Terrabyte Farm

People frequently ask us how (and why) we do what we do. We were not raised as farmers and spend much of our time (professionally and socially) interacting with people who are not farmers, although a number of them do try to eat local foods, grow gardens, are big into DIY and fiber crafts, etc. Most people are generally curious about our life on the farm and we are always more than happy to answer any questions they might have (which is part of the reason we have this blog, in addition to having a record for ourselves).

Additionally, people are often surprised when they learn about certain things that we do (like eat the occasional fast food meal and let our kids watch tv) as if they think that just because we raise our own food, we must live every aspect of our lives in a natural and old-timey way. We are in NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM perfect, nor do we ever want to be. We are not zealots (about anything really, except for not being zealots) and we try to make the best choices we can for ourselves each day. The choices that we make for ourselves as individuals, for our children, and for the animals that we care for are personal decisions and as much as we don’t want other people making our choices for us, we would never judge people for the choices they make in their own lives.

So, here goes, we’re starting an FAQ category. Watch for entries appearing presently. If you have questions, feel free to post them in the comments herein. We’ll post the links to the answers when they get written.