So this just happened at Magnalia Farm today: our first ewe lamb, and our first calf (endowed with a bull’s paraphernalia), were born within hours of each other! Each time a birth happens, it’s a stunning, impossible (scary!) and wonderful adventure,...
Magnalia’s logo is a silhouette of a recurring moment with our playful black Labrador retriever named Bella June. She’s ever the loyal companion for a weekend walk. Or a soft pillow for a nap. She’s ever ready with an expectant glance, or a lick, or...
Farm Tough met an Amateur Farmer, and left said Farmer full of wonder. 😮 What a marvel to witness Davie the Donkey and our other farm animals endure the crazy cold (down to 7°!) — and winds that made it feel much worse. I don’t remember colder nights since...
A friend of ours had the idea of planting a large bed of the Cosmos Bipinnatus flower seed (commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican Aster) in one of our pasture ravines. Another friend, while helping us tame our South Pasture, mistakenly mowed it all down just...
We had the privilege this past week of welcoming to Magnalia the family of Jabe Isaac Wilhoit. Jabe has been a counselor at Camp Jubilee, the summer camp for people with special needs organized by Mount Jubilee Ministries. That camp is the highlight of the year for...
There’s a lot happening in the news these days, and much of it has most thoughtful people feeling quite unsettled. It’s a time in history when we have to train ourselves to be especially discerning, while not allowing our “discerning” to consume us in worry. As the...
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