Magical Midsommer Moments
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Transitioning a 100+ acre agricultural property into a thriving conservation sanctuary- is not a quick nor easy task.
Follow our journey of implementation, triumphs, and ongoing management of the land through our blog.
A summer breeze, a sweet boy, a reliable steed, and a loyal pup, make for a memorable prairie walk. July 2024🦋🩵
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Bridge building
A very wet spring an summer means we need some bridges to traverse the trail system. Now in season four the prairie is in full tilt!...
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Welcome to our home, Our Thunder Moon
Welcome to Our Thunder Moon
- Jun 4
- 1 min
Foggy sunrises & majestic ponies.
Pictures can describe these morning meadows much more appropriately.
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Earth Day 2024
Earth Day 2024
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Horsey Shenanigans
All fun and games with our two senior steeds. Equine fun for everyone!
- Oct 21, 2023
- 0 min
- Oct 2, 2023
- 4 min
The battle of the invasive plants.
The summer of 2023, brought visitors to the land to see our progress, between family visitors, public field days, and our wedding the...
- Sep 3, 2023
- 1 min
Taking Inventory & Native Plant ID
Throughout the property there are 4 different seed mixes that were used to establish, stabalize, and feed the wild. As the land...
- Aug 8, 2023
- 1 min
Century Farm Award
This year marked the 109th year that the family has been stewards of the land. To mark this notable milestone (and in preparation for a...
- Jul 20, 2023
- 1 min
An Interview for WiWiC Queen Bee Sessions, episode 10
Interview w Patti for Queen Bee podcast
- Jul 14, 2023
- 1 min
Layla & Lake Maxwell
Happy Birthday Layla.
- Jul 12, 2023
- 1 min
Field Day fun!
A brief post, mostly images, of a recent field day we hosted in partnership with WiWiC, Pheasants Forever, NRCS, USFWS.
- Jul 5, 2023
- 1 min
An interview with Pam Janke & Carol O'Rourke (Schevers). Life on the farm.
Aunt Carol tells her story of life on the farm as having lived here for 70 years through an audio interview with Midwest Farm Reports,...
- Jul 3, 2023
- 2 min
Our Thunder Moon - the full moon.
The reason we name our farm, Our Thunder Moon, has everything to do with summer, celebration, thankfulness, and manifesting our destiny....
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