The Beginning Farmer

The Journey of a Beginning Farmer :: As a child I spent most of my life in town living with my mom, but whenever I visited my Dad and his side of the family it was on the farm. From my earliest memories I have always wanted to be a farmer (except when I wanted to be a cowboy). Now, I am trying to fulfill that dream. This will be a journal of that journey :: my research, my joys, my frustrations, and all of the things that go along with the beginning farmer.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Labor Day Weekend ... From Lake Wobegon

Since it is Labor Day weekend and people will be out enjoying time with family and friends I decided to just share a couple videos with you ...

Friday, August 29, 2008

Grass Finished in the Deep Snow

With all that has been going lately I have hardly had a chance to browse through my August issue of "The Stockman Grassfarmer". B...

Thursday, August 28, 2008

A Bit Overwhelming At Times...

I have to admit that from time to time I become easily overwhelmed and when that happens I have a strong desire to just shut down. I think ...

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Help Us Shoot Our Livestock...

Now that I have your attention we really do need your help shooting our livestock, but when I say "shooting" I'm talking about...

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

By the Cut, Half, or Whole?

As we inch closer to our first farm meat sales I am beginning to consider the different ways to sell our pork, beef, and possibly poultry. ...

Monday, August 25, 2008

Does the Farm Bill Make the Grade?

I realize that the 2008 Farm Bill is kind of old news at this point, but since I didn't spend much time writing about it I thought I wou...

Saturday, August 23, 2008

The Beginning Farmer Builds a House...

Sorry if you are dial-up (I'll be there soon), but since it is a Saturday and I have a lot of work to do here is a quick recap of our ho...

Friday, August 22, 2008

An Apology and Sheep...

First of all let me throw out a quick apology to all those people who have e-mailed me with encouragement or asking about pricing/pork/beef/...

Thursday, August 21, 2008

And the Work Continues...

Well, the work continued today (as you can see from the picture), but it progressed despite my presence. I was at home most of the day with...

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Playing to Your Strengths

I am a huge believer in strengths and Biblical gifts. A few years ago I was introduced to the book, "Now, Discover Your Strengths...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

A Hello and a Building Update...

First of all I want to say a big "Hello" to anyone who has happened onto this humble blog by way of the Des Moines Register articl...

Monday, August 18, 2008

Big News for Stoneyfield Farm

Well, I guess it is official ... our very own Stoneyfield Farm is somewhat newsworthy! Or at least our crazy journey towards farming withou...

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Beginning Farming Beyond Finances

I realize that when it comes to beginning a farm from scratch and jumping into the world of farming money seems to be one of the largest hur...

Friday, August 15, 2008

Lester F. Rittgers (1912-2008)

For the past few days I have been blogging about some of the details of our journey towards farming. I am going to continue with that theme...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Buying a Farm is Like Buying a House

Okay, it isn't exactly like buying a house, but that is one of the ways that we looked at our farm purchase and it is probably the only ...

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Finances and Farming

I do not think the dream of becoming a farmer is really that rare. I believe that at some point many people have desired to head to the lan...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Where the Farming Road Began...

I mentioned yesterday that I was going to take some time over the next few blog posts to write specifically about the nuts and bolts of how ...

Monday, August 11, 2008

Just About Finished...

It seems like it has taken forever ... and it certainly has taken longer than we were hoping (thank you rain), but the shell of our house is...

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Goats, Cattle, and Worms

There is another article in the Stockman Grass Farmer this mouth touting the benefits of grazing goats and cattle in combination. The articl...

Friday, August 08, 2008

Grassfed Beef Tastes Okay

My busy week is just about over. For the past four days I have been traveling all around central Iowa with 22 students on a mission trip. ...

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