Winter on the farm & Apple Cake!
The shipment of sheep pelts has just arrived at the tanner which signals the close to harvest and preserving for 2022. I have such an...
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Julie Conrad
- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
Summer Surprises and Autumn Anticipations
I thought lambing was done the end of April. We had a great lambing season with mostly twins and one set of triples. There were two ewes...
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Julie Conrad
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Stillness of Winter on the Farm
We have forgotten that our deepest selves wait for us quietly. Solitude is when you touch the hem of your soul. Excerpt from Cee Denney,...
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Julie Conrad
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
A Fall tour of the farm
As the seasons change from summer to autumn, I find my mind taking time to reflect. Reflecting on the intensity of the summer days, the...
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Julie Conrad
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
New Life Abounds
As a farmer, the days of observing and sometimes helping bring new life to the farm are what we live and plan for all year! Monitoring...
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Julie Conrad
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Who's Your Farmer?
With the growing number of Farmers Markets and Community Supported Agriculture programs (CSA) it is easier to have a farmer or two that...
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Julie Conrad
- Dec 14, 2020
- 4 min
The Homestead Milk Cow
It was of a romantic idea that I had 15 years ago to have a milk cow. Polly was my first patient teacher. She was gentle and did I...
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Julie Conrad
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
Learning and Growing Together
"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way." -Napoleon Hill This has been a year full of learning new things and...
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Julie Conrad
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
Why we chose Icelandic Sheep
It all started a few years back when I was asked by a close friend of mine to be the farm hand for two weeks. Lambing had almost wrapped...
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Julie Conrad
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Meet the Blooming Joy Farmers!
Welcome to Blooming Joy Farm! Good, healthy food has always been important to me. Growing up in a holistically minded family I...
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Julie Conrad
- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
Meet Matilda!
Our motto "Come grow with us" has taken on new meaning in the last few months. For the last 15 years we have been purchasing piglets...
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