Spring is here and we have a lot to do! For us spring means plowing and planting our garden, getting chicks, and so much more. "The farmer doesn't go to work, he wakes up surrounded by it." That is very true for us. No matter where you look there is something to be done! But even so, we take time to enjoy the little things. Like the many chicks we have. There are over seventy chicks in our brooder right now. It is amazing to watch them grow, and it happens very fast! This is a picture of one we have right now.  

Fresh Eggs Anyone?

This is one of our laying hens. We have several varieties of laying hens.  My husband favors the Rhode Island Red and I have a love for the Barred Plymouth Rock & Dominiques. The boys just love them all.  We are getting ready for our baby chicks to arrive the first of March. We are so excited about them coming. 

Picture taken by Jacob

Posted by Bethany

Burn down your cities and leave your farms, 

And your cities will grow up again.

But destroy your farms and grass will grow in every city. 

-William Jennings Bryan

  This demonstrates how much cities depend upon farms to produce their food. So many people don't know how to grow their own food. Before tractors and all the modern equipment, farmers grew food for themselves and had only a little extra to sell. Now we can grow much more food than we need. We have more cities than we used to because of this. But even so, without the farmers the cities would die out.