I Got A Big Pear

Or at least that is what they say..... One big pair of pears Now I just gotta figure out how to get these big pears out of the tree. We didn...

Turnip of Doom

This is one of the fun things about growing turnips..... That is one big turnip. A turnip of DOOM!  Be afraid... be very afraid. Anybody els...

Making Pancetta

Since the bacons on our just butchered pig were not very big (as expected), I'm making pancetta from some of the better belly pieces. A...

Meat Day Results

Sometimes folks ask me "How much meat do you get from a home grown hog?"  The answer is... a lot. Pork chops... lots and lots of p...

Pigz Eat Farmer! (not me)

I couldn't pass up this headline - especially since a bunch of my pals sent it to me last nite. Consider yourselves warned! "70-yea...

The Real Battle... I mean.. Butcher Day

We had such a great weekend! Finally we found time to butcher the first of our four hogs. It was a great day and we learned alot about the g...

The Battle Season Begins

Commander Zander FoeHamer was covered up to his shoulders in the blood of his enemy. His massive head barely fit inside the dead animal'...

Tech Troubles and MEN

Unfortunately both my camera and my laptop are giving me fits lately. So apologies to everyone who has been kind enough to leave comments - ...

World Wide Bacon Shortage? A Porkocalypse?!?

Oh friends I knew it was coming..... Have you seen the shocking headlines? Porkocalypse: Next Year May Bring a Worldwide Bacon Shortage Baco...

Drying Out Dahlia

At this writing the temperature is hovering at 33* - looks like not only will we have our first frost...but looks like we went straight to a...