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Jelly Making= Anger Management
I'm really not an angry person, but I was realizing as I punched, poked, and prodded this butter-muslin-turned-jelly-bag that if I were, jelly-making would be great therapy. This year, I wanted to try...
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Jelly-Making Secret
Our canning club is careful only to endorse methods and practices that are USDA-approved. But . . . I've heard whisperings. At one meeting recently, we were making jelly and an older lady I was...
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Frost-Bitten Garden
This morning, I woke up with a sinus headache that made me feel like my left eye was going to pop out of my head. You know the kind I'm talking about? I don't get these very often, but I'm...
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A Rest for Razz
So much of farm life is seasonal. It is now solidly fall. The tomato plants are on the compost pile, the cool-weather kale is thriving, and it's time to dry the milker. It's time to give Razz. our...
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Plentiful Peppers
Our first frost meant that I needed to harvest all those beautiful peppers that hadn't yet made their way to the table. and ASAP. We busted open a jar of pickled peppers that I'd put up a couple...
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Work Begets Work
Lately it feels as if every time I cross something off a list, another thing is there to take its place. I just can't seem to get ahead. As I mentioned before, our half a cow will soon be on its way,...
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Happy Halloween
Seriously. . . are these not the cutest little aliens you've ever seen?We are aliens. Who are runners. We came for the intergalactic marathon.We stayed for the CANDY!I know this seems like a weird...
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Going Into Business!
I've been prepping my display for soap sales. I don't think I've had this thought since I was in school and passing notes across the aisles, but I'm envious of those girls with the super-cute...
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Purchase Your Brood Farm Soap Now!!
My all-natural goat milk soap is now available for sale in the Patti's Place booth of Olde Towne Mall On Main Street Batesville. Once you're inside, take a left at the register -- you won't be able to...
View ArticleAdoption Awareness Month
November is Adoption Awareness month. As an adoptive mother, I was asked to write a blog post for fellow blogger Bethany (remember when she was featured here on this blog?). She'll be featuring blog...
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After the Frost
Remember my post about how I'd been too lazy to get my cold frame up before the first frost hit? Well, I still don't have it up. Here's my two-fold explanation/excuse:1. I'm sick. It's about all I...
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Brood Farm Soap now for sale in Ashdown, Arkansas
If you can't get in close enough to read the sign, it says . . .Hi, my name is Razz!!!My owner's name is Ashley Beller. She is the granddaughter of Alma Carroll, one of the favorite friends and...
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Brood Farm is Growing . . . to Include YOU!
Yep, we're growing . . . big time! While we've been producing eggs in our backyard for about 2 years now, we're about to REALLY expand that operation so that we can make these amazing eggs available...
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Deer Season Is Upon Us
It's getting to be that time of year again -- when early morning runs are accompanied by a soundtrack of leaves crunching underfoot and rifles firing in the distance. The new farm is home to a...
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The New Chicken Wagon
Here's a sneak peak at the new chicken wagon we'll be bringing home next Saturday (along with the 100+ chickens who sleep inside). This amazing contraption is large enough to provide sleeping/egg...
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A Fence-Building Weekend
Brrrr. It's cold out there today. Looks like the cooler weather may now be upon us for awhile. This just makes me even more thankful for the weather we had this past weekend. We were able to make...
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Homemade Organic Chicken Feed
Our hens live a pretty cushy life. They get lots of goodies, including garden goodies, kitchen veggie scraps, and fresh ground to forage. And, though, we've always made an effort to use feed that is...
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Change is Brewing: Brood Farm Site Will Launch Soon
This picture is unrelated to the content of this post, but I think posts without pics are dull. ;)If you're one who enjoys the blog but avoids change at all costs, you may want to crawl into a hole...
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Clean Taco Soup
Well, it's cold outside. And, I've got a freezer full of grass-fed beef since our half of Georgie came home from the meat packaging plant (I don't know. It's just what the kids decided to name him)....
View ArticleThanksgiving Week Challenge
(Disclaimer: If some of this sounds familiar, it's because pieces of it were borrowed from last year's post.)Thanksgiving will be here soon! That means that we're all busy planning our menus and...
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Relocating a Farm
For those who feel like our decision to launch our egg production operation seems a little sudden, allow me to give you some backstory. A few weeks ago, John was introduced through a mutual...
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Bringing 100 Babies Home
Bringing home 100 new chickens is a lot like bringing a new baby home. Don't roll your eyes until you've heard me out.The onesies have all been washed in Dreft and neatly folded. The hospital bag (or...
View ArticleNew Pen-Mates Battle It Out
Today, we decided that if Oreo, our buck, was going to get the job done with the ladies this fall, he should've already done it. That means it's time for him to leave the ladies' field and move in...
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Meet Molly
Saturday, Molly came home to live with us. She is a 7-month-old Great Pyrenees pup. Isn't she adorable? Now, I know what some of you are thinking-- yes, we've had our troubles with dogs in the past....
View ArticleWe've Moved!
For today's blog post, you'll have to visit the blog's page on our new website! www.broodfarm.com/broodingon/ Be sure to make a note of the new address! It'll be the blog's new home from here on...
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