Farm Kids in the Field: How Kids Value Organic Life
At 7 am I emerged from my room to a silent house. This is not normal. I called my kid's names. No response. Were they outside in the yard? The…
Pasture Moments with Pigs, Cows and Kids
I finally did what I promised. Taking my girls out for birthday shopping kept being delayed because of farm activities. I said I would take them last Saturday, but I…
Farmer Reuben doesn’t like mushy asparagus + Seasonal Recipes
Farmer Reuben welcomed a garter snake to the greenhouse this spring. You see, if a snake is present, we can be sure that the mice will stay away and our…
Surprisingly Simple Skills For Seasonal Eating from the Farm
We are finally back in the farmhouse kitchen after five months of steady but interrupted progress. I love my new sink. It's a black "neorock" one bay sink from Kohler.…
Your Future Self will Thank you for the Free Food
Farmer Reuben made this video for YOU to explain how you can save every time you purchase from Willow Haven Farm for the next 80 weeks. That's free food! What…
Making Homemade Yogurt from Our Grass-Fed Raw Milk
My mom never made yogurt at home. She doesn't like milk actually. With a fridge full of free milk and only a few little kids to drink it, I took…
Brining Brisket: Lessons in Traditional Food Skills and Meat Preservation
Reuben and I were married less than a year when my parents called a family meeting at the farm in the summer of 1998. My dad, a career computer programmer,…
