Month: September 2024
Winter Brassicas
Our local hardware store was having a sale on their brassica starts. Also, let's repair this water line that Daddy stabbed with the potato fork. Some cabbages, some kale and some brussels sprouts. Hopefully we can have fresh green food through the winter this year.
Mounting Bracket for the Grain Mill
We recently bought a grain mill. We bought a Diamant, by all reviews, the Cadillac of grain mills. It can grind beans, large and small grains, corn, even oily things like crushed nuts and sunflower seeds. It's also supposed to last practically forever. We certainly hope it can do all of those things, because it… Continue reading Mounting Bracket for the Grain Mill
Running Wire for the Pump
When you set out to be farmers, what that really means is that you are setting out to be a steward of a comprehensive, living, evolving organism, and of the physical infrastructure that supports it. This means that carpentry, plumbing, concrete work, electrical work, mechanics, small engine repair, horticulture, animal husbandry, and who knows what… Continue reading Running Wire for the Pump
Taters and Wheat
Busy day last Tuesday. We dug all the taters. This year we planted German Butterball variety. We had never tried them before, but they had the word "butter" in the title, so Mommy had to have them. We also found a volunteer tomato, looks like it came from one of last year's costolutos. Lots of… Continue reading Taters and Wheat
Clearing the legumes
Didn’t get much time at the farm yesterday, spent about an hour in the afternoon, getting a new paddock set up for the cows and the sheep in the Orchard, and prepping the legume to be planted to wheat, hopefully today. Math. Still needs to get done. One of the things we needed to set… Continue reading Clearing the legumes
Catching up
Last Thursday was a catch-up day on the farm. Daddy and the three youngers finished school quickly and got over to the farm to get some work done. Mommy and Evie stayed home to finish Evie's school and then went out to run some errands. Including dropping off a picnic lunch for the hungry farmers.… Continue reading Catching up
Browse Damage
Apparently the sheep like fig leaves. My poor little survivor I was so pleased about! Might have known. Shouldn’t be an issue once they get establish and are pruned higher than sheep can reach, but they have to survive long enough to get there.
Mantis
These guys are all over the farm this summer. End of Summer. Almost fall. Whatever. What is that? Ellie was the only one brave enough to pick it up. Even she got a little nervous when it started climbing toward her face. This one ended up getting fed to the chickens. That's okay, there's plenty… Continue reading Mantis
My view
My view from inside the barn this morning.
Little Farm in the Big City 