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The Rhythms of Life

Listening and living according to the rhythms of life and the natural world – without trying to control them – is one key I have…

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OPERATION CHICKEN SNATCH!

It’s time to marshal my family’s forces, invade the chicken coop, and get the laying hens out on pasture! (with a little inspiration from Mark…

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Something for Everyone! Morning Chores, Sickle Bar Mowing, and a New Direction for the Farmall MD

This video has something for everyone! Morning chores with the animals, mowing a field with a sickle bar mower, and a new direction for repairing…

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A Pasture Full of Trouble

Holy cows and calves! And piglets, and chickens, and turkeys! Life is springing up all over the farm, and today we’re focusing on getting all…

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Is This the Best You Can Do?

Is this the best you can do? Amongst all these chickens, pigs, turkeys, and cattle, I often wonder. From the great wide world to a…

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It’s My Fault!

The pigs, cattle, and wife told me it’s all my fault, and now I have to go find them. -We do not offer farm tours…

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Being Little in a Big World

It’s not easy! For Farm / Channel merchandise: https://farmfocused.com/just-a-few-acres-farm/ -We do not offer farm tours or accept visitors -We do not sell from the farm…

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Let the Crap Fly!

It’s that time of year! For Farm / Channel merchandise: https://farmfocused.com/just-a-few-acres-farm/ -We do not offer farm tours or accept visitors -We do not sell from…

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The Way Grandpa Would Have Done It

The beautiful weather continues, and I do something I haven’t done in a very long time. For Farm / Channel merchandise: https://farmfocused.com/just-a-few-acres-farm/ -We do not…

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Free the Cattle!

It’s the best day of the year! For Farm / Channel merchandise: https://farmfocused.com/just-a-few-acres-farm/ -We do not offer farm tours or accept visitors -We do not…

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Pole Barn Addition Roof Trusses and Mowing with the Farmall H

Today the contractor is installing roof trusses on the pole barn addition. Meanwhile, I have some sickle bar mowing to do with the Farmall H,…

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Finding Cattle Paradise

Hilarie and I found cattle paradise…now all we have to do is fence it and let them go to work. For Farm / Channel merchandise:…

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Making Cream from Crap

Hilarie and I are bringing a new batch of chicks into the brooder house and moving chicks to pasture. And we’re worried about completing our…

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Farmall 856 Tractor: A New Addition to the Farm?

I’m going to look at a Farmall 856 Custom today. Will it be a new addition to the farm? For Farm / Channel merchandise: https://farmfocused.com/just-a-few-acres-farm/…

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Tedding Hay with the Farmall MD and Farmall Super C

Two tractors and two tedders…how much equipment is needed to ted three acres of hay? It’s a good opportunity to put the Farmall MD and…

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Morning Chores and Cutting Hay with the Farmall 756

I’m back on the farm and it’s a beautiful day! Hilarie and I make our rounds with the animals for morning chores, then I head…

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