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Spent Barley

Boiled Spent Barley We sometimes get the left over spent barley from making beer at a local brew pub. The smell is lovely, like barley soup – something I love. The consistency is more like oat meal, perhaps a bit … Continue reading

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Piglets on Barley

Atrium Grower pigsThese little guys are eating spent barley which is left over from brewing beer at a local micro-brewery. What the brewery does is cook the barley to get the sugars. They then drain off the liquid which contains … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Arrival at New Loading Dock

New loading dock’s first use This spring Ben and I built a new granite unloading dock for the farm. It allows a tractor trailer truck to backup to a stone slab wall out by the gate. Then I can easily … Continue reading

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Hay’s Here 2015 – Investment Banking

204 Bales of Hay on the Landing, 204 Bales of hay… …Take one down, pass it around, 203 bales of hay on the landing… Yes, pigs eat hay. About 100 to 150 tons a year pass through our pigs. This … Continue reading

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