Winter Farming

Trust me when I say farming life stops for no one, not even Mother Nature. We’ve received about 15″ of snow in the last two days on top of the already packed 4″ from the previous week. In these picutes it’s about 8 am and 9 below. Oddly enough I’m not freeze yet. 

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snow days

 

I can’t believe I wasn’t even cold!

 

  sitting in snow    

I thought it would be fun to sit outside and sip my tea. I’m just a lonely cowngril waiting to plant her garden and do some riding. 

 

harleyk

 

 

My sweet girl Harley right by my side. Heaven forbid she stay in where it’s warm. Not this big girl, she goes wherever mom goes. Bless her heart. 

 

hungry pigs

 

 

You can tell the pigs are hungry by they way they are following me around. One even nipped my boot. I call them hungry hippos.

 

plowing

 

 

Then it was time to get some plowing done… Country Gal style. 

 

Well, I don’t know what it’s like in your neck of the woods, but here it’s colder than an icicle stuck to tongue. Whatever the temperatures in you neck of the woods, stay warm, happy and healthy. 

At the end of this winter farm morning I made some delicious Country Farm Biscuits for breakfast and then for lunch I made Roasted Ham & Potato Soup. Yummy!  

Here’s to another great day,

The Country Gal

23 thoughts on “Winter Farming

  • January 7, 2014 at 12:20 pm
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    Looks like what I need for when the kids drag me out to play in the snow! I do not have the proper snow attire and freeze while I’m out there!

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  • January 7, 2014 at 1:36 pm
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    WOW. I am from Miami and on a recent trip to Vermont almost froze. The pic of you drinking tea outside in the snow is incredible for someone like me!

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  • January 7, 2014 at 1:45 pm
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    I love the whole farming aspect and I hope one day that someone in my family will own one. My dad had a small bird farm which my boys just loved. This brings back so many memories. Thanks for sharing.

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  • January 7, 2014 at 3:47 pm
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    A farmers job is never done~ Thanks for doing what you do! An important job and so appreciative. We pretty much get all of our food from our local farms. Again thanks, Wendy

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  • January 7, 2014 at 5:08 pm
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    I think I’ve found a new favorite blog! Love your pictures, your recipes look delish, and you are amazingly silly and serious all at once.

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    • January 7, 2014 at 5:19 pm
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      Ah ha thanks Brandi. Gotta laugh with life, that’s for sure!

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  • January 7, 2014 at 6:03 pm
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    OMG- that looks great! I had no idea that farmers have to do their work- even in the snow! Thanks for sharing.

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  • January 7, 2014 at 6:07 pm
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    I’m so jealous. We had 1/2 inch of snow and terrible cold but I want a good snow! Your land looks beautiful. Enjoy it with your tea!

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  • January 7, 2014 at 6:41 pm
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    You look like your having so much fun I want to own and live on a farm!

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  • January 7, 2014 at 8:05 pm
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    Man … I love playing in the snow but my kids act like they are allergic! It looks like you are having a blast though! Those hogs … man they’re huge! What’s that on their backs? The red – they aren’t hurt are they? *wibbles*

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    • January 7, 2014 at 8:47 pm
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      Katrina,
      The markings on their backs are numbers. These are breeding pigs. We sell some. So we mark the ones we keep.

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  • January 7, 2014 at 8:26 pm
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    Looks like you were having fun. The other day it wasn’t too bad was it? Right around 30 with heavy snowfall was actually pleasant. Today it’s not that great. Below zero windchill and heavy drifting, brrrr. Hope your animals stay warm in this mess.

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  • January 7, 2014 at 10:06 pm
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    I grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. Now in Utah, we tell people when they asked how cold was it in winter – We just told them “we could walk on water.”

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  • January 8, 2014 at 2:49 am
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    I live in Arizona and even before when I was living in NJ, I knew nothing about farming! I can’t believe that the farming doesn’t stop even in the snow! I would have thought it wasn’t time for farming then! 🙂

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  • January 8, 2014 at 4:19 am
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    It’s hot and humid here, as always. I do get kind of nostalgic seeing your pics. Winter snow is so much fun to see. But when I think actually experiencing it, brrrr….

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  • January 8, 2014 at 1:53 pm
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    yes I raise rabbits, who have shelter (unheated) and I was grimly pushing against the -50* weather to take them water and food yesterday. Oy. It is about 20 where they are though, and they do so well adapting to the cold, don’t they?
    Thanks for the pictures, made me smile. 🙂
    Blessings,
    ~Heather
    The Welcoming House Blog

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    • January 8, 2014 at 3:05 pm
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      Yes, it’s amazing how they adapt. One of our pigs is really much smaller than the others. But she made it though all this. Glad your rabbits made it tool

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  • January 9, 2014 at 4:24 am
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    Looks like you did more before 9am than I did all day. It was so cold here earlier this week, but my dog, like yours, did not mind. She just wanted to be outside in the snow running around like a maniac!

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  • January 10, 2014 at 7:36 pm
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    Ahh those pics are so cute! If i had a farm I would be constantly bugging the animals! lol.

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  • February 11, 2014 at 11:45 pm
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    hahahaha I love the snow, but now that I have three kids, the idea of a snow day cooped up with three little ones who have boundless energy is not my idea of a relaxing time! I wish I could take a moment to sip some tea out there with you. 😉 Looks fun! #SITSBlogging

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  • March 27, 2017 at 8:26 am
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    I get cold just looking at the pictures. I was raised in the South. I have lived where it snowed and did not like it. I am not retired where it does not snow.

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