Posts in Farm Journal Friday
2021 Year in Review

Whew! This year was a big one for us. The list of things we did and accomplished and moved and rebuilt is nothing short of mind-boggling- which is much of the reason why you haven’t heard from me in several months. Jack and I were talking this week about all we have done and everything that has happened in our lives this year and came to the conclusion that short of getting married and having our first baby, this may have been the craziest and busiest years of our entire lives.

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Food for Thought (on Being a Meat Eater)

I’ve attempted (over the last several years) to eloquently and succinctly describe my beliefs and feelings about being a meat eater. I didn’t grow up eating local meat. To be honest, I don’t ever recall a moment when I even thought about the meat on my plate, other than I thought it tasted good. It never once crossed my mind as a kid or teenager that I was eating an animal that was at one point alive. I mean we know this right, that meat comes from an animal, but I don’t think we really think much about it. And I think this is something a lot of meat eaters have in common.

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Winding Down

With the arrival of cooler temperatures and farm tasks slowing down, this will be the last weekly Farm Journal Friday post of the season. But, don’t worry! I will still post to the Farm Journal as we have exciting things happening on the farm (and maybe as I have some tasty, made from scratch recipes to share?!) and will pick-up Farm Journal Friday weekly posts again in the spring as we get busy again.

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On the Hunt

Jack and I had the rare opportunity to get off the farm this week! This week was the first time since the pandemic that we have traveled outside of Routt County (for something other than farm related business), and I must say, it was a breath of fresh air to take some time for ourselves, to rejuvenate and to do something a little bit different than our normal day-to-day tasks.

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