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When the Barn Pipe Freezes and Doesn’t Care That It’s “Only” –1 °C

When the Barn Pipe Freezes and Doesn’t Care Tha...

For seven days I’ve been trucking water in the old pickup and carrying pails to the chickens and pigs. The temperature is –1 °C and the barn pipe is still...

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When the Barn Pipe Freezes and Doesn’t Care Tha...

For seven days I’ve been trucking water in the old pickup and carrying pails to the chickens and pigs. The temperature is –1 °C and the barn pipe is still...

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12 °C Inside the House (And Why That’s Normal Here)

12 °C Inside the House (And Why That’s Normal H...

The house is 12 °C right now. I’m wearing three hoodies to type this. Outside it’s –25 °C. The barn has propane heaters. The cows have extra hay. The humans...

12 °C Inside the House (And Why That’s Normal H...

The house is 12 °C right now. I’m wearing three hoodies to type this. Outside it’s –25 °C. The barn has propane heaters. The cows have extra hay. The humans...

A panoramic view of BellMar Ranch on a -20 Celsius day.  There is snow on the ground and hoar frost on the trees.  The sun is shining brightly in a clear blue sky, but the overall feeling is of deep cold.

-30°C Reality: Why Our Beef Costs More (And Why...

Outside it’s –25 °C real, –33 °C wind chill. Stock tanks frozen. Barn pipes frozen. The 2003 F-150 is plugged in to haul water if the heat tape doesn't work....

-30°C Reality: Why Our Beef Costs More (And Why...

Outside it’s –25 °C real, –33 °C wind chill. Stock tanks frozen. Barn pipes frozen. The 2003 F-150 is plugged in to haul water if the heat tape doesn't work....

Rancher Tim treating injured dairy cow Eleanor's udder laceration in snowy Alberta pasture at BellMar Ranch.

Not Every Day Ends with a Funny Dog Video

Everyone sees the squirrel-chasing dog, the milk-fed bacon that tastes like vanilla, the sold-out welcome boxes, and thinks, “Man, Tim’s living the dream.” Most days, yeah, there is a lot...

Not Every Day Ends with a Funny Dog Video

Everyone sees the squirrel-chasing dog, the milk-fed bacon that tastes like vanilla, the sold-out welcome boxes, and thinks, “Man, Tim’s living the dream.” Most days, yeah, there is a lot...