farming

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The Chicks are Here!

By ⋅ April 5, 2013 ⋅ 3 comments

We are raising chicks (for laying) for the first time. We got our previous hens as pullets, so this is a new and exciting experience for us. I love the sound of their cheeping and our rooster, Bullock, seems to know they are here because he hasn’t stopped crowing since they arrived. Bullock the Rooster […]

Spring Squash is Blooming

By ⋅ April 4, 2013 ⋅ 2 comments

First squash bloom of the spring. (This is a test of the WordPress mobile app.)

Farming and Marketing

By ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Our winter crops are thriving and many early spring crops have been started. It feels a lot like spring already which is a bit worrisome. Spring seems to arrive a little bit earlier each year, but to have it start in January just seems a bit extreme. The crops, however, are loving the cool nights […]

New Year Plans and Projects

By ⋅ January 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

With all the warm weather we have been having it doesn’t really seem like winter. Hard freezes have been sparse so far this winter and with the regular rainfall we have had all fall cool-weather plants and crops are thriving. It also looks like wildflowers will make a welcome return this spring after having almost none last spring.

Welcoming Winter

By ⋅ December 6, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

I really enjoy fall and winter farming. There are many reasons why I like fall and winter growing better than spring and summer growing, but the main one is that I like to eat the fall and winter crops more than those that we are able to grow in the hot months. And when you […]

Looking Forward

By ⋅ July 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

We have been keeping busy with harvesting, progression planting, fall crop planting and fall and winter crop planning. July is the critical time to get certain fall crops such as tomato, pepper, okra, and eggplant transplants in the ground to assure production before cold weather sets in. We also need to get pumpkins and winter […]

Birds, Bees and Butterflies

By ⋅ April 9, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

The buddleia alternifolia in the courtyard is attracting all manner of bees and butterflies. The plant is absolutely alive with activity. I got a nice photograph of a monarch feeding on it late in the afternoon.

First Chickens and New Customers

By ⋅ February 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

As a first step in tidying up the entrance to the farm, Ron hung prayer flags over the birms on either side of the gate. A day or so after he hung them we had a note in our mailbox from one of our neighbors inquiring where we obtained such nice, big prayer flags.

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