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Walter Jeffries Tinker, Tailor… A bit eclectic & a tad eccentric, polymath, quantum mechanic & Farmer. Also lucky at cards.
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Tank Cleanout

Lower Whey TanksOur pig’s diet consists of about 90% pasture and hay depending on the season plus about 7% dairy. The remainder is apples, pumpkins, beets, turnips, mangels, sunflowers, sunchokes and other veggies. Occasionally we get a little boiled barley … Continue reading