A family farm · Door County, Wisconsin

Grown, raised, and built by hand.

We're a small farm with big ambitions, sharing what we do and helping other farms and homesteads along the way.

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The Farm

Hi, we're Collin & Mae.

We run a small family farm in northern Wisconsin, up in Door County, with a flock of chickens, ducks and geese and a garden that gets bigger every year.

We're Collin and Mae. We raise chickens, ducks and geese, grow a garden, and build just about everything the farm needs. Mae cooks from scratch with whatever the farm gives us. Collin draws up plans so you can build it too.

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Sweet Potato, Sausage and Apple Breakfast Hash

This is the breakfast I make when the mornings turn frosty and everyone needs something warm before heading out to do chores. Sweet potatoes get crispy in a cast iron skillet with breakfast sausage, onion and tart apple, then I crack a few fresh eggs right on top and let them bake until the whites are set and the yolks are still runny. One pan, cozy and filling, and it works just as well for a quick fall dinner!

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A pile of garlic cloves separated for planting, resting on straw.

Nov 3, 20264 min read

Leaves, Bedding, and 300 Cloves: Getting the Garlic in Before the Rain

Late fall showed up on schedule, so we cleared the fence line, cleaned out the coop and duck house, leveled the field with a pallet, and planted close to 300 garlic cloves before a week of rain.

Farm

A big pile of raked leaves in the yard, with chickens foraging behind the fence and the coop in the background.

Oct 26, 20267 min read

Odds, Ends, and Geese With Opinions: Getting the Farm Ready for Winter

A week of odds and ends, a lot of miles to Green Bay, a new leaf blower, and a pair of geese who discovered that our fence is more of a suggestion. Here's how we're getting the farm ready for winter.

The flock

Clementine after one of her charcoal feedings.

Oct 20, 20266 min read

Goodbye, Clementine

Clementine, our little fawn runner duck, passed away on Sunday.

Farm

Oct 14, 20266 min read

The October List: Getting a Door County Farm Ready Before the Water Freezes

Here's what's on the October list around here, plus the why behind each one, in case you're staring down your own Wisconsin winter with a flock and a garden that both seem to think it's still July.

The flock

A hen at dusk, a stand-in until a flock photo is in

Oct 11, 20266 min read

A Sick Duck, Hardware Disease, and 11 Surprise Chicks: My Weekend in Charge

Mae left for one weekend. I ended up nursing a runner duck I think has hardware disease and found 11 surprise chicks under the duck house. In October.

The flock

Collin holding one of our hens outside the coop

Oct 6, 20262 min read

Our Chicken Coop Makeover: No More Poop Shelf, More Roosts

Our hens were laying eggs on the poop shelf, so I tore out the inside of the coop, added angled roosts, and found my new favorite cleaning tool.

Garden

Sep 30, 20261 min read

Starting Over: How the Grass Won Our First In-Ground Garden

Our first in-ground garden got smothered by grass, so we tilled it back down through rocks and old fence wire. Here's our plan for a better spring, plus more garlic.

From Collin's workshop