Tag: farming
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Inviting Kestrels
On Sunday, Raphael and I looked into our Kestrel nest box with our camera attachment for the first time and saw a mama kestrel! Unfortunately, we were pretty surprised and did not get a picture fast enough! We did see her fly out of the nestbox, and later we got some photos of her eggs!…
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The Deeper Issue Behind the Standard American Diet
This past Thursday, I spoke to the MOMCO group my sister Roxanne attends in Union Bridge, Maryland. It was a lovely morning and this was an inspiring group of prayerful women! I thought I’d share the notes I prepared ahead of time for my talk as my blog post this week! Have you seen the…
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Catechesis on the Farm
The Good Shepherd calls you by Name. This is the sign that has greeted the 7-year olds when they’ve stepped into the farmhouse for Sacrament Prep every Thursday this month. You see, I’m a catechist for Parable Pastures Atrium, our local Catechesis of the Good Shepherd group and for the past several years, I’ve had…
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My First Time Hosting Easter Dinner
Fourteen years ago, Stephen was going through chemo for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and was not allowed to travel, even for Easter. It was my family’s turn to celebrate Easter with us, so they came to us, and that is how I ended up hosting Easter Dinner for the first time! I decided to mix…
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Eat Like A Farmer
“When the chores were done and he came back with Father and Royal to the warm kitchen, breakfast was almost ready. How good it smelled! Mother was frying pancakes, and the big blue platter, keeping hot on the stove’s hearth, was full of plump brown sausage cakes in their brown gravy. Almanzo washed as quickly…
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What is a Chick Brooder?
And how are we improving the Chick Brooder at Good Soil Farm? At Good Soil Farm, we raise our chickens on pasture. That’s what makes them pastured poultry. To “count” as pastured poultry, the birds must be raised on pasture for AT LEAST 51% of their lives. Chickens raised for meat have a relatively short…
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What Will Be in the Veggie CSA Boxes?
Every year about this time, people start asking, “What’s in Your CSA? What are you growing this year for the Veggie Boxes?” This year, I decided to make a video walking you through our Veggie and Variety choices for 2026! Ready to join the CSA this year? Interested in being the first to hear about…
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WHY GOOD SOIL FARM?
Wednesday was the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas and our friends the Turners generously had the 8:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s said for us as a spiritual gift. What a blessing! When I texted Beth Wednesday night if she had chosen that date because of the Gospel reading that day, she said that she had…
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Something is Happening Every Minute
“This is a book about farm animals, And what happens during one year on a farm. The year is divided into twelve months, The months are divided into weeks, The weeks into days, The days into minutes, And on a farm something is happening every minute.” That’s how one of my favorite children’s books, The…
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2025 in Photos at Good Soil Farm
Looking back over the past year, I thought it would be fun to share some photos cataloging the work and fun from 2025! January February March April May June July August September October November December Interested in joining the fun? Learn more about Good Soil Farm by subscribing to our email list! More from the…