Flower or Weed
My wife’s great grand-mother said that the only difference between a weed and a flower is whether you wanted it or not. My rule of thumb...
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shirefordfarms
- Aug 19, 2020
- 2 min
Farm Links
I read that the old course at St. Andrews, Scotland was once used to graze livestock. Legend has it that the infamous bunkers were made...
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shirefordfarms
- May 24, 2020
- 1 min
Busy Hands
It might not pass building code but it's likely the most important structure on the farm. The product of left over barn building...
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shirefordfarms
- May 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Bachelor
We've grown to forty animals under our care at the farm. With so many, it's becoming easy to forget that animals have a life story. They...
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shirefordfarms
- May 16, 2020
- 1 min
A Cairn for Our Ridge
A cairn is just a pile of rocks. It's not difficult to make one. We did it in less than an hour using rocks left over from our first dry...
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shirefordfarms
- May 16, 2020
- 1 min
Ambassador Griffin
I got a text from the a friend who retrains off-the-track thoroughbreds. She had a new horse that would be perfect for our farm. Since we...
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shirefordfarms
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Hobby Farm???
What we are doing is sometimes referred to as hobby farming. I understand that description because the farm is not our primary source of...
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shirefordfarms
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
Twilight
Twilight is our favorite time of day on the farm just before sun rises and after it sets over the Smoky Mountains on a cool autumn...
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shirefordfarms
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Beatrix's Story
We adopted Beatrix five years ago before moving to our farm. She was a rescued dog with some significant special needs. A double-merle...
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shirefordfarms
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
The 3 M's of Farmsteading
Spring has arrived on Drystone Ridge and with it comes a new configuration of the 3 M's. That's my list of the three greatest nemeses of...
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