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Ooooooh look what we found at Hartman's Farm Stand on their seasonal opening! A mountain of Breezy Acres Farm beef and ...
06/11/2026

Ooooooh look what we found at Hartman's Farm Stand on their seasonal opening! A mountain of Breezy Acres Farm beef and pork! Yum!

I know I promised more. There has been a lot going on lately, but that's no excuse. Christina and I have been trying t...
05/30/2026

I know I promised more. There has been a lot going on lately, but that's no excuse. Christina and I have been trying to find this thing called "life" which is why we've let things fall by the wayside as of late. But we're still doing our thing, even if it is a bit slower and more methodical these days.

One of the things we're trying to focus a bit more energy on this year is the garden. While on some days I wish I still was dawdling about in the orchard in Tennessee, we're not there to see what it has turned into over the last 4 years. But here in Vermont, I still have a grape vine I'm excited about! We pruned it back quite heavily this spring and gave it an arbor to grow over. This Concord grape grows quite vigorously and I am excited to see how well it takes to the new trellis and how well it fills in over top.

Other than that, we're downsizing the livestock still and cutting back. Life is funny that way... one day you can take on the world and the next day the world takes you for a spin. But we're surviving.

May your rest be full of grassy fields and lots of piggy friends. šŸ’” šŸ’•WinstonšŸ’•
04/28/2026

May your rest be full of grassy fields and lots of piggy friends. šŸ’” šŸ’•WinstonšŸ’•

We ainā€™t seen your kind round here in a long timeā€¦
03/08/2026

We ainā€™t seen your kind round here in a long timeā€¦

Yesterday's negative temps were thoroughly enjoyed in front of the fireplace. Can't really blame them.
01/31/2026

Yesterday's negative temps were thoroughly enjoyed in front of the fireplace. Can't really blame them.

I am absolutely not a cat person, but for some reason they are attracted to me despite my best efforts. That said, it's...
01/25/2026

I am absolutely not a cat person, but for some reason they are attracted to me despite my best efforts. That said, it's a good thing the old lady of the house isn't just any old cat.

We've posted these kind of pictures several times over the years. -12ā° isn't exactly unheard of out here, but it is def...
01/24/2026

We've posted these kind of pictures several times over the years. -12ā° isn't exactly unheard of out here, but it is definitely damn cold especially with the winds that we're seeing too.

The animals are bundled up, the birds are all staying inside today, and we're minimizing anything dealing with being outside.

Stay warm out there!

Perks of the job. MRI confirmed it's officially it's a partially torn bicep tendon. Unofficially, it sucks.
01/21/2026

Perks of the job. MRI confirmed it's officially it's a partially torn bicep tendon. Unofficially, it sucks.

Another long road to get from there to here, but we have officially decided to not continue our efforts with our beautif...
01/19/2026

Another long road to get from there to here, but we have officially decided to not continue our efforts with our beautiful pigs. One of our biggest desires for all of our animals is to allow them the opportunity to serve the purpose they are intended for. Since they won't be doing that with us, we would be happy to offer them another opportunity elsewhere.

We have three AKKPS registered and one unregistered KuneKune pigs, two male and two female adults available. We would prefer all four go together, but would be willing to split breeding pairs. Sorry, we will not do individual animals at this time.

Feel free to reach out for details if interested.

We've got a lot to talk about. All in due time, of course. But let's talk about cattle for a minute. Specifically min...
01/18/2026

We've got a lot to talk about. All in due time, of course. But let's talk about cattle for a minute. Specifically miniature highlands.

This morning I left all of the miniature highland groups I was subscribed to on my personal Facebook account. It's not that we don't want anything to do with highlands - Herbie will be with us for the foreseeable future. It's that we've learned a great deal over the past several years of doing this.

We put in a lot of effort over the years trying to make the livestock thing work, but it didn't pan out for various reasons. We will get into that at another time. But as far as using Facebook groups as a vehicle for sales goes, it was a disaster. Finding buyers was next to impossible. The amount of negative back biting, false claims and of course outright lies in these groups were enough on their own to decide that we were done.

We still absolutely love the breed. We will continue to love and spoil Herbie, at least until such a time that the absolute right home might come about for him (if ever that happens). We've met a few really great people (and a lot more not so great ones) along the way.

But my suggestion, if you come across this post and think to yourself "I want to get into miniature highlands because l ..."

Just don't. The community is toxic. The lies are expensive. The pain and frustration is immense.

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