Author Archives: Stephanie

An Afternoon Off….

We decided to take an afternoon off last week and headed to the shore.  We are blessed to live so close to the ocean!  We brought a couple of the dogs with us so they could enjoy the salty breeze … Continue reading

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View From My Window

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Fun in the Snow

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Feeding time

Here on Tomcova farm, dirty noses mean happy pigs!  That means they are digging in the dirt, foraging for roots, insects, acorns or anything else that may make them happy! We do have to supplement their foraging with food, which … Continue reading

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Moving Day…

We moved some of the pigs to a bigger area about a week and a half ago.  They are quite happy in their new digs…

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“Seriously folks, I can’t make this stuff up”

One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite books to read about the farming/food industry, Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal! by Joel Salatin.  It’s a great read, filled with humor and information.  It will seriously blow … Continue reading

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Boys… will be…. boys

We had a “Pig Moving Day” earlier this week.  One of our sons was given the task of bringing some hay down to the new area to put in the shelter…..

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Attack of the Snow Goons…

We finally got some snow!  Not much but enough for the kids to go out and build some Snow Goons. But… Alas… when you have farm animals things don’t always go quite as planned.

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New Arrivals on the Farm!

Our Tamworth sow had her litter of piglets last week.  I have to say that the first time we ever saw piglets born it was the most amazing thing Ever!!  We were used to seeing puppies whelped, since we’ve been … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

Remember what it was like to be a kid during the Holiday Season?

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