator. I was amazed the first time we discovered the leftover kill from when a raccoon took one of our chickens. I… Continue reading

Wow, we have a sunny weekend — YAY! In the spring, our lives are totally determined by the weather. We adjust plans based on it — because when you have some warm sunny days, you have to take advantage of… Continue reading

An update on our turkey family… Mama turkey kept laying her eggs in her nest in the woods and we kept moving them to the nest in the turkey house. This went on for a few days until we decided… Continue reading

A weekend of sunshine and dry weather helped motivate us to remodel our goat pen. The goal was to tear out the wet dirt floor of the goat shelter and replace it with elevated wood platforms and gravel. In addition,… Continue reading