Our first kid of 2022 has arrived! Our son Gordon came running excidely to the house last evening, exclaiming "I think Nestlea is giving birth!" All 5 of our children got to watch her delivery a
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Farm News
Butter Crock
Sharing this useful Christmas gift I received this year - a butter crock!
The butter crock, also known as a butter bell
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Sustainable Grazing Beginnings
Some resources we have been enjoying while setting up our pastures and expanding our farm. At the moment we intensively
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Intensive Grazing
Our south pasture has finally recovered enough for us to start intensive, rotational grazing across it this fall. After
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Easy Ice Cream Without An Ice Cream maker!
Our family loves ice cream, but I found myself avoiding making it due to the noise and time it took to get everything
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Making Yogurt
Weekly yogurt making - this has been one of our favorite treats we've started making since milking our own family cows.
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The Beautiful Brown Swiss
We are elated to welcome Strawberry, our newest brown swiss cow, to our herd at Storybook Farm! Strawberry is from
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Moving the Sheep
Natalie & our English Sheepdog, Brandy moving the sheep to a new shady grazing location for these hotter days.
We
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John Deere Van Brundt Grain Drill
New addition to the farm - John Deere Van Brundt grain drill in working condition, tractor (not horse!) drawn
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Grandma Julie’s Pickles
A family favorite around are Grandma Julie's pickles (which she got from our little Lucy's namesake, Lucille, who was
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