by Sharon Ernst | Aug 26, 2025 | Starting a Farm
Last year was the first time we turned our attention to our pastures, and wow, it turns out 22 acres is a lot to take care of! You might think, like I did, that’s it’s just grass so hay it or graze it. How hard could it be? That’s how we thought about it for the...
by Sharon Ernst | Oct 4, 2024 | Starting a Farm
Using our cows for rotational grazing is one crucial step toward farming for a future. Planting cover crop is another. But…planting a cover crop was a bigger undertaking than you might think. And we did it! Yes, the newbies got a fall cover crop planted in part...
by Sharon Ernst | Sep 6, 2024 | Cows and Chickens and Horses Oh My!
Our property is 22 acres and the back 10 have been a hayfield since we got here 12 years ago…but not, because we’ve had so many issues with finding reliable people to do the hay for us and the field just got in worse and worse condition. Learning about building...
