Trying not to get bit by a 600 lb pig The delightful defensiveness of pig moms Here at BOTL Farm, we keep sows (farmer jargon for pig moms) that farrow (give birth to) the piglets we grow and sell as meat. Although we're cordial with our ... Chickens Eggs Pigs hay slaughterhouse
A tale of goats who know they're being naughty Partnerships with pasture-raised animals Here at BOTL Farm, we are often reminded that we can't make a pasture-raised animal to do anything she doesn't want to do. If a sow decides she doesn't want to... Dogs Goats Pup hemp bedding market
Grazing season begins The latest in pig ultrasound technology Here at BOTL Farm, we are a birth to slaughter operation. That seemingly simple sentence sets us apart from the herd (heh). Most farms that raise pigs buy in fe... Chickens Pigs chicks market non proffit
Caution, zombies (and pigs) ahead A pig built the nest of her dreams Here at BOTL Farm, we had so much we wanted to talk about this month that we politely argued about which topics would make it into this newsletter for days. Options ... Chickens Comercial kitchen Pasture Pigs Swales hot dog mud season paddock piglets sivopasure
Baby goats are the cutest We have kids! Here at BOTL Farm, we let our goats breed naturally, when they come into heat, regardless of when that happens. It’s good for them and terrifying for us. We now have confirmed that in Se... Goats busines plan new country oranics plans
Buckets are a farmer’s best friend The sheep that keep on giving Here at BOTL Farm, you may recall that we used to raise sheep (if you're new here, we had a flock of Icelandic sheep for years). However, at the end of 2024 we decided to... Buckets Farm Store Sheep sheep skin soap
Creaky knees, anniversaries, and storm damage Getting old and creaky knees! Here at BOTL Farm, we value powerful matriarchs. Our goat matriarch has been benevolently ruling our goat herd since we got her eight years ago. Okay, it probably helped ... Farm Store Fence Goats Recipe Storm
Our shortest newsletter yet Babies! Here at BOTL Farm, we don’t have kids (we’re not talking in farmer jargon for baby goats, we mean actual human children). Over the years people have assured us that we would regret not having ... Farm Store Pigs Soppressata
Sausage machines and solar dreams Boxes of cheeping cheepers Here at BOTL Farm, it’s baby chick time! Our chick brooder (farmer jargon for ‘a place to keep baby birds at their ideal temperature’) is one of our sweet 1970s repurposed R... Chickens Comercial kitchen Online Store Solar sausage
Leaky tractors and swashbuckling swales More chops on the way Here at BOTL Farm, we love pork chops more than most people. By that we don’t mean that most people don’t like pork chops as much as us -- we literally mean that if we had to cho... Ask A Farmer Anything Climate Change Pigs Silvopasture Swales Tractor
What even is a pig umwelt? The mind of a pig Here at BOTL Farm, we don’t typically allow visitors on our farm. Not because we’re trying to hide unsavory practices or don’t want people to see where their meat comes from, but bec... NCO Pigs sausage
BYOC, BYOB, and LYOB Hot hot goats Here at BOTL Farm, it's HOT! Each species on our farm deals with heat in different ways, but the extreme heat this year has given ample opportunity to see how heat-tolerant our goats are... Chickens Eggs Goats NCO