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THIS & THAT.

Some random photos from the past week.halloween.Setting up for some trick-or-treaters....even in Bugtussle!arrowheads.Arrowhead hunting with Ira. sweet potatoes.Sweet potatoes.....all day, every day.fattie.This one got ENORMOUS while we were gone! escaped turkeys.A blurry shot as we chased the escaped turkeys through the yard. This is basically what our life looks like these days. 

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HOME AGAIN.

frosty leaf.It's been quiet on the blog for the past week, mostly because we are home and no longer have the internet everyday! It was straight back to work - baling hay, popping and planting garlic, hauling the remainder of the squash indoors before the cold snap, midwife appointments and CSA deliveries - all over the past few days. And still, we are oh-so-content to be home. With all the stresses of the past month - the turkeys and pigs and goats escaping CONSTANTLY and destroying gardens and pooping all over our storage crops and causing us to question what we are doing wrong - I had this fear that we would never want leave Cape Cod. So it was nice to feel that pull for home as our vacation came to an end.We will try to have the blog back up with regularly scheduled posts soon. But today, we are enjoying this frosty weather, loading up the woodstove, and pretending that we don't hear the pig who is rooting around in the front yard.- Hannah.

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WHOLE LARDER LOVE AND THE NURSERY PROJECT.

rohan. I have a favorite blog––have for a long time now. The guy who runs it is named Rohan and he's a good dude that, much like me––much like many new small farmers––did not always eat the best, live the best, or care that much about the environment. But that changed and so did he. Now, several years later, he and his family are embarking on a really special project––a project near and dear to our hearts––one I would love to see our friends and followers helping us to support.The Nursery Project, though based all the way around the world, hits really close to home (sorry, couldn't help it). They are attempting to raise money to build a place where people can go to learn about food and agriculture, health and wellness.And the reason I am so passionate about helping spread the word on this is because I can't wait to see what they do, to see if it could become a model for similar nurseries around the world. However, there is a lot of money that needs to be raised, and a lot of work that needs to be done, between then and now. So take a look at their page and please consider donating something––even a dollar would help––and sharing it in your social media. It's for a great cause that will cause a lot of good, and this is a chance for all of us to be a part of something truly special.Click, donate, share, support.- Jesse.indiegogo.

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