By / Par Jerry Kitt The spring rains sure have been a blessing. Soil moisture has been dropping for the past several years and the drought has had a major effect on the farm. Lack of rain had reduced the amount of grass that could grow and without that pasture or hay the size of our beef herd has … [Read more...]
From the Farm / De la ferme
By / Par Jerry Kitt YouTube Farming. Slow Food Canada, an organization I’ve supported for the past ten years, held its annual meeting in Osoyoos, B.C. this month. I really wanted to attend but leaving the farm is always a hard thing to do. My son said he’d be around and I had three very capable … [Read more...]
From the Farm / De la ferme
By / Par Jerry Kitt Spring fever: A number of sows on First Nature Farms have come down with a fever – spring fever! Why? There’s a new boar on the farm! “Willy” the Berkshire boar is a couple of months past puberty and is ready to socialize. Unfortunately for Willy, he is a “city” boar among a … [Read more...]
From the Farm / De la ferme
By / Par Jerry Kitt “Food for the brain.” Gifts come in many forms and one that I have grown to really appreciate is one my daughter made. Not knitting or art but something much more practical – lard! More specifically, lard made from our own pigs. Organic lard made from our pastured Berkshire … [Read more...]