Today is the shortest day of the year and technically the first day of winter, but winter has been here in Western NY for a while now even if it did come later then normal. Winter on a farm is a battle, you fight the cold, the snow, and the constantly freezing water. Fences break under the multiple feet of snow and animals escape. Paths have to be made through the snow just to feed the animals, and bedding is constantly being needed to keep the pigs warm. Plus as the days shorten the chickens stop laying and the rabbits snub their noses as breeding.
But the winter is also a time for looking to the future, and we think the farm's future is bright. We are planning for the farmers markets and trying to come up with more offerings for our customers. We already have turkeys laying eggs and will be soon be setting my first batch of eggs for next years Thanksgiving flock. I have started making other non-edible products as well, and now have homemade candles to offer and hope to increase the amount of soaps I make as well. Jeff is working hard speaking with chefs, restaurants, and businesses in hopes of increasing the visibility of our farm and bringing our delicious meats to more venues. Overall I see our farm heading in the right direction... Now if we could just get a snow blower for our tractor...
But the winter is also a time for looking to the future, and we think the farm's future is bright. We are planning for the farmers markets and trying to come up with more offerings for our customers. We already have turkeys laying eggs and will be soon be setting my first batch of eggs for next years Thanksgiving flock. I have started making other non-edible products as well, and now have homemade candles to offer and hope to increase the amount of soaps I make as well. Jeff is working hard speaking with chefs, restaurants, and businesses in hopes of increasing the visibility of our farm and bringing our delicious meats to more venues. Overall I see our farm heading in the right direction... Now if we could just get a snow blower for our tractor...
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