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A winter mix has found its way to the old farm as early January makes headway among it all. About all that fills our day at this time is the feeding of our livestock, making sure all is well across the old farm. Fire side sitting with coffee in hand leads my mind towards what goes into the stew pot for suppertime on a winter's night. With a barn full of hay and enough ground corn I believe all will safe as we live out life one day at a time.........Dan
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It's not just a day for thankfulness comes to the old farm year round. We do pause however on this special day to recollect, remember, and give thanks for all that finds its way along the paths of Old Mule Farms. Yes, we do it in a traditional style that our family has been enjoying for decades now. A great feast, a set table, a buzz within the old farmhouse that only comes through gratitude and a humble spirit. For us a bountiful harvest comes year round, but to take a special moment to bow our heads is the oldest way to say how thankful we are to keep marching onward....Dan
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Slowly the sun rises on another day and without doubt the brightest day of all. Hard work will always prevail making right any wrong for the toughest of days here on the farm. The strength of any of us comes from a deep faith in all that is right. The rest will stay in the darkest deeps of night, but to see the light is a motivating boost for any farm life. Nothing comes without a price. A pure heart, a clean conscience, is what makes for a restful time of peace. How blessed we are to enjoy what lies around us......Dan
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Cooler starts to our farm days has begun as fall begins to show itself across the old farm. Our focus now is to make ready the necessary stock for winter is moving faster as each year goes by. What has been a great productive year so far is only going to get better as the slow down shapes up as fall moves in......Dan
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Constant rain showers each afternoon drives us back to the barn just about every day. Even at the barn there is work to get at, it's just the outside work left undone around the farm that we need to catch up on. From fence building to leaking pipe repairs our work sends us in many directions at times. Nothing wrong with being busy, and nothing wrong with working constant. The reward comes at days end with satisfaction full of pride and the year round rewards of knowing that our life has meaning where our work makes possible a way of life known these days to very few. We are within days now of some long awaited summer harvest so let the work continue......Dan
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The old farm is busy as summer brings on an even hotter heat wave than normal this year. So be it, but we always take time and moments to celebrate July fourth. Our family has a rich history as my fourth Great grandfather was with Washington when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Down through the years this great country of ours has seen much just as the old farm has witnessed many things. All in all, we know that where we are and what we are is because of many who have given to make things happen. Daily we reap the benefits of much in a land steeped in prosperity. History is right here where time stands still each day on Old Mule Farms......Dan
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We be picking blue berries and black berries for days now, turning them into jelly and syrup. You know canning jellies is a must for us and that we have been doing around here for a very long time now. The old farm gives in so many wonderful ways. We might take from it, but our hearts are thankful that the harvest is abundant for our needs. Our life is simple here with thoughts of days gone by, where time has stood still for decades among the big oaks surrounded by green pastures. A little slice of the best is our home where it is sweetened with natures candy. It don`t get any better as we live life the old mule way....Dan
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With a good start working in the kitchen garden where we have herbs among many other things that are essential to our pantry needs, just time now as the season changes will yield what is needed. Also, our regular garden is coming alive as it does this time of year where even more will find necessary in the days ahead. It's just all a part of the history of this old farm and all a part of what makes our homestead the best of the best. For decades we have been practicing stewardship on this land which grounds us to that understanding that all things are possible when the plow touches the ground.........Dan
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Even though it's a bit early there are tell tell signs that nature is changing all across the old farm. Early might just springing before long and we will welcome it with open arms. The rush is not something that we seek rather the need to get fertile ground ready for planting. First will be twenty five acers of corn that will yield our feed needs as well as more. The rest comes in stages making production the old fashion way. Time honored as humble stewards we strive to live within tradition right here on the old farm....Dan
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My mind has me thinking of warmer days, those days that are right around the next corner. The time when gray turns to blue, and black and white finds color among nature at its best. About the time I place the old plow in the ground for a new crop on the farm. Warmer nights, warmer days, the brightness to come is already warming up the farmhouse making thoughts more inviting as each day approaches another. Come along we us as we live the life handed down to us and enjoying every bit of what comes...........Dan
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