Lothal Valley Farm
@lothalvalleyfarm.bsky.social
A small farm located near Olympia, Washington, raising pigs, goats, chickens, and ducks using regenerative/sustainable practices. We also grow fruit/vegetables without synthetic pesticides/fertilizers.
Not a friend to MAGA/Nazis.
lothalvalleyfarm.com
Not a friend to MAGA/Nazis.
lothalvalleyfarm.com
This morning's rain totals
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This morning's rain totals
If anything I feel like my rain guage on my weather station is under reporting the amount of rain we've gotten so far.
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
If anything I feel like my rain guage on my weather station is under reporting the amount of rain we've gotten so far.
Definitely not. The boss lady here probably has a lot of amazing stories to tell from her previous workplace guarding livestock.
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Definitely not. The boss lady here probably has a lot of amazing stories to tell from her previous workplace guarding livestock.
He's got a touch of brindle. His other half of his body is just fawn so he's a split brindle. And he's an unrepentant goofster.
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
He's got a touch of brindle. His other half of his body is just fawn so he's a split brindle. And he's an unrepentant goofster.
Pure comedy
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Pure comedy
Pics for tax
October 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Pics for tax
In case anyone else is feeling like my LGD is with them crazy eyes lol.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
In case anyone else is feeling like my LGD is with them crazy eyes lol.
This may look like beef but these are pork shoulder blade steaks from pastured pigs I raised on my farm. They are similar to a ribeye and apparently significantly cheaper than the ribeye wherever you are.
September 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
This may look like beef but these are pork shoulder blade steaks from pastured pigs I raised on my farm. They are similar to a ribeye and apparently significantly cheaper than the ribeye wherever you are.
There's nothing quite like eating your own home grown and raised stuff. These are blade steaks from our own pastured pigs.
September 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
There's nothing quite like eating your own home grown and raised stuff. These are blade steaks from our own pastured pigs.
Getting to love on these cute little piggies is always a good day. ❤️
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Getting to love on these cute little piggies is always a good day. ❤️
I found him!
September 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I found him!
We had a quite large mantis volunteer hanging out at our greenhouse the other day.
August 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We had a quite large mantis volunteer hanging out at our greenhouse the other day.
Best way to deal with predators is deterrence with these guys. They bark and mark and tell the predators to go find somewhere easier to hunt and it works the vast majority of the time. Neither the wolves nor the LGDs want to risk an encounter with one another usually. I wish ranchers used them more.
August 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Best way to deal with predators is deterrence with these guys. They bark and mark and tell the predators to go find somewhere easier to hunt and it works the vast majority of the time. Neither the wolves nor the LGDs want to risk an encounter with one another usually. I wish ranchers used them more.
We're up to 4 of our Khaki Campbell girls laying eggs right now. Not pictured are our drakes Petey and Sir Reginald Quackinsworth. (Petey picked his own name /shrug)
August 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We're up to 4 of our Khaki Campbell girls laying eggs right now. Not pictured are our drakes Petey and Sir Reginald Quackinsworth. (Petey picked his own name /shrug)
Everyone needs to see a piglet trying to eat a rock. Thankfully no rocks or piglets were harmed.
August 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Everyone needs to see a piglet trying to eat a rock. Thankfully no rocks or piglets were harmed.
My favorite pig Milly who was born and raised on our farm here last year had her first litter yesterday morning. She is such a proud momma and a very good one too. She had 7 beautiful babies, 6 of them girls. She let me handle them for sexing and weighing.
August 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My favorite pig Milly who was born and raised on our farm here last year had her first litter yesterday morning. She is such a proud momma and a very good one too. She had 7 beautiful babies, 6 of them girls. She let me handle them for sexing and weighing.
Just our chill goat Jaina vibing
July 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just our chill goat Jaina vibing
Our sweet boar Casper is so chill that he has his own personal bird buddy. He's the only animal on our farm that has one. I think it might be a brown headed cow-bird but I'm not certain.
July 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our sweet boar Casper is so chill that he has his own personal bird buddy. He's the only animal on our farm that has one. I think it might be a brown headed cow-bird but I'm not certain.
Me too! It'll be her first time and despite my best efforts keeping her food cut back she is still chonking up quite a bit which raises the chances of a piglet getting stuck and assistance being required. She's my favorite girl, raised her from the day she was born.
July 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Me too! It'll be her first time and despite my best efforts keeping her food cut back she is still chonking up quite a bit which raises the chances of a piglet getting stuck and assistance being required. She's my favorite girl, raised her from the day she was born.
A local brewer stopped by to offer us some spent brewer's grain (barley) yesterday! We have some happy critters right now between the chickens and the pigs. The goats are divas and won't touch it.
June 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A local brewer stopped by to offer us some spent brewer's grain (barley) yesterday! We have some happy critters right now between the chickens and the pigs. The goats are divas and won't touch it.
The last 5 months have felt like a year, it's exhausting. It's the little things that bring hope, or a smile these days. Like some intrepid bird making a nest in the potted fig in my greenhouse. Was bird away while I was watering? Will bird be back? Or is the nest abandoned like the constitution?
June 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The last 5 months have felt like a year, it's exhausting. It's the little things that bring hope, or a smile these days. Like some intrepid bird making a nest in the potted fig in my greenhouse. Was bird away while I was watering? Will bird be back? Or is the nest abandoned like the constitution?
Here, it sounds like you need a dose of sleepy piglets to brighten you day.
June 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Here, it sounds like you need a dose of sleepy piglets to brighten you day.
Here, here! My sleepy piglets
June 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here, here! My sleepy piglets