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The Granary

[dropcap color=”#a32a29″]W[/dropcap]e successfully grew our first grain crops on six acres in 1977. We wanted to do it the old fashioned way with a grain binder and threshing machine. It was a great feeling, munching our own whole wheat bread (and homemade butter) knowing that our true wealth lay within the ability to feed ourselves from the land. We wanted to grow all our own food and grain for our cows, chickens, pigs and horses.

We grew grain for 33 years. The operation changed over time with more acreage, growing a wider variety of crops and using more modern machinery. As the amounts and types of grains increased, so did the need to store harvests safely and securely. The granary was started in 1989; the building was completed in 1992 including some grain bins.

Currently in 2019 we are focused on keeping our soils healthy and growing nutritious forages, grasses and legumes in hay and pasture for our 100% grass-fed Jersey cows.  Our grain growing and processing activities are on hold.

This is a prairie-style granary, timber framed with a monitor roof. The higher roof is necessary so that grains carried by the elevator can be sorted into the appropriate bins below. Seed cleaners and a flour mill are housed in the granary with the ability to clean and process barley, oats, wheat and spelt on the farm.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]