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Straight Forward Farm

A small family farm in rural Wisconsin. Raising old breed sheep, chickens & hogs on pasture-for people wanting to connect with their food & their farmer.

04/16/2026

Sooo much rain… but the sunset really gives the brimming, 10ft creek bed a fancy paved gocart track look though, right?

04/04/2026

These are Juju’s twins: Hocus & Pocus. People often ask “how do you come up with names for every sheep? How do you keep them all straight?” Yes, every sheep has a name (& number). Yes, there’s typically a method to the madness. Their names assist in identifying their lineage… however, When you name your sheep thematically, at some point if you keep their offspring the lineage requires the names branch off from the original theme. Juju was originally named after the gummy candy, because her mom ( ) had originally been intended to be a market lamb (thus the grocery list naming trend). But Carmello (who goes by Carmel) stayed & well, JuJu is also super sweet, with a calm demeanor, great mothering, thriving on minimal pasture & is also very resilient to wet weather residuals. Soooo “Juju stays.” And became her own bracket- transforming a candy theme into a “charm/magic” name line. And that’s how it goes.

03/23/2026

Sweet Caroline & her boy Neil. IYKYK. lambing season, the end is in sight.

10/15/2025

The rams are finally in w/respective breeding groups. I don’t remember my time ever being stretched as thinly as this past summer into fall. Out of habit our oldest blames any stressors on having “too many sheep”. But that’s not the cause. People proclaim children are their most all encompassing as babies/toddlers. That as their independence grows so does your own. I’ve found the opposite to be true. Sure, there’ll come a day when their capabilities & resources allow them to become truly independent & remarkably self sufficient- but this last stretch of getting them there- far more all encompassing & time consuming than any development stage thus far. I love my kids. I take great pride in their capabilities, integrity & tenacity. They’re genuinely transforming into amazing adults that I’m confident will make a difference in the world. The amount of attitude, eye rolling & tirades that Ive willingly experienced this summer- wow…Every day, often multiple times a day, I’d drop whatever farm tasks I was in the middle of- to get them to whatever event or work shift they had. That was the true causation for 2026’s lambing starting 41 days later than in years past. But I don’t regret any of it… When 2 of our Tunis rams (Korbel & Hemingway) left for another farm- our other experienced rams were beside themselves. Not because their friends left, but because they were convinced that was the trailer to breeding groups & they’d been left behind. I didn’t know Barry’s eyes could get any bigger! He paced & was immediately on high alert. For weeks, anytime I entered the space he’d glue himself to my side even more than usual & added some soft baritone coaxing & compliments to his companionship on pasture walks for good measure. Dave on the other hand, went straight into depression. Anytime I’d come near- he’d follow Barry out of the pasture to check & then go stand in their shelter, head down, facing the corner- all droopy. Xander- totally clueless, no idea he was about to enter the majors… Thanks for your patience Barry. Dave, glad your depression has lifted. Xander, welcome to the majors.

09/16/2025

Probably wanna pick up some whipping cream on your way home- I finally made pie… 😁

My tiny raspberry patch has produced an obscene amount of raspberries again this year. I feel bad I don’t tend it better than I do. There’s just so many things on the farm more urgent than berry picking. But sometimes the unavoidable sight of the branches heavy w/berries & the sound of ever present swarm of bumblebees dutifully working through the patch is too much to bare & compels me stop to pick them, regardless of what other pressing tasks lay ahead. I despise repetitive tasks & picking berries for a solid 5 months is definitely a repetitive task. But it’s a feeling of responsibility to the bumblebees that draws me in- from May till October’s frost. Based on my annual 5 month experience, I assumed I’d misunderstood what “ever bearing” meant. But both a chef friend & a master gardener have both assured me it’s supposed to be a shorter season than what I’ve unintentionally committed to. But as long as the bumblebees are happy I will be sure to stop in every couple of days to pick what I can.

08/28/2025

Me: “There they are. Aren’t they so beautiful & majestic looking in that sunset?!” Krome: “You mean Angela. Yes, Angela is beautiful & majestic.” Me: “I’m talking about all of them.” Krome: “I’m talking About Angela”

08/17/2025

When your ewes do their best but the burdocks are determined to be sequoias. Sigh…

08/14/2025

The berries are going extra bonkers this year after all the rain & hot sunny days. Don’t even get me started on the apple trees.

08/09/2025

Had to cut another fallen tree off the fence. Was curious what kind it was so for entertainment purposes I loaded the photo into a plant id ap… according to the ap this black cherry is sick 🤣. Just a smidge. Must be keeping it optimistic & not have a “too late” category.

08/06/2025

Our ladies specialize in invasives. Wild parsnip, Multiflora rose & vine plants are amongst their favorites. Their obsession with burdocks though is a blessing & a curse.

Address

Valley Road
Avoca, WI
53506

Telephone

+16085755195

Website

http://www.straightforward.farm/

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