We are Jim and Liz Stitzel, and we are first-generation farmers residing in Colfax, IN. We have owned our little, 40-acre farm since January 2006 and have been continually developing it into a multi-purpose facility involving horses, chickens, and fresh-grown produce. We love our little corner of God’s green Earth and look forward to what the future holds for us here. This is our ongoing story. Continue reading
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It’s been a little while since our last site update. This is a very busy time of year for us, but we wanted to share a few pictures from our latest project. One of our neighbors planted a small cover … Continue reading
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This morning I finished up my very first batch of Neufchatel cheese, a very soft goat cheese that you can put on bread and crackers like cream cheese.
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We received a nice “surprise” this morning when going out to feed the animals to find that Trixie had given birth overnight. I put “surprise” in quotes because we’ve been expecting her drop for some time now. It was good … Continue reading
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These are some pictures taken a week or so ago as things were starting to really warm up! These warm temperatures are very unusual for March, and we haven’t been about to let them go by without taking full advantage … Continue reading
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Spring planting is well underway, both inside the hoop house and out. We’re experimenting with planting potatoes in boxes this year, hence the wooden construction that appears in several photos. Our daughter Cadence is also ‘helping’ with planting this year … Continue reading
We have been actively preparing for the 2012 market season, and one of the changes we want to make to our booth space this year is custom t-shirts with our farm logo that we can wear at the market. But, … Continue reading
One of the things I’m looking forward to this year with having two Saanen does who are (hopefully) going to kid sometime in April is having an ample supply of goat’s milk to try my hand at, among other things, … Continue reading
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As promised here are the pictures of the 12×32 hoop house we erected over the Christmas holidays. We are looking forward to seeing what crops we can grow between now and the start of the regular growing season.
Over Christmas break, I began building a pair of milking stands for our (hopefully) newly bred goats. Due to weather and general busyness of the holiday season, I was able to get only one stand completed. Over the extended MLK … Continue reading
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Over the weekend, Liz and I put our first winter planting in. We erected our new hoop house over the Christmas holidays (pictures to come soon), and we put our first seeds into the ground over MLK weekend. This first … Continue reading