Newsletter Sign up
-
Recent Posts
- Durksen Farm Update – October 17, 2015 – Garden Harvest, New Venture
- Durksen Farm Update – August 29, 2015 – Farmer Sausage Arrives!
- Durksen Farm Update – August 15, 2015 – Hand Pollinating Squashes, New Pork Products
- Durksen Farm Update – August 8, 2015 – Chickens and Pork Ready, Brinning Chicken
- Farm Update July 31, 2015 – New chicks and pigs, Weekly Harvest
Archives
Recent Comments
- Peggy Sexton on Our Farm
- Peggy Sexton on Our Farm
- Daniel Wiens on Free range chickens and pork
- Mom and dad on First Time Farmer
Categories
Meta
Author Archives: tim_durksen@hotmail.com
Durksen Farm Update – October 17, 2015 – Garden Harvest, New Venture
It has been a while since our last update and much has happened. Our garden is now empty of all but a few squashes and carrots and the leaves on the trees are turning and falling with the inexorable marching … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Updates
Leave a comment
Durksen Farm Update – August 29, 2015 – Farmer Sausage Arrives!
www.durksenfarm.com Finally we received our farmer sausage! Just arrived out of the smokehouse at Unger Meats. We are also seeing some brisk sales on many of our other pork products, especially bacon, breakfast sausages and other things. Order soon to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Durksen Farm Update – August 15, 2015 – Hand Pollinating Squashes, New Pork Products
Today we received more of our pork products: bacon, ham, back bacon, smokies, chorizos, butt steaks and roasts and some salami. See our Products page for info on pricing. Please note that some prices will be changing as we … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Durksen Farm Update – August 8, 2015 – Chickens and Pork Ready, Brinning Chicken
Our freezers are overflowing with chickens and pork! The bacon, ham, smokies and butt steaks will be another week or so, and the farmer sausage will still be a couple of weeks. We do have some superb breakfast sausages, chops, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Farm Update July 31, 2015 – New chicks and pigs, Weekly Harvest
For those interested in what we are doing, we have started a newsletter which you can sign up for at www.durksenfarm.com. It contains much of the info we have here plus some pictures and more. This Saturday is our first … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Updates
Leave a comment
Farm Update – July 24, 2015 Weekly harvest, Kale Tips
This summer has been almost ideal for our garden as we have had regular rains with sunny periods in between. Already most of the plants are larger than they were in fall last year! Its wonderful to see. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Updates
Leave a comment
Farm Update July 17, 2015 – Current Veggies, Tip for Boiling Eggs
Not an whole lot has changed in our farm since last week. Our produce choices are a bit limited at the moment, but in the next two to three weeks there will be many more products being added to the … Continue reading
Farm Update July 7
We are well into the summer now and our garden, chickens and pigs are doing quite well. I have not been very regular with updates to our farm and I would like to start posting weekly updates describing the produce … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Berkshire, Eggs, Farm Products, kale, lettuce, Pork, ribs
Leave a comment
Spring is finally here!
Finally the grass is all out from its snowy blanket and the birds are coming around in greater numbers. Our trees are already beginning to bud and the maple sap is flowing for our syrup making! We may even be … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
New pigs!
So our sow, Olga, finally had her little ones: eight new pigs! Mom and pigs appear healthy. These little ones should be ready for next spring and summer.
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment