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Birch Bend Farm We bought some dirt. (Along with it came some water and plants.)
60 acres, family of five, enjoying new adventures in northwestern Wisconsin.

10/04/2026

Woodland Mills

Milling logs to get some beams for the sugar shack. This log started at close to 19 inches in diameter and I was able to...
10/04/2026

Milling logs to get some beams for the sugar shack. This log started at close to 19 inches in diameter and I was able to get a 13x13 cant out of it. I needed to get a smaller boxed heart beam out of it for the sugar shack tie beams so I pulled 1 inch boards off for siding to get to the final dimension. Woodland Mills has been great!

09/26/2026

Started the joinery on the timber frame for the new sugar shack. Nothing better than paring end grain with a sharp chisel.

Garlic goodness!The bulbs are now ready to enjoy. Reach out if you’d like to purchase any (local pickup in Rockford, MN ...
08/31/2026

Garlic goodness!

The bulbs are now ready to enjoy. Reach out if you’d like to purchase any (local pickup in Rockford, MN or Comstock, WI)

Moving logs down to the lumber mill. Next they’ll be milled into beams and posts for our future Sugar Shack (new home fo...
08/23/2026

Moving logs down to the lumber mill. Next they’ll be milled into beams and posts for our future Sugar Shack (new home for making maple syrup 🍁) Excited for this new project to begin!

The Frontenac Gris is getting close to harvest time! 🍇
08/15/2026

The Frontenac Gris is getting close to harvest time! 🍇

The garlic is all out of the ground and hanging in the barn to cure. Though our barn has open slat walls for ventilation...
08/05/2026

The garlic is all out of the ground and hanging in the barn to cure. Though our barn has open slat walls for ventilation, we also keep fans running to ensure good airflow. The curing process takes about 3–4 weeks.

Curing garlic dries the bulbs, tightens their protective papery skins, and helps extend their shelf life for up to a year.

We had such an incredible response to our garlic last year—we sold out within days! So this year we’ve significantly increased our harvest. We’ll have both culinary and seed garlic available.

I’ll post an update as soon as it’s cured and ready for sale on Facebook Marketplace!

06/13/2026

Garlic scapes are here!

A beautiful day to be in the vineyard. 🍇 Continuing to train the vines up the trellis…and weed-whacking, ugh.
06/13/2026

A beautiful day to be in the vineyard. 🍇 Continuing to train the vines up the trellis…and weed-whacking, ugh.

The grape vines are waking up in the vineyard and baby grapes are starting to form! 🙌 The 25 vines we planted 2 years ag...
06/13/2026

The grape vines are waking up in the vineyard and baby grapes are starting to form! 🙌
The 25 vines we planted 2 years ago have reached the top fruiting wire of the trellis, so we’re letting the baby grapes stay. The other 308 vines we planted last year are starting to take off but still need some time to focus on growth, so we’re removing the grapes as they form. Excited to see if all of the vines hit the top wire this year!

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Comstock, WI

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