My post about our Fox Trot Farm Christmas Market at Waxhaw Farm Market on Saturday. See all our meat, soap, honey, and crafted gifts! Continue reading

December 4, 2019
by Deborah Burgess
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December 4, 2019
by Deborah Burgess
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My post about our Fox Trot Farm Christmas Market at Waxhaw Farm Market on Saturday. See all our meat, soap, honey, and crafted gifts! Continue reading
June 28, 2019
by Deborah Burgess
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Almost every Sunday is Funday on Fox Trot Farm, but last weekend we had 292 visitors having fun on our farm for our county’s annual Ag+Art Tour! Wow! Farmer Bob and I were thrilled to make new friends and see … Continue reading
October 7, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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What a fun week we had with two private group tours! Friday, a delightful group of homeschoolers came for an educational tour. They learned all about animal husbandry and had loads of fun in the process! Here, Farmer Bob is … Continue reading
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 16, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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Farmer Bob came in from evening chores yesterday and pronounced that “The storm is officially here. It’s blowing like crazy on the Back Forty!” All day yesterday we had blustery wind and just a few showers from time to time, … 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
July 20, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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What a shock it was to come back from the coolness of the mountains and jump right into gathering up all the sheep for worming! We’ve been in a heat wave and drought, and chores are REALLY a chore in … Continue reading
April 29, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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***Our Farm Market and Tour Closed Today*** Just look at this strawberry Farmer Bob brought home from the Waxhaw Farmers’ Market on Saturday! It was DELICIOUS! This morning I sliced up 2 cups of these gorgeous berries to make strawberry … 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
September 19, 2017
by Deborah Burgess
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We have gorgeous neck roasts from our pasture raised lamb, but there’s not been much interest in using those to make a pot roast, and I think it’s because most of us haven’t branched out far from the very familiar … Continue reading