Everything is homeschool. Even a muddy former driveway that the pigs rooted through for a couple of months. This becomes a vehicle for talking about healthy and unhealthy soil with the kids. Think of it as a "before" picture. The "after" picture won't be for a couple of years, but ideally that same former driveway… Continue reading Spring Buds
Category: Our Soil
New Compost Bin
We have decided to move our compost bin from it current location at the back of the garden, to a new location in the chicken yard. The current location is convenient to the garden, for moving finished compost, but it is not convenient for building the stack with raw materials, or soaking it, because there… Continue reading New Compost Bin
Wheelbarrow PT
Sometimes you have to choose between farm work and training. Or do you? This week I have been doing "wheelbarrow PT" in the mornings. We are running out of time to plant our winter garden this year. Some of the crops with longer days to maturity (DTM) need to be well established and growing by… Continue reading Wheelbarrow PT
Back to the Worms
Last week we worked on harvesting our latest round of worm castings. Part of that process is filling our new bin with worms and fresh worm food. This time we pulled the ashes and charred wood out of the fire pit to be part of the next batch of worm composting. This is referred to… Continue reading Back to the Worms