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.
Last week, on Tuesday, we got out to the farm. Didn't get as much done as we had hoped, but we did make some forward progress. We planted asparagus, and wild flowers. The flowers will border parts of the garden. It is always a good idea to interplant flowers, or at least have them on… Continue reading Flowers and PEX pipe
Beautiful weather last Monday. We took the opportunity to clean out the worm bin. The worms have been chilling, most of the winter. They are not as active during cold weather and the eat and poop less. We continue to feed them, of course (mostly egg shells, coffee grounds, tea leaves and banana peels, most… Continue reading First worm harvest of the season
Family vacations are fun adventures in which we get to experience new things and see new places. They are also busy. Very busy. Even when everyone doesn't get sick. So we were happy to get back home last Saturday and spend a quiet Sunday doing as close to nothing as we could manage, given the… Continue reading A Bright and Quiet Sunday
Yesterday was a beautiful and glorious afternoon, so after Daddy got home from work, he gathered up the three oldest kids and took them to the farm to run in the sun and frolic in the field. The project we were planning on was removing the last remnants of the old center fence at the… Continue reading Sunny Afternoon
Really should have been done in November. The deep bedding system builds a thick pack of hay, shredded paper and poop over the year. This ultimately goes into the garden or the orchard or the compost pile. Frosty but clear. Listening to “Bible in a year” and moving wheelbarrows. Our flocks and herds, scratching the… Continue reading Cleaning out the hen house
Another project we have moved forward (ever so slightly), is our orchard. As I mentioned in a previous post, our orchard is not so much a discrete area of the farm separated from other areas, as it is the total of perennial fruiting plants we have scattered about the place. We have the apples, pears,… Continue reading Strawberry Trees and Lingonberries
It was actually sunny outside yesterday, for part of the day. Daddy and the kids continued working on the garden gate/fence project. Of course this involved digging. Lots of digging. This took us through the coolest part of the morning, and by the time the air temperature was above 40 degrees we were ready to… Continue reading Dog by the Garden Gate
We have been having issues with the dog lately, running back into the berry patch behind the garden. He likes to run back and forth along the fence separating the berry patch from the old orchard, barking his head off at the pigs and the geese, trampling the goumi berries and disturbing the mother goose… Continue reading Down by the Garden Gate.
By an unusual and not altogether pleasant turn of events (Mommy got sick and had to stay home from work) we got two extra family days this week. Daddy and Seppi and Ellie took a few hours in the afternoon to get some plumbing done. First, of course, a trip to the hardware store to… Continue reading Plumbing the pasture water line: Day 1
Little Farm in the Big City 