A Different Kind of Doula
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...
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hanatesterman
Mar 9, 20132 min read
Ready for Kidding – DIY Pens and Warming Huts
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...
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hanatesterman
Jan 21, 20132 min read
Latest Projects at the Flying T
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...
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hanatesterman
Jun 14, 20123 min read
Clearing the Land
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...
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hanatesterman
Apr 11, 20122 min read
Spring is in the Air
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...
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hanatesterman
Oct 18, 20112 min read
Poison in the Pasture – Pin Cherry
Wild Black Cherry (photo: Ohio Extension) Both Wild Black Cherry and Pin Cherry trees are members of the rose family commonly found in...
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hanatesterman
Oct 11, 20116 min read
Organic?
When we first started dreaming about our farm, “organic” was high in our priorities. This flows out of our family mission, to glorify...
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hanatesterman
Sep 26, 20113 min read
Legumes and Grasses and Weeds, Oh My!
One of the fringe benefits of my new job is the ability to take courses at UNH. At first, I considered working towards another Masters,...
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hanatesterman
Sep 16, 20112 min read
Why Boer Goats?
Gracie (left) and Jessie (right) The most recent additions to our farm were our Boer Goats, Gracie and Jessie. They are both full-blood...
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hanatesterman
Sep 14, 20113 min read
NATO Peacekeeping, Family Harmony, and Automatic Chicken Doors
I spent 10 years in NATO assignments, so I’m pretty acquainted with the challenges of trying to accommodate seemingly incompatible...
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hanatesterman
Sep 12, 20112 min read
Repurposing Wooden Pallets
I’ve found a reliable source for used wooden pallets (as well as heavy-duty plastic ones from time-to-time). There’s always a use for...
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hanatesterman
Sep 7, 20112 min read
The Farm Cycle – Finding the Groove
As we build up our farm here in New Hampshire, one thing we’re working on is putting together an annual farm cycle – a rotating calendar...
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hanatesterman
Sep 6, 20111 min read
You might live on a farm if…
You might live on a farm if… 10. …you normally awake before the rooster (and when he wakes up first you have an urge to reach for the...
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hanatesterman
Sep 5, 20111 min read
Meet the Farm
I’m still working on the back story, but in the meantime, I figured I’d post some pics of our farm animals. Zip (l), our Quarterhorse,...
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hanatesterman
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Double or Nothing
Two years ago, Chili birthed her first set of quads, four gorgeous red bucklings I like to refer to affectionately as The Spice Boys....
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hanatesterman
Mar 23, 20201 min read
We've Moved!
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...
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