Straight-Way Family Farm

06/03/2026

At the end of a difficult day/few days, there is something very healing about going to the pasture when the sun is setting to be with our herd. It helps us to feel peaceful and safe again.

06/02/2026

It has been a week on our farm…
The type of week that makes you feel “older” and not just by a week.
Our beautiful piglets are a week old today, we got a kitten named Henry who is an absolute doll. We also got 10 baby turkeys and Forrest was born… 🌳
We went out to the pasture Saturday morning to a tiny little guy born by our sweet new mama, June. He was born during the night and we could tell it was not an easy birth for our girl. Our family worked hard for 4 days to help little Forrest, while completely falling in love with him. Unfortunately, we lost him this morning. Our hearts are broken for sweet June who stayed with him til the end. She was the best mama to him, never leaving him, watching over us as we tended to him, making sure to give him a bath after we finished. I look forward to next year already for another chance for June to have a baby to raise 🖤😢

Farming isn’t just a job, it is a lifestyle. You rarely have a day off but you’re not really sure you want one anyway because that would mean not seeing all your beautiful animals. It feels like we experience a lot of loss each year, but in reality, there is so much more gain than loss. It just feels like so much because it hurts so badly when we have loss, because we love so deeply these animals we care for. We wait and are expectant for their lives and when loss happens it is very difficult. It is important to honor the loss, then shift our focus on to all the abundant life, or else we would become very discouraged and lose hope. Farmers are people of hope! We are resilient and we persevere. After every loss or set back, a farmer will always say, “We will hope for better next year.” 💪🏼💚👩🏽‍🌾

05/29/2026

Good morning, from Ms. Daliah and the herd 🖤

05/28/2026

We can’t get enough of the piglet cuteness!

05/27/2026

It’s a beautiful day for a farmer’s market!

Stop by the Ithaca Farmers Market on East Hill. We will be here each Wednesday, 3-6.

05/27/2026

Peppa was all nested this morning and ready to farrow, and so far we have 9 beautiful piggies 🐷🖤🤍

05/24/2026

The weather was cold and rainy yesterday, but Buttercup and Cutie thought it was a perfect day to calve 🌧️

Welcome to the herd, Daliah and Eddie!

We are super proud of our first bottle baby, Cutie for being an awesome first time mama to sweet little Eddie 💙

We are so grateful for 10 healthy calves so far this season!

05/24/2026

If you need pepper plants for your garden, our friends at Hector Hot Peppers have the best pepper plants around. They are running a sale this weekend on time for your long weekend garden plans. 🫑 🌶️ Whatever pepper you’re looking for, they will have it!

Memorial Day Flash Sale! Special deals on a special day. 5/25, 10 - 4pm. Like and share this post for a chance to win a Hector Hot Peppers t-shirt!

05/17/2026

One of the sweetest things, our Elsie, who needed help calving last year as a first time heifer, gave birth, unassisted to a beautiful little heifer today 💗

Meet, Clarabelle, baby #8💗🐃🎉

05/14/2026

Garden kitties are my favorite ❤️