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With A Rebel Yell, She Cried: Chores, Chores, Chores…
Chores. Every farmer has them, and more to the point – he or she has them every day. They don’t go away because you’re sick, or injured, or working late, or just feeling lazy. They don’t go away … Continue reading
The pay off to pasture improvement!
So when we bought our little farm, 3 acres had just been seeded the year before into hay for cows, it was cut and baled for three years, and then without extra’s being added it began a reduced amount of reward … Continue reading
Keeping food cool using water..
Well, this was a interesting test, my grandparents used to sink a waterproof container in the big horse trough to help keep things like milk and butter cold in the heat summer. Most folks if they had access would use a … Continue reading
O the Joy’s of a 100 year old farmstead!
There are perks, like the cisterns that came with, the extra wells, one drilled for the barn, plus the underground pipes from the back well to the house, over to the little barn, there are perks in the above average soil … Continue reading
Time to crack out the pickles..
The summer heat as arrived and that means a few different things around the farm, first I should explain that we regularly during July and Aug get high temps and totally stupid humidity, examples would be regular 28 to 35 … Continue reading
The urge to purge…
What is it about longer daylight and warmer temps that makes us want to clean? I mean we are crazy busy with gardens, New baby critters, extra hours in the barns, and now canning is making almost a daily showing … Continue reading
Building Gates and thinking about what if?
Woke up bright and early to the sound of a tractor, and stumbled down to see what was going on, Farmer R was out spraying in his fields, and then I saw that my sheep were out of their pasture … Continue reading
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Learning Curve-Hauling Hay in a very old fashion way
I swear this seemed like such a simple idea, I had my ox book and it showed how to tie the load to the Girl, and it said, just roll the hand cut and dried hay into bundles, that was … Continue reading
Feeling out of Step
Well, I woke up yesterday and just felt out of step, where do I start in the garden, where do I start in my processing, where do I start in working with Girl, where do I start on my weight … Continue reading
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A little Farm Update
So here is some of my mostly finished compost from last year’s pile, its looks like its coming along just wonderfully.. below, here is some compost tea ready for use in the garden. Below that, is a wonderful growing area … Continue reading
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Just another Day on the Farm 