September 19, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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***Due to Farmer Bob’s Surgery, we won’t be open for tours and hayrides Sunday, September 23rd or 30th, but I’ll be here if anyone wants to come get honey or eggs.*** I must admit that Farmer Bob’s impending surgery loomed … Continue reading
September 8, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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Lambing isn’t an exact science for us. We have three rams that we put in with three different groups of ewes, and the girls definitely respond to the rams’ ability to woo them into coming in season and breeding. We’ve … Continue reading
August 31, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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***We’re open on Sunday, September 2nd. Market from 1:00-5:00. Hay wagon ride tours are 1:30 & 3:00. Please call or text to reserve your spot. (803-804-3541) Our wagon holds just 10 people at a time. Self-guided tours all afternoon. Eggs, … Continue reading
August 10, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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***This Sunday eggs are just $3.50 a dozen, $10/three dozen, $12/four dozen!*** Farmer Bob has been busy getting our hay wagon ready for rides and now we’re adding those to our farm fun on Sunday market days.
August 5, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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***Open Sunday afternoons beginning August 5th, from 1:00-5:00. Guided tour at 2:00.*** We’ve been busy here on the farm. It’s been so hot and dry, but humid, too. What a combination! Sounds like perfect weather for harvesting honey from our … Continue reading
July 14, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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First, let me say that crystallized honey is DELICIOUS. It’s easier to measure than liquid honey and if you want liquid, it is easy to turn it back to its liquid state. You just set the jar into a pan … Continue reading
April 14, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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***Our Farm Market and Guided Tour will not be open tomorrow, Sunday, April 15, due to the forecasted severe weather.*** Farmer Bob suggested that we get a table at a local farmer’s market and, since the Waxhaw Farmer’s Market is … Continue reading
December 1, 2017
by Deborah Burgess
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***Come see us this coming Sunday, December 3rd, at Old McCaskills’ Farm in Rembert!*** We are so excited that Fox Trot Farm has been invited back to Old McCaskill’s Farm for another fantastic Country Christmas Trunk Show! This year we will be … Continue reading
November 2, 2017
by Deborah Burgess
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Our flock of sheep has gotten large…way more than we need to sell meat, and more than our pastures can handle, so off to the sale barn we went yesterday for the first time with 15 of our young sheep. … Continue reading
October 22, 2017
by Deborah Burgess
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Earlier this summer, we had a swarm of honeybees that left their nice big hive in our apiary to fly straight up about 25 feet into a cedar tree before taking off for parts unknown. I just hated losing that … Continue reading