Author Archives: Reber Rock Farm

Sometimes we need to smash things to pieces. This week we prepare for a big journey as a family, including getting our broken toilet off of our front stoop and breaking it down into the trash dumpster. I realized as I sat down to write this note, that I have not mentioned our family plans.Continue reading “Travel”

Almost all weather has its pros and cons. I love a brisk fall day. The leaves have all settled to the ground and now been blown into the hedgerows and the over-full parking lots of peak leaf season remind me of the swing of tourism. I have a new hole in my jacket pocket whereContinue reading “Syrup Shipping”

We’ve had everything from 26 degrees, to 75 and glorious, followed by 35 degrees with high winds and rain. The chickens are thankful for the roll down sides on their coops and the pigs are happier when its raining. The cattle hardly notice, they care most about the flies, and those have slowed down withContinue reading “Welcome November”

We shifted rhythms again this week, and Lewis and Lovett were home with me. Our weather has continued to stay warm, we still have not had a frost, and the few tastes of chill in the mornings remind me of the perspective shift and physical adjustment that comes with the season change. This week 38Continue reading ““Pickory Nuts””

I started out the week feeling like an expert, the inexpensive cardboard organizers fit just right on the freezer shelves, and with some custom labels from our trusty label printer the display freezer was shaping up nicely. So on Monday, Holly and I decided to do a test run of stocking the freezer to seeContinue reading “Freezer Folly”

Fall has been kind to us, we have had cool nights perfect for sleeping, chilly mornings to get your blood moving, and grand sunny afternoons with sunsets over the technicolored mountains in full fall splendor. I’ve tried many afternoons this week to capture the image, and the digital medium just doesn’t seem to cut it.Continue reading “Preparing”

We love pigs. It is called husbandry for a reason, raising and caring for animals is an intimate process and each species has its own personality, quirks and demands. It was a whirlwind week of preparing for their arrival, welcoming some old friends for a visit, unloading pigs, building a pig pen and getting toContinue reading “Fall Pigs Arrive”

My personal recovery continues this week. I have felt better and been more and more active, with walking, some swimming, and generally moving around. Both mentally and physically I am not as fast or productive than I am used to, but the change of pace is a welcome reminder of my relative improvement. My ongoingContinue reading “Farm Store Happenings”

There is strangeness in the familiarity of this past week. At the end of last week, my vaccinated brother, who lives in our basement, got news that 1 of the 3 covid tests he had done that week came back positive. He had some mild cold/flu symptoms that developed into a loss of smell andContinue reading “Farm Outpost”

With the heat of summer mostly over, we enter what I think of as the “sweet spot” of the season. None of our animals, including the humans, enjoy the heat of summer days. For all of us productivity goes down, but with the pleasantly warm days and cool nights everyone seems happier. There are plentyContinue reading “Fall Preparations”