Who Cares about 'Pastured' Poultry
We awoke to frost everywhere, 36 degrees, but at least the wind quit blowing. It looks like a couple of warm days, up to 72 degrees today, then a couple more cold mornings, then maybe we will be finis
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Colonel's Blog
322 posts on farm life, food freedom and raising real food in the Missouri Ozarks. Fighter-pilot habits applied to livestock, with the wins and the failures both written down.
This Little Piggy went to Market
We got an early start, milking before daylight, so we could get to the Farmer’s Market by 8:00. The animals are all doing well; the beef cows and sheep are awaiting their hay, which they will get this
We Have Water!
Happy Fast Jet Friday!! The overnight storms passed and we had a break this morning before the storms return around lunchtime. It was muggy and mid 50s for morning rounds. The animals are all good, no
Water Crisis
The farm is in a bit of crisis at the moment--not to worry, we left the Guineas in charge! More on the waterer below, but bottom line is that the leak at the waterer was not our water issue. We got th
Water Leak
There was ice floating in the water troughs this morning, not enough that we had to break it open but it was cold enough that our hands were numb by the time we completed rounds. The animals are great
Hogs Actually in the Forest
Happy Tuesday morning from Free Missouri! It was a cool, cloudy morning but it has quickly turned sunny and will get into the 50s by afternoon. It looks like we will have another cool morning near fre
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It was frosty this morning making us glad we haven't put the plant starts in the garden yet. Hopefully in a few days we will be able to get them into the ground. The bottom pic is Shelley in one of my
Lactose Intolerant?--Maybe Not!
It is a beautiful day on the farm today, cool this morning with sunny and 60s this afternoon. We didn’t enjoy our Sunday chaffle brunch today. As I mentioned, the farmers market starts next Saturday.
Waters Recede
I hope you are having a great relaxing start to your weekend! The pics today start at out at the creek out of its bank and work around the bottom pasture over to the hogs. It's hard to tell, but the w
Most Likely / Most Dangerous
Happy Fast Jet Friday--2nd & 3rd pic!! Really rainy rounds is the alliteration for the day. We donned our rain gear for rounds this morning, top pic, but we still cut things a bit short when the light
PRODUCT OF USA?
We just posted a new YouTube Video of us loading pigs, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgIj6Om-l18 Good morning and Happy Thursday from Air2Ground Farms! Shelley snapped a pic of me writ
Trouble in the Brooder!
Hello and Happy Spring!! Yesterday didn't feel like Spring to me so I refused to acknowledge the change of season; today on the other hand, woohoo! We awoke to a gray, foggy, damp, 46 degree morning a