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Happy New Year, What's Up with the Flock?
I hear you out there... where is the blog??? Well, here it is again. I don't know about the rest of the you, but the older I get, the...
Debby Flowers
Jan 32 min read
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High Summer
It has been quite a while since our last blog post. It is one of those things that you really want to do but it just keeps getting...
Debby Flowers
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Goat Kids Enjoying Spring
The nine baby goats that arrived on Easter day are growing quickly! They are three weeks old already! This one is Poppy's doeling,...
Debby Flowers
Apr 21, 20241 min read
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February, Where is Our Snow!
In January I had high hopes that we finally had some snow that would stick. That was not to be and if you are local you know - almost...
Debby Flowers
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Preparing for Winter - November Farm Update
Greetings all from Ole Lake Farm! The seasonal wheel keeps spinning and our surroundings are a little less colorful these days - but we...
Debby Flowers
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Moving Day and August (oops) September Farm Update
Yep, still here. Still very busy so again it's been quite a while since our last blog post - Sorry! I use to regularly have a picture of...
Debby Flowers
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Mid-July Farm Update
Yes, it's been a while since our last post - an entire month and this summer is just flying by! Our farmers market sales have been very...
Debby Flowers
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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Kids, Pigs and Chicks
Hello all! We sure do need some rain around here. Despite the dry conditions though, the wildflowers are flourishing! Out in the garden,...
Debby Flowers
Jun 19, 20232 min read
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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....
Debby Flowers
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
May 2, 20232 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Mar 26, 20232 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Jan 8, 20232 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Nov 20, 20223 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Nov 6, 20223 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Aug 31, 20222 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Aug 1, 20221 min read
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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...
Debby Flowers
Jul 13, 20221 min read
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