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Debby Flowers
- 17 hours ago
- 2 min
Early June Farm Update
Greetings! It's been a bit longer between posts that I had hoped for but farm life has been pretty busy. Farmers Market season has begun....
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Debby Flowers
- May 15
- 2 min
Pigs in Training
It's amazing how fast the pigs are plowing up the corn stubble for us! We could move them to a new patch of ground every day or two if...
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Debby Flowers
- May 2
- 2 min
Signs of Spring, Piglets and Goat Kids Update
We certainly are enjoying the current warm weather in our area but wow - it sure is windy! Hold on to your feathers Don Julio! Inside...
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Debby Flowers
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Goat Kids and Piglets Too!
I will open this post with a picture of Poppy's kids, buckling on the left, Vinca on the right. Our last post was all about the...
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Debby Flowers
- Apr 13
- 2 min
More Birth Announcements!
And just like that, our 2023 kidding season is complete! Daisy (who had triplets last year) gave birth to two kids, a doeling and a...
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Debby Flowers
- Apr 11
- 3 min
A Birth Announcement!!
I am so happy to announce that one third of our 2023 kiddings has been accomplished. Our sweet Belle gave birth very early on Easter...
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Debby Flowers
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Waiting on Kids
Our last post was titled Waiting on Spring. Well, we are still waiting for that and now we are getting ready for little goats. I have...
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Debby Flowers
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Just Waiting on Spring
Wow, it's been a month since our last blog post - it seems like the only thing that's been going on here is snow! That is not really the...
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Debby Flowers
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Feeding the Beast and a Doe Update
With February waning, hopefully spring is not far off. We have had a wide range of temperatures this month - a week of above freezing...
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Debby Flowers
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Frosty January, Woodwork, Corn and Goats
Oh January in Minnesota - love it or not, we have to deal with it! Warning here - there will be a photo towards the end of this post with...
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Debby Flowers
- Jan 8
- 2 min
January Woodwork, Chicken and Goat Update
The main story around here is still snow. The picture above is the deep snow in the back yard of The North House. Rollie feeds the birds...
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Debby Flowers
- Dec 18, 2022
- 3 min
Snow! Coop Happenings and Belle Update
The big story around here is snow. The snow started on Wednesday and although the heavy stuff was done on Thursday it didn't really stop...
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Debby Flowers
- Nov 20, 2022
- 3 min
Goats, Chickens, and Deer Hunting
As indicated in the title of this post, Kevin will be adding his annual deer hunting report at the end of this post. Spoiler - there...
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Debby Flowers
- Nov 6, 2022
- 3 min
Farm Update - Poultry News
As you can imagine, a lot has happened around here since our last post. I am quite fond of my hens - I try not to get attached to them...
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Debby Flowers
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
We Fall for October
Since our last blog post, we have had some really warm weather and some downright chilly weather which is as it should be - it is October...
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Debby Flowers
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
Kale Days
Greetings from the farm! Isn't this cooler weather great! I am not trying to cover so many topics with this post - just a couple of...
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Debby Flowers
- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
August Ends
Wow, it has been thirty days since our last post here! As you can imagine, there has been a lot of activity here at Ole Lake Farm. We...
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Debby Flowers
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Ready or Not, August is Here!
The end of July also was the end of our haying season. Compared to last year, the harvest was plentiful; the hayshed contains more than...
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Debby Flowers
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
Mid-July Update
July 13th already - this summer is just flying by! I thought it was about time to get another post done. Since our last post at the end...
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Debby Flowers
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
60 Years of Marriage and Birch has a Bad Hair Day!
Last weekend family gathered to celebrate Ardis and Rollie's 60 years of marriage. It was great to visit with family we don't get to see...
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