Excerpts: By April, I’m pretty sure I’ll have some new and quite color descriptions of winter in Maine.
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Cutting your own Christmas tree sounds very bucolic in a warm and fuzzy Norman Rockwell way. But, then, you've never been to Rusty Metal Farm.
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I am perfectly aware of critters’ abilities to plot and scheme.
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I can’t even begin to imagine life on Rusty Metal Farm without my trusty tractor.
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Worried about your upper body and arms? Spend some time loading, unloading and stacking straw or hay bales.
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Which is why every farmer, homesteader and outdoors enthusiast knows the value of a good field first aid kit and woodland wound care.
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Over the 35-odd years we’ve been on the farm, sporadic efforts have been made at would could be called farming. And few of which could be called rousing successes.
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Thanks to Instagram, I now know that the resident Rusty Metal Farm felines are “adventure cats.”
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Have your heard the one about the one-legged duck? No, this is not a joke.
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Escaped and loose livestock are common on working farms and ranches. Sometimes, a critter can remain on the run for days, weeks and even months evading capture before it’s finally cornered and returned to its barn.
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That brain may be small in size, but don’t let that fool you. Because, well, chickens can fool you and have outsmarted me more than once.
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There’s a lot more to it than simply opening the coop door, dropping the new hens in among the established flock and hoping for the best.
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I might be a crazy tree hugger, but I’m a very happy tree hugger.
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“It’s a big thing with people taking advantage of folks who don’t really know how to buy firewood. There are people who don’t know what a true cord is and will just throw it behind their shed without measuring it.”
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State and University of Maine officials are warning farmers and gardeners to be on the lookout for a new and potentially significant threat to cruciferous vegetables.
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I’ve lived in northern Maine for close to 40 years, and I am still amazed by the land-use laws that stipulate property is open to the public for things like hunting, snowmobiling or off-road ATV riding, unless otherwise posted.
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“I was really tired and I just wanted to go to bed. I lifted up the throw pillows, and there was an egg under them.”
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If you're looking to raise your own meat, one of the most popular options for small homesteads or backyard farms are chickens. But before your start your flock, take a moment to learn about the different breeds of meat chickens.
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The first Rusty Metal Farm garage sale was productive — and, yeah, I made a few bucks.
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