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Dec 3, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: Big, Big, Plans

Onward to the inside. Once we got the barn structure itself up, we were able to immediately use it to provide shelter for our livestock...

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Dec 3, 2020
1 min

Photo Sessions on the Farm

...Hi - me here, with my Pretty Penny, excited to share with you these fall photos from the ranch with Haze Photography. While these...

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Sep 24, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: Won't Stop 'Till It's Done

The exterior of our barn structure is finally wrapped up, along with a significant paddock fence. This was a huge accomplishment that took

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Aug 10, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: The Cowboy In Me

When all is said and done, it will have been worth it, for sure. What has been completed looks really sharp - and the barn itself is made o

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Mar 14, 2020
2 min

Barn Building Series: Saddle Up

We obtained the building permit for our barn. While this is just one step in a long line of phases to completion, it is a big one.

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Feb 17, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: The Roots

We have already begun the nitty gritty - the research - meeting with the town and asking what steps were required. We have also begun the pr

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Feb 17, 2020
2 min

Dirigo Ranch

Dirigo - as seen on the Maine state flag - is a Latin term, meaning, "I Lead". We felt this was fitting, as we lead along our family and pa

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Feb 17, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: The Roots

We have already begun the nitty gritty - the research - meeting with the town and asking what steps were required. We have also begun the pr

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Dec 31, 2019
3 min

The End is Only the Beginning

2019 is coming to a close - a big year for our growing homestead: We brought home 4 goats and 2 donkeys, started horseback riding...

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Dec 12, 2019
3 min

The New Frontier

we've also decided to unexpectedly move our Homestead operation!

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Dec 5, 2019
3 min

How to Move a Homestead

To answer the question: Yes, it is going to be challenging.

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Oct 17, 2019
3 min

The One Where They Saved Our Ass(es)...

All was calm, all was bright.... Until he came back outside to find our pair of brand new miniature donkeys crossing the road!

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Aug 29, 2019
2 min

A Family Tradition

"The west was not won on tofu." Right, wrong, or indifferent, even though we're out here in the Northeast, we couldn't agree more with...

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Apr 28, 2019
2 min

4-H Field Day

Short Horns, Jerseys, Herefords and more breeds were on display this weekend at the Spring Meadows Farm 4-H field day.

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Mar 27, 2019
2 min

Horsing Around

There was no denying our "fan-girling" when the real life cowboy pulled up, leather fringe chaps, flat brimmed cowboy hat, spurs,

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