Skyline Pastures

10/04/2026

Some of the best parts of farm life are the little things you never plan for. 🐸

I was doing my daily chores, scooping grit from the pile to fill the bowls for our turkeys, when I discovered I had picked up a little hitchhiker! This tiny toad had somehow ended up in the bucket with the grit.

Unfortunately for him, a turkey would consider him a pretty good snack. So before the grit went into the bowls, I carefully scooped him out, carried him over to the fence, and gave him a safe release back into the world.

Just another ordinary day at Skyline Pastures, where feeding the animals sometimes turns into a little wildlife rescue mission.

When you spend your days working outside, you start to appreciate all the little things happening around you. You never know what you're going to find, who you're going to help, or what might make you stop for a minute and smile.

The chores still need doing, but there's always time to save a toad. 🌱

LifeOnTheFarm

10/01/2026

There’s something peaceful about checking the farm in the hours just before sunrise. The cows are settled in for a rest, the chicken tractors sit quietly in the background, and another day of regenerative farming is about to begin.

But there’s a purpose behind how we move our animals across the pasture.

First, the cows graze the grass. Then we bring in the chickens to follow behind. They hunt for flies and other insects, scratch through cow patties looking for a meal, and spread that manure around as they go. Once they’ve done their part, the pasture gets time to rest and recover before the next rotation.

Different animals, different jobs, all working together on the same piece of land.

It’s a simple way to make better use of our pasture, work with nature instead of against it, and build healthier soil while raising food for our customers.

Regenerative agriculture doesn't always look like big machinery or complicated technology. Sometimes, it looks like cows resting in the early morning light while chickens wait their turn to get to work.

And honestly, those are some of my favorite moments on the farm. 🌱

SoilHealth SmallFarm FarmingWithNature

09/26/2026

Pretty awesome moon this morning. The photos don't do it justice.

09/25/2026

Barn cats hard at work!

09/24/2026

09/23/2026

Every morning at the farm starts with the same question: Who’s ready to get up first? 🐷

Our pigs absolutely love piling together in the shelter when it’s time to sleep. It’s warm, cozy, and apparently there is no such thing as personal space when you’re a pig.

The problem comes when one pig decides it’s time to get up.

Getting out of a pile of sleeping pigs is apparently an extremely complicated operation. There’s pushing, shoving, grunting, squealing, and a whole lot of wiggling as the determined pig tries to convince all of its sleeping roommates to move out of the way.

And, of course, nobody wants to give up their comfortable spot.

Eventually, the escapee manages to squeeze its way out, usually followed by several other pigs deciding that maybe they should get up too. Before long, the peaceful morning nap has turned into a full-blown piggy traffic jam.

It’s one of those little farm moments that never gets old. They may be raising quite a ruckus, but watching them wake up, stretch, and stumble out into the morning is pretty darn cute.

Apparently, even pigs have trouble getting out of bed in the morning! 🐖

09/08/2026

Jasper has once again decided that the chicken feed is actually donkey feed. 🫏

Usually, a firm “NO” is enough to convince him that the chickens get the feed and he gets… literally everything else.

Not this morning.

This morning Jasper decided negotiations were over and went straight for the bag—teeth, determination, and absolutely no respect for the rules.

Every year, we have this same argument.

Every year, Jasper loses.

But I’ll give him credit: he keeps coming back to the negotiating table. 😂

FarmAnimals DonkeyProblems

08/29/2026

We are getting quite a few large fungi this year!

08/20/2026

Looks like we have a stand-off. Kind of like The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

08/14/2026

There’s something deeply satisfying about standing in the woods before sunrise and listening to pigs eat breakfast.

The world is still quiet. The birds are just starting to wake up, the air is cool, and the only real sound is the steady crunch, snort, crunch of a bunch of happy pigs working their way through breakfast.

It’s one of those little moments that makes all the work worth it.

Our pigs are raised in the woods, where they can root, explore, wallow, forage, and behave like pigs are supposed to behave. They aren’t standing on concrete or confined to a barn. They spend their days moving through the forest, turning over soil, eating plants and roots, and making use of a landscape that would otherwise be largely untapped.

And I honestly believe that matters—not just for the pigs, but for the food that eventually ends up on our table.

A pig that gets to live a pig's life is a different animal than one raised in confinement. Better movement, fresh air, sunshine, natural behaviors, and access to the woods all contribute to a healthier, more natural life.

Then there’s the other end of the process: putting food on the table that we know exactly where it came from.

So yeah, sometimes I find myself standing in the pre-dawn darkness just listening to pigs munching their breakfast.

It’s peaceful.

It’s satisfying.

And it’s a pretty good reminder of why we raise them this way.