As part of our transparency on the Mentink Family Farm, we highly encourage coming out and visiting the farm. We are having so much fun on these tours! I love the excitement I have witnessed as children interact with the animals and learn about our farming practices. Thanks to Melinn for letting me share these fun pictures, with her adorable girls, from yesterday. Anyone is welcome to our farm any time they want to see anything they want, but if you would like a guided tour please get in touch with us so we can arrange a time. Have a great Thursday!

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I shared eight things I wish people would have told me when I was in high school in a recent presentation. I will be sharing number six today.

6. Understand that I am responsible and will have to live with every decision I make.

A few weeks ago, our family took a trip to the Hastings Museum. The most important goal of the day was actually to pick up some seeds from Green Cover Seeds, but since I like to multitask and get the most out of one trip (just ask my husband) ? we stopped at the Museum on our way. I had planned to do more, but maybe I’m learning that you can’t do everything in one day! Ha!

I get asked by a lot of people how we travel and still eat. Is there somewhere we like to eat out or do we bring our own? To be honest the last time we ate somewhere was over a year ago. I figure we eat out about once or twice a year. I am always disappointed in the quality of the food and have discovered that everyone feels better if I just bring all of our food and water. Here are some helpful ideas if you would like to start bringing your own food places.

Any guesses on what our latest project is going to be when it’s finished? Hint: Not for hauling livestock and/or children down the road.

There is always a lot of excitement in our house when the box of chicks comes through the front door. Little ones run to be the first one to hold the baby chicks, and they each enjoy holding them before they are put out in their temporary home. Spring has arrived and the work will be increasing on the farm. The work is fun and rewarding and we love getting outside more often. Aiden and the little ones helped to get the chicks’ room cozy and warm with heat lamps, clean wood chips, feed, and clean water. Each chick is dipped in the water to teach them where to drink, and they are monitored several times throughout the first day. You can watch a quick 30 second video that Aiden created this morning here. Since all of our chickens got reserved the first day we announced them, we have ordered another large amount for the fall. Stay tuned! Do you love chicken?

I’m skipping my “Eight Things” today in order to share a heart-warming story I read today. If you have a minute, I know you won’t regret reading this amazing story! I need to do so much better in investing in people! Please click her to read Joel Salatin’s blog post Inmate to Love here.

We enjoyed moving the sheep and cows to pasture last week and excitment was high as the new lambs started to be born yesterday. Sugar was the first proud mother of two lambs. We love this time of year and the work it brings! Do you love spring? Click to see these two cute lambs.

If you are working toward a more traditional diet and would like to take small steps to get there, then you are at the right place. Week one was get your salt right, week 2 was get your sleep right, and week 3, 4, 5, and 6 are get your fats right.  Another fat that our family has added in the last several years is coconut oil. We started using coconut oil more for the health benefits than as replacement for a different fat.

Week 4: Learn about the benefits of coconut oil and start incorporating it into the diet.

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