Farm Stories.
The good, the muddy, and the gently absurd. Posts come from Snoopy (founder, optimist, occasional kayaker), Kappie and Joe (our farm managers, and the only reason Bowser is still on the property).
Snoopy and Fam · May 2026He thinks my tractor's sexy!
It's a girl thing — we'd like that on the record before the story gets told wrong down at the feed store. Some girls buy shoes, we buy tractors!
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Kappie · April 2026 · field notesWe became beekeepers by accident
Joe and I signed up for a beekeeping class. It was supposed to be a sampler. Six weeks later we had a hive, a painted box, and a queen.
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Joe · March 2026 · barn updatesHow we became duck parents (twice)
A friend said “Indian Runner Ducks are a must.” We went looking for Indian Runners and came home, the first time, with the Golden Girls.
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Snoopy and Fam · January 2026 · honest reflectionsWhen the road became a river
December and January brought a 100-year flood event to the valley. Our road was twelve feet under water. The only way in was by kayak. We are still counting what we lost — including Oreo.
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Snoopy and Fam · September 2025 · The circle of lifeA respectful farewell for Shadow & DK
How we said goodbye, on the farm’s terms, through the good folks at Martzolf Meats. The hardest, kindest thing we’ve done.
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Snoopy and Fam · August 2025 · And so it begins....We had a plan. We had no idea.
How a long-running conversation about regenerative farming turned into a Saturday-night decision, a Sunday-morning property walk, and a farm we are still very slowly learning to be worthy of.
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The Bowser Chronicles
A rolling log of one pig’s escape attempts, snack heists, and inexplicable wins. Updated as warranted (i.e., constantly).
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