Many thanks to those of you who came and made our 2011 fall open house a wonderful day! Can’t wait til potluck at the spring open house. Here’s a little album of the wool activities… continued »

We sure hope you’ll be able to join us sometime today between 2 and 10 pm for our fall open house. The weather promises to be gorgeous, the wind is just right and we’ve got the whole farm spruced up as pretty as can be. You can expect to have lots of chances to sit and look at animals, wander around the pastures and gardens and visit with nice folks. We’ll have woolcraft activities, blue grass music and a potluck dinner at 6 pm. So bring a dish and join us! Click here for the full schedule of events. continued »

Oh, we are having fun in this gorgeous weather, harvesting in the fields and getting the farm tidied up for our big party on Saturday. We DO hope you’ll join us for our Homestead Harvest Festival from 2 til 10pm – click here for a full schedule of events. In addition to our usual activities, we will also have chicken, beef, honey, jam and woolcraft kits here for sale. Our neighbors across the drive have just set out dozens of huge pumpkins to sell and our neighboring apple orchard is having a tremendous year with lots of varieties available. We think you’ll find it worth the drive out here this weekend! Even the drive itself will be beautiful. continued »

All are invited to this little homestead open house. Celebrate the harvest of a great growing year with us! Bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets, drinks for the day and a potluck dish to share for dinner. We’ll have swings to swing in, trees to climb, goats to get in and romp with, music to dance to, as well as lawn games set up all day. In addition to the events listed below, there will also be Homestead Meats for purchase at 10% off (bring a cooler), as well as Maidmarion Cottage Industry wool products and other locally made foods and crafts for sale. continued »

Join us next Saturday for a celebration of summer fun and food on the farm! All are welcome from noon til night – bring a blanket to sit on and food to share for the evening potluck. We’ll have Hillbilly Golf, Cornhole Boards and other lawn games out to play all day. A camera is a good idea, as are messy shoes so you can visit the lambs and goats in their paddocks. The following is a schedule of the day’s events, including a pre-party Herbal First Aid Class presented by Nicole Klinge who led a very popular herbal walk here last year. continued »

We have the best customers, friends and neighbors in the world! Thanks for making our 2010 Homestead Harvest Day a great party. continued »

Tomatoes are an important emotional marker in the garden: when they start to ripen, we know it’s summer, when they die in the first frost, we know it’s over. And so it is. Things are winding down here in the fields. continued »

Looks like we might have a fair amount of rain tomorrow, but we will carry on with our Lambs and Lettuces Festival nevertheless. We will probably cancel some of the events on the schedule if it’s bad, but we’ll be able to tour around the place with umbrellas, and we’ll plan on playing with wool inside otherwise. Potluck dinner will still be at 6, and we’ll have music from Moo Grass rain or shine. Click here to look at the schedule. Hope to see you soon! continued »

Please join us for a day of fun on the farm! Be sure to bring lawn chairs and something to share for our potluck meal at 6pm. We’ll have activities planned all day, but one of the wonderful things about this place is that there are many many quiet vistas from which you can see the various animals doing what they do. You’ll want to sit and watch with a cool drink. Brats and drinks available for sale from noon to 2 pm, potluck at 6 pm, bluegrass music during dinner and a bonfire with s’mores at dark. Bring friends! See the schedule… continued »

Many of you may know that Circle M isn’t just about vegetables and meat. Fiber is actually a quite large part of our sustainable farming endeavor, and as the growing season comes to a close, wool season starts to get rolling. This weekend actually kicks off the first fiber event we’ll be participating in this fall, with the Driftless Area Fiber Arts Faire in Mineral Point. continued »