Week #4 - Going to the birds!

Winter can be hard on all beings, both two legged and four. During winter we could all use a leg up, a boost.. a helping hand. 

For the chickadees that comes in the form of seed cakes we make from saved bacon fat and bird seed. This keeps the seed together, instead of scattered all over. I find in the winter if it scatters, its lost after the next snow fall. 

The bacon fat which we use in place of suet is a great source of energy for the birds, which helps keep them warm during the coldest days. 

The cakes are easy to place in the crooks of trees and elsewhere where the birds can eat in peace. 

Selfishly, we also put one on the bench near our window so that we can watch them come and go! 

Now if we could just teach Avery (our Newfie dog) that the chickadees are OK and not a threat! 

The rewards of hard work...

FFF Photo a Day - Day 221

Today's lunch.... avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion with cheddar and goats cheese on sourdough bread. 

Delicious and satisfying given that all but the avocado and cheddar was grown, raised or made right here on the farm. 

Inching our way towards producing our total diet... now if we could only grow coffee!!

Romance & Bacon?

FFF Photo a Day - Day 107

Our regular followers know that Friday night is frequently date night on the farm. Indeed we had that on the schedule when the need to go pick up some piglets interfered. So ... I'm here with Farmer Phil driving west. I've always said that everything's better with bacon...

Motivation...

Day 9 of FFF Photo a Day

Farming is more than a business or even a interesting past time. 

For us farming is and has always been about raising our family in the way we want. A way of knowing, in a very intimate way, of where your food comes from. A way to create a very basic connection for our children with the earth that nourishes them. 

There are many rewards (and challenges) that come with farming. One of the best, is sitting down to a meal such as this one. 

As you sit, you know that the food will be good - not only tasty but healthy. You know that in a very personal and intimate way... that is not possible from a transaction at a supermarket. 

It's what keeps us motivated, its what keeps us going!