Hello Friends, 👋 It's hard to believe we are at the end of July. Summer never feels long enough for me. I just start to get into a groove and then I notice some change of color to a few trees, a coolness to the air and the sun is not waking us as early. Tis the cycle of seasons. This ever changing feeling comes in many forms, from the change of seasons, to the changes in our children (bless their heart, growing up can be hard), a momma needs to always remember to watch the gate. Last week was...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Friends, Happy 4th of July 🎇 I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend celebrating our countries 250th Independence Day. Bo has been busily baling hay and is almost finished. Once that's done we will be right into fair week then it will feel like we can relax and enjoy summer. The kids and I have been planting seeds into little pockets of the garden and flower beds. Next up we will be resetting the hoop house. Most of our spring crops are done now, I have a few red beets I'm letting...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friends, As I write this I am sitting in a couple waiting rooms. How is that possible? Most people can only be in one place at one time. Well, my physical body is waiting on Bo to finish up with surgery on his arm. It's been a crazy few weeks leading up to today. Hurry up and wait kind of crazy. We haven't talked too much about today, it caused us both some anxiety. It was better to keep busy and do more. It was easier that way. It reminds me of my c section in 2022. As I was in the...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Friends! Happy June 1st! I hope you all had a good May. May was eventful on the farm. We split the cows from the young stock and let them each out to the summer pastures. Everyone is looking great. Milkshake, this momma, had a heifer calf on 5/30. The grass is so tall all you can see is her small white star in her forehead. The weather was so cool that I waited to plant the main garden. It's about finished now, just a few more spots to fill in until I'm ready to do a second succession....
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Friends! Happy June 1st! I hope you all had a good May. May was eventful on the farm. We split the cows from the young stock and let them each out to the summer pastures. Everyone is looking great. Milkshake, this momma, had a heifer calf on 5/30. The grass is so tall all you can see is her small white star in her forehead. The weather was so cool that I waited to plant the main garden. It's about finished now, just a few more spots to fill in until I'm ready to do a second succession....
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friends 👋, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend remembering our brave soldiers. Recently I submitted a 30 sec video sharing how upgrading our chute system would allow for safer handling of our herd of cattle. This video is one of 45 up for a $1000 grant . Voting is open until May 29th at 12 pm EST You can pick 5 farms to vote for (not 5 votes in one farm ) to be awarded a grant. We'd really appreciate your help but voting for our farm project . Click on the link below, (or in my bio)...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friends! Thank you so much for joining me for this months Honey, We're Homesteading. If you missed it and would like to see what we talked about this month, here is the link I also published the outline I used for this Live. You can find it here https://brinkerfamilyfarm.com/honey-were-homesteading-may-2026/ Finally, TODAY is the last day for pre-orders of our 'Save the Small Farms' tshirts. We are so grateful for your support! Each shirt and/or bread order is helping us save up for a...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friends! I wanted to remind you that Honey, We're HOMESTEADING is starting at 10 am EST on YouTube ALSO, This weeks bread pre-orders are open! I have added a second location, B & S Country Carryout, Salineville, Ohio. https://www.hotplate.com/brinkerfamilyfarm Feel Free to email with any questions. Thanks so much for your support! Grow Something Beautiful , Julie www.brinkerfamilyfarm.com
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Friends! Happy Belated Mother's Day ! I hope all the mommas had a wonderful weekend. We have had a wild few days around here, hence the belated wishes. From bread baking ( more on that in a minute ) to large splinters it had definitely been something for the books. Things are calming down today and I'm very ready for it. The kids and I are going to be heading out to work with animals and new garden beds. It's that time of year where we have a list that is much longer than our days, but...
4 months ago • 1 min read