Welcoming Fall

Welcoming Fall

This week on the farm… 1. Time to scoop some poop. 2. Resting up before her new flock arrives. 3. Deep morning conversations. 4. “Autumn… The year’s last, loveliest smile.” William Cullen Bryant. #longbottomfarm #farmstead #virginiafarm...
This Week on the Farm

This Week on the Farm

This week on the farm… 1. #nofilter 2. Finn and her favorite chicken “Fire ant”. 3. When it’s cold out, but you’ve still got chores to do 4. My sweet girls picked the last tuberose of the season for me. Finn said she didn’t have...
Chickens Are Awesome!

Chickens Are Awesome!

  Raising chickens was always part of our plan as a farm. Who doesn’t like farm fresh eggs, right? Chickens running around pasture, eating grass and all the bugs they can find, and just chickens being chickens.  Little did we know that they have uses far...

Farming Isn’t Always Easy

Yesterday was a milestone for our farm but also a somber day for us. We took our first steer to be processed. We are often asked if we struggle with raising an animal for food. To answer that question, it really requires an understanding of where the food we eat comes...