Another great meal! We may not have much money, but we always seem to eat well.. We have a visitor with us for a month, Daisuke from Japan, who come to us through the Wwoof program. He made the Egg Soup which was very good! The rice is pretty much a staple for us, and we’ve always ate a lot of it! A bit of left over macaroni salad, dressed with Watkins Potato Salad Mix. The Pork Chops were from our Woodland Pastured Pigs. All in all it was a beautiful meal.
Unfortunately that is true of about everyone brave, or crazy enough to run a homestead, or farm, or homesteading farm, these days!
Many Homesteaders and Farmers do what they can. Some strictly trying to adhere to obscure, difficult to understand and interpret Government Regulations while others try to fly under the radar. Either way it is very counterproductive.
Sadly, these would be Providers accomplish little when it comes to influencing Government and They find it difficult to meet consumer demands and sully those needs. So, it’s been on my mind for sometime that we may be putting the cart before the horse!
What if, instead of a handful of small Homesteads operators and small scale Farmers seeking change, the Consumers acted instead. First of all, the Consumer base is 10 to 100, perhaps even 1000, times larger than the would be providers. So, that means that instead of a small handful of Homesteaders and Small Scale Farmers trying to influence Government, a larger more concerning number of Voters would be more noticeable! Political Power comes in numbers!
Does this interest You? Brian at Briden Farm would be interested in hearing from You. Call Brian at 902-907-0770
It was quite a day! As is often the way with Farming, it didn’t all go as planned or expected, but it did go well. Most of it anyway! This is the second time in about a week we’ve introduced new Pigs. First the three little ones, Elvis, Jack, and Babe to Lara. That went quite well, a little biting and a few squeals, but nothing serious. Now a week later Lara who is about 11 months old has pretty well adopted the three little ones who are about 4 months or so and weigh less than half Her weight.
At first, when we got the little ones, earlier this Fall, we’d hoped Elvis or Jack would be big enough to breed Lara, but they’re not. Not even close actually! Anyway, the first introduction went well.
So, knowing we wanted to breed Lara, but also knowing the little.boars we’re to little to do the job, we got Eugene. Eugene is a Managalisa cross who we’ve had just a few days. We put him in what was Lara’s stall in the barn. Kept him the for a few days, while we got used to each other. He’s very tame, quite friendly, and was well raised. Yet, only about half Lara’s size!
So, wasn’t sure how the introduction or the potential breeding would go!?
I certainly put myself out there in these videos! Showing, embarrassingly so, how green I really am! However, as you’ve seen in this video series, and especially when the three little pigs come to the right side of the fencing when I needed them to shows how much work and training we invest into them! I have really come to enjoy raising pigs.
If you’d like to come see our Pigs, and other Critters, contact Brian to Book Your Farm Tour at Briden Farm. 902-907-0770
