Ferrin Brook Farm

04/11/2020

Bread is just one of those things, isn't it? The more you learn, the better it can be. Go from a factory produced white bread peanut butter and jelly sandwich to an authentic french baguette with some brie and your world view changes dramatically. Take the leap from letting a bread machine and store bought yeast create your bread for you to feeding and caring for a sourdough culture, then handling the supple dough with your palms and fingers, and now the bread has a story to tell. [ 1,367 more word ]

Bread is just one of those things, isn’t it? The more you learn, the better it can be. Go from a factory produced white bread peanut butter and jelly sandwich to an authentic french baguett…

02/26/2020

Challenge: At your next holiday dinner, point to something on your plate and ask “where did this come from?” [ 842 more words ]

Challenge: At your next holiday dinner, point to something on your plate and ask “where did this come from?”

02/26/2020

Say it 3 times fast: Hügelkultur! Hügelkultur! Hügelkultur! That's right, that "u" has an umlaut, so you know we mean business. But just because we're going to get down and dirty doesn't mean hügelkultur is difficult. In fact, you can take any patch of lawn on your land and convert it to a raised hügelkultur garden bed in under an hour. [ 885 more words ]

Say it 3 times fast: Hügelkultur! Hügelkultur! Hügelkultur! That’s right, that “u” has an umlaut, so you know we mean business. But just because we’re going to get down and…

02/26/2020

There’s a story (seemingly fabricated) that, during the Great Depression in the US, the government hired people to dig holes. One group of workers was supposedly hired to dig all day, and the next day they had off. On that off day, another group of workers came in, hired to fill in vast holes. According to the story, this was a way to give a struggling populace a sense of purpose to help them get through the tough time. [ 987 more words ]

There’s a story (seemingly fabricated) that, during the Great Depression in the US, the government hired people to dig holes. One group of workers was supposedly hired to dig all day, and the next…

05/26/2019

Anyone looking for a plucker? No more back breaking work when you raise your own poultry with one of these! After a scald, broilers are clean within 30 seconds. . $950 if you pick it up in Madison NH. We can also deliver within a radius of Madison or Dover--message for details. . .
This Featherman Pro is the standard for durable, fast plucking with easy cleanup. Costs over $1200 new, not counting shipping. We had to pay over $1300. Worth it. Nothing has ever gone wrong with this American made piece of beauty, and probably nothing ever will. .
Can pluck turkeys, ducks, and of course, chickens (broilers, heritage breeds, and anything in between).

03/28/2019

Stocked up on fresh, pure maple syrup yet?? Try something new with our all-maple cookbook, Local Sugar, which has over 60 recipes!!! If you purchase the paperback you can get the eBook for FREE! Check out some sample pages here: https://bit.ly/maplecooking

03/23/2019

Slow food?!?!?! Our 6 year old has taken to calling this dish a "baby in a basket". 4 year old calls it "spit in the ocean"! Yeesh

02/28/2019

I made this book (and the sheep!) as a Christmas present for our girls. Here's the first few pages. It's up on Amazon as a paperback alongside our maple syrup and chicken books. Proceeds will go to my (Brian's) Mom while she fights inflammatory breast cancer. What do you think happens with the rest of the flock?????

See the full book here: bit.ly/fbfbooks

And if you want to offer any support to my Mom more directly, you can visit the GoFundMe my brothers and I set up here: https://bit.ly/supportdiane

02/10/2019

Sunday morning in February = extra shiny drops of maple syrup!

02/08/2019

Can you identify which pic(s) have maple trees them? 🤔🤔🤔 Come on now, you know you want to tap a few trees this year to make your own syrup!! No obvious leaf shapes to help, but it's easy to tell if you know what to look for! Link in bio will show you the way 👍

02/07/2019

For the 2 or 3 of my followers that might be mildly interested in homebrew blasphemy: this Rye IPA is pretty great with crushed caraway seeds sprinkled in!

02/03/2019

Touchdown!