They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Punctuation, it matters. Anyway… The jack on the horse trailer bit the dust on our last trip when we went down to pick up straw bales. Finally got around to replacing it today. Not all jobs on the farm are big jobs. Some are perfect jobs for a little man to help. And that’s that,… Continue reading New trailer, jack!
The big wet and rainy is here. The days of beautiful weather are behind us. We may get one or two here in there, but from now on, it is pretty much just rain until next spring. After the heavy, homeschool lift, and baking and laundry and dishes are done for the morning, and errands… Continue reading Rainy day in the shop
https://youtu.be/B2MAv8EwWqI Last week we finished our buckwheat project. Alas, it was not fit for human consumption, and the effort necessary to make it so was not worth while. We identified a few things to fix for next year. For one thing, it went into the ground too late in the year, so that it reached… Continue reading Winnowing the Buckwheat: Lessons Learned.
Saturday was a busy day at the farm. We had 11 chickens to butcher. The kids helped us get set up, But some of them are too small to help, and they spent most of the morning in the Redneck playpen. How longest part of the set up was waiting for the water to get… Continue reading Chicken in the freezer
Thursday… Friday morning. Friday afternoon. What a difference a Day can make.
The oats are up! Actually these pictures are a few days old. you can see the two beds on the left have the best stands, but all of them came in really well. If they grow well they will be ready for harvest around August next year. As you can see, some volunteer radishes decided… Continue reading Oats!
It is the second day of fall. The great gray rainy begins tomorrow. The sunny days are coming to a close… But they sure are pretty while they last.
Well folks, we designed it, built it, and used it in a single afternoon! https://youtu.be/sbupYC_7WAM
Yesterday was a busy day, we were racing to get the buckwheat harvested and under cover before the rain. We got it off the ground, but only by chopping it up with the lawnmower, and bagging it, and then dumping it on a tarp in the shop. Threshing by hand is just too slow, An… Continue reading Building a Winnowing Frame
Honey Whole wheat garlic bread, last of the rolls, and what’s left of our squash spice muffins.
Little Farm in the Big City 