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Author Archives: Mike

First Taste of Homemade Apple Cider

This last weekend was our first taste of homemade apple cider. It was a delicious experiment! We snagged Grampa’s juicer and turned a few dozen apples into a few dozen ounces of pulpy, almost chewy, apple juice. Here’s some photos: The family agreed it was far superior to the boxes of apple juice to which […]

Posted byMikeSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019Posted inFarm UpdatesTags: apple cider, apples2 Comments on First Taste of Homemade Apple Cider

Piggies have arrived!

Monday we acquired two 5-month-old Kunekune pigs! (“Kune kune” is Māori for “fat and round.”) They currently weigh about 40 pounds, but can grow to 300! We had a lot of help getting their enclosure and shed all ready. It used to be for chickens, then it was basically left for weeds (especially giant stinging […]

Posted byMikeSeptember 4, 2019September 4, 2019Posted inFarm UpdatesTags: pigsLeave a comment on Piggies have arrived!

Automatic Email Updates Setup!

I just finished setting up a MailChimp automatic newsletter. This way folks can sign up from our website, then be notified of news that we post to this website. Here’s how I did it: I installed and activated the WordPress plugin MailChimp for WordPress I signed up for a free account from MailChimp.com Created a […]

Posted byMikeAugust 15, 2019Posted inFarm UpdatesLeave a comment on Automatic Email Updates Setup!

Hello Earth!

I just threw together the new site using WordPress’ default theme and a few stock images. Most pages haven’t been filled with content. One of my first priorities is to add an email list so folks can follow along on our journey.

Posted byMikeAugust 13, 2019August 13, 2019Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Hello Earth!

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