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What a Small Farm Teaches You About Enough (clickable)
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What a Small Farm Teaches You About Enough
Enough. What a word. How much is enough? Enough land, enough animals, enough living space, enough infrastructure, enough fencing, enough feed, enough water. At some point you realize that enough is enough. With the proper layout, .6 acre is enough. In the beginning there was the house and a rickety shed. We turned the shed… Read more
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How Much Do Our Ducks Cost in Winter?
Winter is the season where small farm math becomes very honest. Feed costs increase. Egg production slows. And the daily rhythm of care continues regardless of the numbers. In my latest YouTube video I walk through what it actually costs to feed and care for our nine ducks through a Canadian winter. We use duck… Read more
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Learning to manage time on our small farm
We have a saying, “It’s impossible to be cranky around ducks.” No matter the mood, with their constant chatter, amusing waddle, intense curiosity to know what you are doing and if you have unearthed any tasty snacks, ducks will make you smile. We take advantage of calming duck therapy daily. They take us out of… Read more
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Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026
2025 was a year filled to the brim. It seemed we rarely stopped long enough to come up for air. The gardens were tidied up and readied in January and February due to the mild weather, then, Mother Nature threw a series of curve-balls. Plantings grew like mad then were stalled as temperatures fluctuated. Our… Read more
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However you celebrate
However you celebrate, we wish you Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, and only good things for 2026! With loving and warmth, The Bi-peds, ducks, goats, Dawg, and cats. Read more
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Stately gentleman fir down, goats get a jungle gym.
Sad to report the dying old gentleman fir came down yesterday. Once part of a trio of Douglas Fir, one remains standing. It too will need to come down in a couple years. The Fallers left a four-foot nubbin of the stump for the goats to play on, as well as a variety of rounds… Read more