Parker Farmstead, a Family Farm since 1870

First! Happy First Day of Summer! June is zooming by too fast. We almost have first crop hay in and the oats, alfalfa and corn fields are growing. Our favorite evening wind-down is watching the animals graze and listening to the birds sing. Second- you are invited to Ice Cream on the Farm this Saturday…

3/25/2025 The grass is turning green and we are feeling a bit of Spring fever. Meanwhile, we are ready to help you stock your freezer! We have whole, half, and quarter beef availability this Spring and Fall. Our beef are raised on organic pasture and hay and offered non-gmo grain at finishing, for the flavor…

So much can change in one month, day, hour, minute, second. Yet, we go about life making plans for this and that. This is hope. On Easter Sunday, April 9th, my brother lost his beloved wife to an accident while they were spending a beautiful afternoon together. One second, and hope, turned to shock and…

As the earth turns green, our hearts peep a little stronger! At Christmas time I shared a version of the below poem with family and friends. Today it seemed fitting to share here. Another year since Spring has passed. So many sweet times we wish would last. Like summer days when the hay dries well,…

Spring like weather is upon us. It’s like medicine for the body and soul. It’s 34 degrees now, the skies are ocean blue, and the sun is glorious. It’s a good time for winter farm babies to arrive. We calve year-round so those babies are a regular occurrence. We’ve been getting quite a few red…

We wish you a Happy New Year! Our winter days outside are filled with keeping the animals fed, watered and cleaned, clearing snow and ice, preparing for lambing and kidding, and the daily repairs and surprises that occur. While inside, we are usually busy with 2023 planning and reporting projects. This includes tax preparation, budgeting,…

Today, a slow, soft, slippery snow falls. For a moment, all is calm. Saturday marks the start of gun deer hunting season and boys are busy preparing for a few days in the woods. The summer of 2022 blew in and swept us up. It was unforgettable in many ways. It changed us. So many…

It’s a breezy Sunday morning, 39 degrees, and sunny. Last week, we had temps near 90. The last 4 weeks have been filled with tilling, planting, fencing, moving livestock to pasture, and a whirl of other Spring work. The hills are covered in green. The trees are leafed out and the iris & lilacs are…

It’s April 26th as I begin writing this. At this time last year we were well into tilling and preparing the soil for the season’s first plantings. Usually oats and peas are the first seedlings in the ground. They grow best in the cooler temps of Spring and early summer, and are harvested while tender…

April 18 and it’s 30 degrees. Even with unseasonably cool temps, snow flurries, and winter like winds-the very welcome signs of Spring are here! I planted spinach too early but a few tiny leaves persisted through the cold. I’ll be planting more. Hosta corms, snow on the mountain, tulips, sedum, and green grass shoots are…