Holz Hausen woodpile

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A circular German woodpile laid this way to increase air circulation and dry the wood evenly.

2022 summer update

We’ve had a busy summer! Along with adding our 5th baby to our family, this is our first year with breeding mangalista pigs and adding turkeys, ducks, geese, and bresse chickens to our flock. So exciting!

So far we have “the best tasting chicken in the world” (Bresse), “best tasting pig in the world” (mangalista), one of the most rare colors of new Zealand rabbits (red). Some of our friends have suggested we get wyagu beef (“best tasting beef”). What are some other of the best tasting animals in the world? If you know any please put in the comments for us to consider.

Curly (mangalista boar) thoroughly enjoying his treat!
Tom “the magnificent”
New baby ducks!
American Bresse chickens
New Zealand reds
Our flock!

Our garden, amongst the chaos, isn’t as fruitful as past years but we did manage some decent crop of green beans and strawberries.

Our plethora of red and black new Zealand, and champagne d Argent bunnies will be ready for new homes very soon! We will post about them, along with a pricing list, soon!

God bless,

Darrick and Kay

2022 summer update

We’ve had a busy summer! Along with adding our 5th baby to our family, this is our first year with breeding mangalista pigs and adding turkeys, ducks, geese, and bresse chickens to our flock. So exciting!

Our garden, amongst the chaos, isn’t as fruitful as past years but we did manage some decent crop of green beans and strawberries.

Our plethora of red and black new Zealand, and champagne d Argent bunnies will be ready for new homes very soon! We will post about them, along with a pricing list, soon!

God bless,

Darrick and Kay

Relaxing walk through the winter woods

A beautiful walkthrough of our woods in winter.

Thank you and God bless!

The Truth behind harvesting Wild Rice

Minnesota is known for its abundant wild rice, but not many people harvest their own wild rice… before we started we wondered why? But when we started, we understood… but still continue every year! Check out our YouTube video about the truth of harvesting wild rice.

Thank you and God bless!