Lovina is currently taking this week off because it is butchering time again at the Eicher household. The Eichers are butchering a 1,250-pound steer, which will supply them with plenty of meat for the ...

Another week has gone by already. These last weeks have been extra busy with working on our beef and pork. On Saturday we butchered the four pigs we raised. They were pretty big already. After all the ...

Summertime is winding to a close and cooler days have arrived in the southern Illinois countryside we call home. Fall is here at last. Labors in the fields and gardens are ending for another year.