FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - December 4, 2025 - Vol. 15 Hey there Reader! I hope you and your family had a happy Thanksgiving and a nice relaxing weekend. We took a quick trip to Missouri to see Ian at Tech School on Friday. That was the first time our whole family had been together since the beginning of August! Thanksgiving 2025 I think it's safe to say I will soon be the shortest member of our family. 😒 Oh well, I guess there are worse things to be......
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FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - November 20, 2025 - Vol. 14 Hey there Reader! Just a heads up, I will not send out a newsletter next week - November 27th but will resume after Thanksgiving on December 4th. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday! Holiday Hours Herd Share Members - Please make sure you take a look at the last herd share update I sent out last week regarding milk pick-ups around the upcoming holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New...
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FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - November 13, 2025 - Vol. 13 Hey there Reader! Thanks so much to those of you that took a few minutes to let me know what you think about our newsletter contents. It's funny... when I ask for feedback it's always surprising because the things I think people will enjoy get lukewarm reviews, and the things I think people won't really care about, they end up liking. For example, I love quotes - always have. And out of a dozen or so...
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FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - November 6, 2025 - Vol. 12 Hey there Reader! As we get into the last couple months of the year, things are slowing down for us at Flat Branch Farm. Not that there aren’t things to do - we’re looking at what went well and what didn’t, planning for next year, and all those things. But as far as updates and interesting stuff to share with you… I’ll be honest, it’s getting harder to think of what to include here. So… I thought I’d...
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FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - October 30, 2025 - Vol. 11 Hey there Reader! November is right around the corner, and it sure feels like it! I’m a living-breathing contradiction…I don’t like to be cold but yet this is my favorite time of year. Ha! And we are really leaning into the season…making soups and stews, loading the loft with straw and hay for the winter, and moving things around in the barn so everyone has a spot inside to get out of the weather....
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FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - October 23, 2025 - Vol. 10 Hey there Reader! I’m not one for patting myself on the back, but even I am impressed that I’ve managed to get a newsletter out every Thursday for 10 weeks in a row. I’m really interested to know which parts of the newsletter you like, don’t like, etc… Or are there any other farm-related topics or tips/tricks you’d like me to include? So if you have a minute or two to think on that, I’d love to get a...
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FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - October 16, 2025 - Vol. 9 Happy Thursday Reader! Welcome to week 9 of our Newsletter. We’ve made it to the halfway point of October. And while this has nothing to do with the farm, our livestock, or any of the products we offer, I just wanted to share it… I love the cooler months of the year - I say that a lot. I love fall. And I love the magic of Christmas. And every year it makes me more than a little sad how we (people) just...
6 months ago • 3 min read
FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - October 9, 2025 - Vol. 8 Hey there, Reader! If you didn't know, the last week of September Tim and I actually left the farm for more than a day - at the same time. We were in San Antonio, TX for our oldest son's graduation from Air Force basic training. It was a lot of work getting things lined out and ready to be gone - and there was lots to do when we got back. But it was such a wonderful experience that I'm still smiling...
6 months ago • 2 min read
FLAT BRANCH FARM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Flat Branch Farm Newsletter - October 2, 2025 - Vol. 7 Hey there, Reader! It's a new month and while a lot of good and exciting things happened for us in September, I was definitely excited to flip the calendar to October yesterday. Here's what's been going on in our neck of the woods lately... Dairy Cows We're cruising around the final turn of our raw milk license journey. Sometime in August I submitted all of the paperwork to apply for an Illinois Raw Milk...
6 months ago • 3 min read