I wrote a blog post several months ago about our struggle with getting our animals into a locker after Covid hit last spring. We were able to get everything int a locker or sold directly to people this past year (praise the Lord), but some of our hogs got way too fat while they were waiting around. We felt helpless. We didn’t want to feel that way again, so we prayed about the possibility of building something to process animals on the farm. While we would have preferred to build something new, we quickly realized that it wasn’t an option, since we don’t do anything with debt.

We would be a much healthier culture if the government had never told us what to eat.

Joel Salatin

I would also like to add that we would be a much healthier nation if our government didn’t subsidize (use tax payers money) junk food .

I was moving my water in the potatoes today and noticed this clownlike group of guineas pecking something off the sows. I think it was flies, but I couldn’t be sure. I had hoped to get a picture, but since I don’t like to carry anything with me, I had to run back to the house to get a camera. They must have had enough dinner, because they were leaving when I got back. We bought the guineas to take care of our tick problem when we lived at our old house, and they have helped us here as well. This year, however, we have removed more ticks from all of us than I can remember. I learned of a new trick to remove ticks safely and you can find it here.  

For a few weeks in the spring, we diligently check our little ones for ticks, because they get ticks embedded in their skin more often during this time. I learned a new trick recently, changed it up a little, and I’m so excited to share it with you! I wetted a cotton ball and applied our homemade, non-toxic soap to the cotton ball. Then I placed this on the tick and gently rubbed the soap onto it until the tick came out. I have done this three different times in the last few weeks and it worked well every time.

This week I’m encouraging myself and you to consider using turmeric. To be honest I have had a hard time incorporating this spice into my recipes. I have a few that we enjoy, but I would really like to use it more. Turmeric is a strong anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. We usually take turmeric for inflammation in a capsule form that has black pepper combined with it for increased benefits. I currently buy these, but I’m planning to make my own soon. I highly recommend doing some research on this amazing herb! There’s been a lot of studies done on the benefits, as well as some precautions, you will want to consider.

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“The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.” Proverbs 20:29

On this Memorial Day, our family at Mentink Family Farms, would like to say thank you to all the men and women that have served our country. The more history that I read, the more grateful I become for their sacrifice. I am so thankful for the freedoms that we have in our country, and I pray that we will continue to have them in the days to come. My husband heard this somewhere last week and shared it with me. The person said, “Next time someone tells you to, “Stay safe,” respond with, “Stay free.” In the past powerful people have used fear to get people to submit to their will. We have no reason for fear or anxiety.

1 Peter 2:16 “Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. ¹⁷ Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.”

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