He’s got his hammer in his tool pants They are hiding behind enemy lines Such a good big sister These are their invisibility shields
Month: October 2023
Cooking the pigs
This last week we’ve started cooking up some of the pig meat we put in the freezer. Country style ham, simmering in the pot. Kathleen had to dig back into her early 1900s cookbooks to get a recipe for a boiled country ham that was not already cooked. Finally, taking it off the stove at… Continue reading Cooking the pigs
Seppi vs. The Geese
The real battle takes place in the mind... https://youtube.com/shorts/D3CtU0pyx4M?feature=share
New Piggies!
Today Daddy and Seppi and Winnie drove down to Olympia to buy our new pigs. Winnie was very excited to see them at first, but she got scared by their squeals when they were carried over to get their ears tagged and get loaded into the crate. Two barrows and a gilt, all registered Meishans.… Continue reading New Piggies!
Almost Ready…
Yesterday was a busy day, with a little bit longer hours at work than usual for Daddy, and 4H in the evening. This made the already short afternoon farming window even shorter, but we still managed to get things done. A friend who is an electrician came by to evaluate the electrical panel for the… Continue reading Almost Ready…
Paddock Gates
We now have gates on the paddock that is going to be the pig yard starting on Saturday. Seppi was the first to run through it, just to make sure it worked. Winnie discovered dirt. It’s pretty fun stuff Almost as fun as loose hay. We had to work in the rain a little bit,… Continue reading Paddock Gates
Frost on the punkin?
It is supposed to freeze pretty hard this weekend, so earlier this week we went and stripped the garden. Pretty much the only thing left in their worth salvaging was pumpkin and squash. But we got a good amount of that. Dozens of pumpkins, about a dozen butternut squash, eight or 10 of the giant… Continue reading Frost on the punkin?
Getting ready for pigs
Well, it seems no sooner do we get rid of one set of pegs, then we pick up another. This time we are picking up three weaned piglets of the Meishan breed, which we are interested in seeing if it will be a good fit for our farm. The Meishan breed is a heritage breed… Continue reading Getting ready for pigs
Wheat sprouting
After our experience with the buckwheat, we realized we don’t have weed control in the north field, so it would be a waste of money to plant wheat there this fall. The weeds would just take over. However, we realized that we were taking the tomatoes and squash out of the straw bales, and one… Continue reading Wheat sprouting
Pork!
Got back from our family vacation early Thursday morning, and after a short day of work, went over and picked up the pork that we had cut up by a local butcher. And that is how you fit, two pigs, three chickens, and a box of tomatoes in one freezer. All told roughly about 540… Continue reading Pork!
Little Farm in the Big City 