STORIES FROM THE MUCK

  • DO WHAT YOU LOVE

    It wasn’t until the first lambing season after I’d fully committed (and invested) in the livestock and the farming life that I remembered a plaque I’d seen in a gift shop by the seaside on a caravan holiday maybe five years previous...

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  • INTRODUCING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CHORE

    Since 1999, we’ve been providing 100% waterproof boots and footwear built to withstand the muckiest conditions, no matter the season...

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  • CELEBRATING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY

    For a quarter of a century, the Muck Boot Company has been synonymous with waterproof reliability, crafting footwear designed for life's muckiest challenges...

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  • #GIVINGTUESDAY

    Staying in step with the season of giving, today we’re highlighting the Urban Farming Institute (UFI) of Boston, an organization entrenched in our brand for nearly 10 years, and sharing how this year Muck® is giving back to them this Giving Tuesday.

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    Freedom to Grow

    With Juneteenth and Father's Day being so close this year, I have reflected on my capability to provide for my family, a human right that my ancestors were never allowed because of their physical bondage. Whether it is working with the bees, planting crops, playing soccer with the kids, or looking for insects on the farm my family and I have established a relationship to the land that our ancestors did not have here in America.

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    Dad's Shadow

    Introducing me to horses was not the only thing my dad did. I was able to observe him as an entrepreneur. When he had an idea, he acted on it. That is exactly how I am today. Being able to see ideas come to fruition shaped my belief that anything is possible. I was a kid with a dream of having all the horses and all the animals.

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    Q&A: Abbagail McRuer, Field Team Member & Founder Sage & Shepherd Ranch

    Bringing a newborn onto the ranch is no small feat, but Abbagail McRuer & her husband Mackenzie of Sage & Shepherd Ranch are working towards balance and enjoying this unique experience their son as they grow their regenerative and ethical farming business. to horses..

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    MOTHERHOOD LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE

    I have no children, but I am a mother. I have never conceived a child, yet still I am a mother. I hadn’t envisioned myself to be on the cusp of 33, single, and managing a farm with livestock and a business on my own. I’ve always wanted to have children of my own, but I now realize that being a mother isn’t limited to humans raising humans.

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  • A Season To Give Back

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    A Season To Give Back

    Holiday season is my favorite because it’s closer to the new year. During the holidays there’s more down time. More time to connect with family and reflect on all the opportunities, experiences, and blessings throughout the year.

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  • The Holiday Season With Sankofa Farm

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    The Holiday Season With Sankofa Farm

    Our holiday season is typically filled with amplified love, a ton of traveling, and the best food of the year. Growing up, my family always put a special emphasis on Christmas and Kwanzaa; this remains true today. The holiday season is my favorite because it allows me the time to slow down, kick off my Muck boots and truly embrace the beautiful village that I am so blessed to call my family. As a farmer, this takes a lot of planning long before the holiday season starts - however, it’s all worth it.

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  • Holidays For The Farmer

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    Holidays For The Farmer

    For a farmer, the holidays can be more than a meal and time spent with family. For instance, premature newborn goats might be in the living room on thanksgiving because they required around the clock care after being rejected by their mother. Or a delayed arrival to dinner because of an ill goat and the need to finish up on mucking out and bedding down pens for winter kids.

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  • Giving Tuesday

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    Giving Tuesday

    Giving Tuesday emphasizes the importance of people supporting people. This year, we spotlight two of our field team members, Caitlin Gooch and Kamal Harris, who live this philosophy every day.

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  • Mile High Young Farmers Chapter

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    Bay Area Young Farmers Chapter

    This is the fifth and final installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant Program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or virtual platforms to increase connectivity.

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  • Mile High Young Farmers Chapter

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    Mile High Young Farmers Chapter

    This is the fourth installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant Program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or virtual platforms to increase connectivity.

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  • Central Virginia Young Farmers Chapter

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    Central Virginia Young Farmers Chapter

    This is the third installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or virtual platforms to increase connectivity.

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  • Sheep Shearing

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    Sheep Shearing

    By Although I started my farming career pretty late in life there is something nostalgic about shearing day. Maybe it's the smell of sweat mixed with sun cream carried on the summer breeze or maybe it's the comfort felt at knowing it's a big job done and you have a month of not panicking about flystrike, a fresh start almost.

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  • Hudson Valley Young Farmers Chapter

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    Hudson Valley Young Farmers Chapter

    This is the second installment in a blog series featuring the winners of the 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant program. The grant program awarded five National Young Farmers Coalition chapters with $5,000 to compensate themselves for their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or virtual platforms to increase connectivity.

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  • West Michigan Young Farmers

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    West Michigan Young Farmers Chapter

    This is the first installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate themselves for their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or virtual platforms to increase connectivity.

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    The Urban Farming Institute

    “WE DON’T JUST GROW FOOD, WE GROW PEOPLE.”

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  • Boxler Maple Syrup Season on the Farm

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    Maple Season Work

    In addition to being an avid outdoors woman, Nikki Boxler also plays an important role in her family's multi-generational business Boxler Maple Farm. Nikki, along with her father David and brother Warren have continued a working tradition that started with Nikki's great-grandfather Joseph Boxler.

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  • 5 best ways to preserve your garden harvest

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    5 Best Ways to Preserve Your Garden Harvest

    Growing a garden is such a fun experience and it's made more fun when you can preserve the fruits of your labour to enjoy all year. Although you may not be planning to have enough to last the whole year, it’s a good idea to be prepared for a little abundance. Trust me, you’ll have way more tomatoes and zucchini that you know what to do with!

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  • 5 tasks to do today for a vegetable garden tomorrow

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    5 Tasks To Do Today for a Vegetable Garden Tomorrow

    What are your favourite vegetables to eat? What do you eat the most of on a regular basis? There is no point in planting something if you never eat it and hate it! The easiest to grow veggies are lettuces/spinach, cucumber, beans/peas, tomatoes, and kale/swiss chard.

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  • 3 steps to prep your garden for planting

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    3 Steps To Prep Your Garden for Planting

    The signs of spring are all so hopeful; the smell of rainy days, the birds chirping, the longer days, and the warmth of the sun. It also means that garden season is upon us - which is my favourite time of the year. The seed catalogues, the garden planning, and ultimately the planting! Since it’s the beginning of April, I thought I would put together a post on how to prep your garden for planting and get it ready for the season.

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  • How To Start Homesteading No Matter Where You Live

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    How To Start Homesteading No Matter Where You Live

    To some homesteading may seem like a far away dream only to be attained when you have much more life experience and 100 acres. Well, think again! I am here to tell you that you can homestead no matter where you live.

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  • Hard Work, Earned Respect

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    HARD WORK, EARNED RESPECT & FEMALE ROLE MODELS

    I was only 13 years old when I started my first paid full-time job driving tractors for my family’s dairy farm. The days were long, and the sun was hot, but I found the work to be enjoyable! Plus, as a bonus dad would always stop by the field to drop off breakfast...

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  • Christmas Traditions

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    CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

    By U.K. Pro Team Member Zoe Colville @thechiefshepherdess Just because it's a holiday, Sunday or Christmas doesn't mean we can have a day off, farming really is 365 days a year. But that doesn't mean you can't make it special, when I ventured into farming I was certain I'd make...

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  • Winter Is Coming

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    WINTER IS COMING, YES, ALWAYS, BUT FIRST FALL

    If you’ve ever had the misfortune to attempt communication with a farmer in summer you will know from experience that emails will not be returned, dinner invitations rarely accepted, phone messages left unlistened. You’ll have to go there, to the farm, track down the farmer while she is methodically, insistently,...

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  • Wigwam Socks

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    WIGWAM® SOCKS | MADE IN USA‎: THE HOW TO'S ON PAIRING THESE WITH WITH MUCK BOOTS

    As we all know, there is no better feeling than slipping on your Muck Boots for the day and accomplishing your goals of the day. Our boots have been tested and have demonstrated that they can conquer the toughest conditions across the globe. Typically, you know the type of boots...

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  • We Listened

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    YOU ASKED AND WE LISTENED: AT LAST, A STEEL TOE BOOT FOR THE HARDEST WORKING WOMEN

    Based on many customer requests, we designed these steel toe boots for women who are hardworking, require safety toes, all-day comfort and a great fit to get the job done. Designed for women by women, these waterproof work boots will help ensure a comfortable fit that will help achieve any...

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  • Maple Venison

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    MAPLE VENISON JERKY

    Over the weekend I thought I would try adding a touch of Maple syrup while making jerky to give it a hint of sweetness and the result was delicious. Here is what you will need: 3lbs of Venison Roast Marinade: 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce 1/2 Cup Worchester Sauce 1...

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  • Maple Syrup

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    MAPLE SYRUP: A SWEET FAMILY TRADITION

    On a frigid winter morning dad and I are driving down the snow-covered road in his muddy pick-up, and I could see the steam rising from the sugar shanty off in the distance. I crack my window to catch a whiff of the sweet aroma of boiling sap mixed with the chilly winter air and as the sweet scent flooded through the truck window, so too did the memories.

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    A LIVESTOCK FARM IS NEVER TRULY HIBERNATING

    In the heat of July I think fondly, and often about January bluebird days such as this. July is unrelenting for a farmer. The weeds and grass grow at a nearly unsustainable, breathless rate. They don’t allow for reflection, or planning, or yoga, or reading. They are devoted entirely to manual and endless labor. Every hour of the sunlit day is used and consumed by the greedy July farm.

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