It feels like an understatement to say it's been an unusual summer. There were some fun things we had planned that just didn't happen. I ...

It had been a while since we added a big group of chickens to the farm. In 2012, we moved the founding members of 5R Farm – Rhoda, Raquel...

Some days it feels like spring is right around the corner. Daffodils are popping up out of the ground, and on the occasional sunny day th...

As 2019 comes to a close, I can't help but reflect on how fortunate I am. As I do my rounds during the peaceful mornings to bring out bre...

I'm thrilled to be featured in the current edition of Backyard Poultry Magazine! Pick up a copy at your local farm store, or read it here!

It's the end of an era at the farm as we bid goodbye to our flock matriarch, Raquel, the last of our original 5R Farm feathered ladies. R...

Oh winter, I’ll be glad to bid this one goodbye. It started out as a fairly uneventful winter, busy with work and the holidays, but still...

We’ve had so much going on at the farm that the end of summer and fall just flew by this year! A big project that has been ongoing for mu...

Spring is an exciting time at the farm for many reasons, pretty spring flowers in the yard, starting seeds in the greenhouse, the chicken...

After months of the chickens spending most of their time hunkered down in their coops from the cold and the wind and the rain, they are f...

My special needs rooster, Reuben, finally crossed over the rainbow bridge. Of course I knew this day was coming, I’ve known it for a whil...

This was our fourth year living at the farm full time, and every year it gets better and better. One of my favorite things about living o...

I’m pretty sure that sweet Rosie’s days with us are numbered, and I am savoring every moment spent with her. Rosie is one of the founding...

Lucky is one of the two chicken chicks that were hatched this spring along with the turkey poults (which is what baby turkeys are called)...

We have a new momma at the farm, this time around it’s a chicken momma, and we have four new chicks as well. I had thought we were done h...

At long last, spring is here! It’s time to get my hands in the dirt and fight the good fight against slugs, rodents, cute little wild bun...

Well, gosh, sorry I’ve taken a few weeks off from the blog. There’s not been too much going on at the farm recently except for a whole lo...

One of the things I really enjoy about living on the farm is the change in seasons. After a long cold winter, and many days of mucking ab...

This winter was colder than usual, with several weeks of freezing or below freezing temperatures. Most of our feathered friends get along...

Now that winter has set in, it’s time to start making plans for next year on the farm. One of the things I’ve been wanting to do for a wh...