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Bacon Bucks 2012

In fact, as Spring blooms, it is deceptively easy to forget the difficulties we had this winter. In January, we sent out an appeal – a plea! – for donations; after losing our major source of funding last year we were desperate for help to continue our educational mission. And… our community saved us! You showed us definitively that yes, our role is important and that you have a stake in it. We received almost $15,000 from our fundraising campaign, just enough to jumpstart this year of growth.

Harvest Schedule

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December 29, 2011

Moon In The Pond Farm Needs Your Help! Farming is building healthy, clean, responsible communities. Educating is ensuring them for future generations. This is the world we want. Help us create it, help us to keep it. Dear Friends, Moon In The Pond Farm’s mission is to educate and connect people through the thoughtful and…

Cutting Up a Whole Chicken

The most important reason to learn how to cut up a whole chicken is that it will save you money. Buying a whole chicken is cheaper than buying pieces, and…

Farmer Dom Virtual Grange Interview from Young Farmers Conference 2011

Spring 2011 Update

As the Cold Grip Is Released Even with the record snow, ice and sub-zero temps, life continued to hum on the farm. And with lots of help from four hard working aspiring farmers, twice a day, we’re feeding beef and dairy cattle, sheep and pigs, and our flocks of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea…

July 2010

News | In Season | Recipe | Commentary Moon in the Pond is officially operating under non-profit status! Operating as a non-profit will provide us with the opportunity to do fund raising and to receive grant monies that will help MITP to become a stronger educational resource to young farmers and others. Many of the…

Roasting a Real Chicken

There’s not a great difference in how to cook a real chicken, but there is some. It’s important to understand that there will be more texture and ‘tooth’ to birds that…

May 2010

The Animals Animal-wise, things are moving along at the farm per usual as we continue to maintain initial animal projects that were started in the past. In keeping with the normal cycle of things springtime on the farm can only mean one thing…BABIES! We have calves (both Highland & dairy), chicks, lambs, piglets, and goats….

Rhubarb Struesel Coffee Cake

Every spring we harvest the lovely and plentiful Rhubarb plant. Since Rhubarb is rather prolific there is plenty to cook/bake with. What should one consider…