Eight Tiny Surprises and a Race Against the Sun
Eight surprise baby rabbits, a race against shorter days, winter projects, and two kittens heading to their new homes—just another week at Lemon Squeezy Farms.
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The Farm Journal
Stories, seasons, animals, lessons, and everyday life at Lemon Squeezy Farms.
Sometimes Your Eyes Leak
Sometimes farm life can break your heart and fill it right back up again in the same 24 hours—five kittens, a missing mama cat, and brand-new life waiting in the barn.
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One Muck Boot in Autumn
Autumn has arrived, winter is waiting in the wings, and Lemon Squeezy Farms is learning to prepare without letting tomorrow steal the beauty of today.
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Before the Snow Flies: Making Room for the Moments That Matter
The fall project list can wait for a minute when five tiny kittens, a good mama cat, and a warm September evening remind you what matters most.
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August at Lemon Squeezy Farms: More Happened Than I Thought
A month that seemed ordinary included an 85th birthday, a missing barn cat, a new house cat, broody hens, hard losses, a struggling garden, and six goats heading to a new home.
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Mid-July at Lemon Squeezy Farms: Heat, Hard Work & the Sweet Rewards of Summer
Extreme heat, a growing garden, a newly expanded goat pasture, farm supervisors, and the satisfaction of seeing months of work finally begin to pay off.
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Long Days, Green Pastures, & Grateful Hearts
July brings long North Dakota evenings, lush pastures, growing goats, barn cats, endless mowing—and the farm’s first naturally hatched chicks.
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The Sale List, the Loading, and the Letting Go
Six goats, three sheep, thirty-one chickens, one very early departure, and the emotional work of deciding which animals were ready for their next chapter.
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Still Here, Just Catching Our Breath - Refocusing Life at Lemon Squeezy Farms
A capital-W Weekend of coop cleaning, reroofing, goat moves, fencing changes, and an honest look at scaling back and finding a better rhythm.
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🌿 A Spring Arrival at Lemon Squeezy Farms: Welcome Peaches & Rosie
In the early hours of April 10th, Fiona welcomed two tiny girls to the farm. For Lemon Squeezy Farms, that was the moment spring truly arrived.
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When the Storm Doesn’t Come (but something else does)
The storm never really arrived, but a quick trip to Grafton somehow ended with two Turkens and four turkey chicks coming home to the farm.
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Mud, Melt, & Miracles
A northern winter settles into more than the landscape. Then the temperatures soften, the snow begins to melt, the geese return, and hope starts unfolding in real time.
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Understanding “If You Have Livestock, You Have Dead Stock”
Owning and caring for livestock is not for the fainthearted. A couple weeks ago our farm suffered a couple losses. It made me think of something our farrier said awhile back: “If you have livestock, you’ll have dead stock.”
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Goat Life Chronicles: A Sad Goodbye
Tonight, my heart is heavy. We lost our six-month-old Boer goat buck, and I am absolutely heartbroken. Losing an animal is, without a doubt, the hardest part of life on the farm — and I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it.
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Goat Life Chronicles: Tales of Love and Loss
This past weekend my husband drove to an animal sale about two hours from our farm. Unfortunately I couldn't go along but it sure made my memories start flooding! Last year at that exact sale, we purchased (among other things) our first goats.…
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Cute as a ...
My husband and I planned a spring break getaway long before we knew we'd have an expecting goat! But winters here are long and cold, we needed to get away. We headed south and found warmer temps during our week of vacation. Fiona was close to…
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Awaiting another Magical Goat Birth on Lemon Squeezy Farms
This is Jack. Isn't he precious? His mom, Lady, gave birth to him and his sister (Jill) on an extremely cold night on February 18th. Thanks to them arriving like they did I took a sick day from work..... thanks goats! I will never forget that…
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Lemon Squeezy Farms: A Courageous New Venture
It has been a little over one year since my husband and I started our farm. Lemon Squeezy Farms developed out of a couple empty-nesters wondering, "what now?" My husband grew up in southwestern Georgia. He has some experience with raising animals…
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