Climbing Tree Farm

Piglets! Tina gave birth to 15 piglets March 3rd. They were born outside on a 0 degree night onto a bed of hay (in a sea of snow) that th...

  It has been very snowy. We've had snow (and lots of it) a few times a week for a month. At the farm we've also had a huge...

  Tonopah (boar) and Kapugen (guard dog) get along well.  Sometimes they curl up together to sleep, other times they share a meal. ...

Guess which acorn grew on a tree that was fertilized by pig manure last year? The giant acorn fell from a tiny Red Oak tree in a spot t...

Hickory nuts Acorns This is a fabulous nut year. Have you noticed? We've been slipping on them there are so many! This is great...

Well, hello there!  This year we began farrowing our own piglets in earnest.  Last year we dabbled, this year we've jumped ...

We had a fabulous visit with about 25 kids from Mountain Road School. The kids were excited to learn, and were gentle with the animals. ...

We often field the question about whether silvopasturing  (raising pigs in the woods) is harmful to the forest. We took a walk in our woo...

Piglets- about 15 weeks old. Just before being moved to a new section of fencing.  So curious!

Early morning chores with no kids makes it much easier to take pictures! One of these things is not like the others... Note: To enc...

Eleven nine week old piglets in a dog crate...this, my friends, is exactly like a clown car routine at the circus. We prefer our piglets ...