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 · May 2026 · honest reflections

  A 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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• Kappie · April 2026 · field notes

  We became beekeepers by accident

  The hive was already here. We were the new variable. Here’s what they’ve taught us about minding our own business.

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• Joe · March 2026 · barn updates

  How we accidentally became duck parents

  It started with one egg. It is now a small, loud, very wet committee. We love them.

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• Snoopy · August 2025 · honest reflections

  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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• Coming soon
  Coming soon · Kappie & Joe

  The Bowser Chronicles

  A rolling log of one pig’s escape attempts, snack heists, and inexplicable wins. Updated as warranted (i.e., constantly).

  In the works →

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