Author Archives: Reber Rock Farm

With a new foal romping around and chicks to pickup at the post office, the green hue of grass has convinced the farm that spring is on its way. The pigs have also been enjoying the onset of spring, as well as the mud that comes with it. This week was a busy week forContinue reading “Out to Pasture”

Happy April. Our first foal of the season was born this week — a beautiful and thick boned filly from a young mare named Maybelle. When a foal is born Chad will take the mama and new foal into the barn to give them a little space from the other mares and the stallion. WhenContinue reading “A Filly! With Spring Comes Life”

I used to spend most of the fall as a butcher. With the help of friends and helpers including Chad, Cory, Sarah, Matt, Aidan, Kirsten and Cameron to name a few, we would process all the beef for the season. Reber Rock no longer butchers beef on farm; instead we send our beef to theContinue reading “Custom Cut Beef”

It has been an exciting week on the farm and the change of spring is in the air. We had a few days where the sun came out and the outdoor thermometer read announced temperatures in the 60s. There is a certain joy and energy that we all feel, and that Lewis and Lovett exuberantlyContinue reading “All Pork Back in Stock”

It has been a busy week on the farm, preparing for spring and the snow and winds howl outside our windows. I am excited to finally announce the return of “Custom Cut” Grassfed Beef and now Grassfed Lamb. We are excited to partner with our friends Alex and Audrey at Barred Owl Brook Farm (BOB)Continue reading “Grass-fed Lamb and Beef Available to Order”

This picture sums up March for me. In the warmth of one afternoon this week we build our much anticipated Christmas present of a replacement trampoline that is bigger than our last. The next day before school Lewis and Lovett rushed outside to get a few good bounces in before the bus came. The weather,Continue reading “March Squalls”

There is much the world of the farm has taught me and more yet to learn. On the surface there is always the technical knowledge: we are sending pigs to slaughter, so how do we get them on the trailer? This is not a new question; however, the nuances can make a difference in theContinue reading “How to load pigs and be happy”

This coming week we will send a load of pigs to our processor. Winter pigs have been a joy to have on the farm, our pastures are brown and frozen so we have to do more work to ensure they have a diverse diet. They get dried pasture in the form of hay, and theyContinue reading “Next Generation Pigs”

We’ve had a roller coaster ride of weather this week, with lows starting in the single digits, then we peaked at 42 on Friday afternoon, and by Sunday morning close to 0. With the help of some machines and a good friend we moved the tiny house that Racey and I lived in for almostContinue reading “Back in stock”

Snow days have changed for me over the years. As a child, they were spontaneous and unpredictable days of play and exploration, unfettered by the impositions of the reigning adult’s schedule. I grew up in Boston, where my memory says that snow days were rare enough that my brother and I never expected them, butContinue reading “Snow Days and Prices”