What's happening around the farm.
Posted in Vegetables on Apr 30th, 2008
Winter stayed on a long time, and it seems to have returned today and yesterday, but once the snow finally melted, field work has begun. I got these broccoli (left and right) and lettuce (center) plants in the field Saturday and Sunday afternoon, before the rains. The little vertical “sticks” at the top are onion [...]
Posted in Vegetables on Apr 24th, 2008
Now I have something to show folks so will start promoting the CSA in earnest. Here is a sample of what is started. Clockwise from lower left on the right bench: lettuce, pac choi, lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, swiss chard, more lettuces, Chinese cabbage, broccoli and leeks. From the leeks going up the middle are spinach [...]
Posted in Chickens, ducks, geese on Apr 23rd, 2008
This is the week of babies. One of our Cuckoo Maran hens has been sitting on a clutch of eggs and most are hatched. We will get Americauna chicks Friday. And today our goslings arrived, from California no less. I have been interested in geese because they appear to be a great sustainable meat source. [...]
Posted in Chickens, ducks, geese on Apr 15th, 2008
I realize how “different” my life is by what I get excited about or really REALLY appreciate. For instance, today we hooked the water up to the garage. Hmmmm??? We got an old stainless steel sink with drainboards a couple of years ago. Tony mounted it on the wall of the garage for me to [...]