{"id":444,"date":"2026-09-10T16:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:51:41","slug":"444","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/?p=444","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Back in January of \u201825 the national average diesel price was $3.63 a gallon, today it\u2019s 60% higher!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without beating my point to death here, consider the knock-on effect that increase has had on everything we buy that requires any form of transportation for every component from production to final delivery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Beef prices are absolutely astounding as I discovered this past Spring when I attempted to purchase a one week old dairy bull calf to raise for the Summer\u2026 the quoted price of $1,400 was a bit out of range for my budget (typically $50 to $100) so plan \u201cB\u201d has been implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan \u201cB\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Raise a dozen turkeys and process into breakfast sausage, ground meat and cured turkey ham.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-establish our goat herd and breed all does this Fall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, our extended families enjoy the diversity of chevon recipes and, for us the savings and ease of home processing makes it even more attractive. Additional benefits include shorter gestation period, far less hay required, readily usable fertilizer for the gardens, multiple births and, of course the dairy aspect of milk and cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, it seems that every week there\u2019s a food recall announcement for one reason or another. Our local farms have been inundated with inquiries as to availability of vegetables. We\u2019ve had to decline requests as we were starting to wind down production in early Spring since the high tunnel was in dire need of repair and I\u2019m far from being a Spring chicken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, our grandson moved in to \u201clearn the ropes\u201d as our trust names him the future beneficiary of the property. He has been a Godsend to us in so many ways with his strength and creative ideas, eager to learn new skills with his \u201ccan do\u201d attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>As a result, we spent August building this Sun-Lite\u00ae HP Solar Glazing structure around all his existing experimental plantings without damaging any of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/After-2a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447\" width=\"520\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/After-2a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/After-2a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/After-2a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/After-2a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/twillingatefarm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/After-2a.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 85vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>His excitement is apparently contagious as both Jan and I are now making plans for next Spring rather than gearing down, it\u2019s back into making plans to increase product lines and return to selling at Farmers markets as well as off the farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it appears that we\u2019ll have more droppings to share for quite a spell longer!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in January of \u201825 the national average diesel price was $3.63 a gallon, today it\u2019s 60% higher! Without beating my point to death here, consider the knock-on effect that increase has had on everything we buy that requires any form of transportation for every component from production to final delivery. 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