You've probably noticed that we're big fans of rotational grazing. The goats, the cows, and now the pigs are all rotated around our property inside their own electric fences. While gaining in popularity, this method of livestock management is very uncommon. Yet it makes a lot of sense, if you...
Our most popular Facebook photo, little Joplin! 2012 was an incredible year for us. One blog post can't do the whole thing justice, but I'll take a stab at a quick summary.
All the best from The Herd at Little Seed Farm! Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Farmstead soap set, ready to ship After a busy month filling holiday orders we've finally had a day or two to catch up on other things. Throughout the rush to get everyone their presents a bunch of questions came up about our soaps and what makes them special. A common...
The girls enjoying the broomsedge. They love broomsedge roots, a new benefit to that "noxious weed"! We've long detailed the onboarding experience of the Ossabaw pigs at Little Seed Farm. What was once envisioned as pigs rooting through the pasture quickly turned into a pallet-pen welcome package that was to...
Bridget says, "Yeah, I could use a breather" Now that it's officially the middle of December (time flies), we've started "drying off" the dairy goats. What does that mean? It means that in January we are going to stop milking for a few months and this is the first step...
Broomsedge is listed as a "Noxious Weed" on the USDA website. It's a sign of low fertility and it's one of the most invasive weeds around. We have a ton of it on our farm. Several tons, actually. On our first visit to the farm last October we didn't even...
"Hey, where's the pumpkin pie?"Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for, and you, our readers, are high on the list. We've been so blown away by your support throughout our journey and especially this past week with the opening of our shop. Eat well and enjoy your...
