Two years ago, Chili birthed her first set of quads, four gorgeous red bucklings I like to refer to affectionately as The Spice Boys....

With all this free time we've found during the shutdown, we at the Flying T at last had the chance to update our website and blog! Rather...

Over the past years, we have found the “sustainable” goal to be one of the most elusive.  Sustainable practices with our livestock began...

When we’re not tending the farm or homeschooling the kids, we’ve got “real world” jobs.  My (Martha’s) passion is being a childbirth...

We pasture bred our two older Boer does in October, so we don’t have a tight date on when they’re due but it’s going to be soon.  The...

Harry Kirkland giving my son his first haircut. This is supposed to be a farm blog, not an obituary column, but I have to write this one....

Traditionally, when we gather to remember a fellow military aviator who has “flown West,” we throw a nickel on the grass as we leave....

On January 28th, during a training mission off the coast of Italy, Luc “Gaza” Gruenther’s F-16 fighter went down in bad weather.  His...

We took advantage of the long, though very cold, weekend to get a passel of projects done.  The biggest job was digging out the goat’s...

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future....

It’s been a long time since we posted, simply because this Fall has been pretty overwhelmingly busy!  To give you an idea of some of the...

Earlier this year, we found a great deal on Craigslist for an old metal double milking stand that has worked great.  Both of our girls...

It’s been a while since we last posted – the summer has been busier than we expected both on the farm and at the jobs that are making...

It’s been a hot and dry summer up here, and I think that’s why the predators have started to become more of a problem in our area.  Our...

When we bought the Flying T, we knew that one of our two pastures was “rough.” OK, it’s really rough.  Half-forested, largely with...

Summer is arriving at the Flying T.  Here are some recent pics that tell a story about what that means on the farm. It’s been really...

Yesterday, at our request, a representative from the Department of Agriculture came out to visit and test our chickens in conjunction...

Spring is in the air here at the Flying T. Our resident Boer Goats, Jessie and Gracie, are off at another farm for a month or so in the...

My homecomings from war were always joyous events.  Today’s homecoming of a dear friend and fellow warrior is not, as his wife will meet...

We can tell Spring is here because both the jobs that keep the bills paid and the jobs around the farm have really gotten busy! Almost a...