Wattle Farm UpdatesWhat's been happening on Wattle Farm.https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/We built a brooderhttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/we-built-a-brooder/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/we-built-a-brooder/A recycled water tank, an old carport, two thermostats and rather more chicks than originally planned.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWe made baconhttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/we-made-bacon/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/we-made-bacon/Bacon from our own pigs: hot smoked, cured with plain salt, a little overcooked, and still the best Anthony has ever eaten.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHope got the sockhttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/hope-got-the-sock/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/hope-got-the-sock/Latte's second set of twins arrived the day before a weekend away, and only one of them got fed.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWe'll take 15 millimetreshttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/well-take-15-millimetres/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/well-take-15-millimetres/It wasn't a huge fall, but after months without decent rain we'll take it. Better still, we finally got to watch the contours fill.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOur second butcher dayhttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/our-second-butcher-day/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/our-second-butcher-day/A delayed butcher day meant bigger animals, more winter feeding, a freezer panic and a much better result than last year.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeptember is the rug pullhttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/september-is-the-rug-pull/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/september-is-the-rug-pull/March makes farming feel easy. By September the grass is brown, hay is scarce and spring hasn't really arrived.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWe thought the answer was organichttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/chasing-organic/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/chasing-organic/What changed when we read Gabe Brown's Dirt to Soil, and why the shift to grass arrived sideways.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTForty acres felt like far too muchhttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/forty-acres-felt-too-big/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/forty-acres-felt-too-big/Three years ago this month we moved in, and the place was bigger than we knew what to do with.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy we made this sitehttps://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/why-we-made-this-site/https://wattlefarm.anthonyison.com/updates/why-we-made-this-site/If someone pointed you here, hello. Here's what this is for.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT