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The Price of Local Pork

May 29th, 2014 · 5 Comments · farming

Yesterday we collected half a pig we purchased from our friend Mike, who raises a mix of heritage breeds on his small farm outside Cambridge. This was a new experience for us. After the pig was killed and trucked off to the butcher, we wrote Mike a check for $276.50, representing 79 pounds of pork […]

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Making the Farm Beautiful

May 27th, 2014 · 1 Comment · farming

When my wife isn’t clearing hedgerows to make room for raspberry canes she’s thinking about all the ways our farm could look better. High on her list was the fading red paint on the tool shed and goat shed. Why do barns have to be painted red? After making a run to the hardware store […]

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Lamb Love

May 23rd, 2014 · 1 Comment · farming

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