Our friends Alex and Emma gave us these. Beautiful additions to the farm kitchen.
Category: Gardening and Homesteading
Orchard work
Monday and Tuesday of this week we only got about an hour each day to do any farm work, between weather and school, inside chores and runny noses. We used that brief time to get caught up on some tasks that needed doing in the orchard. The orchard, by the way, is not a separate… Continue reading Orchard work
Pruning time
It is February, time to get the fruit trees pruned. This is a time consuming job every year, but it is also a fun job, once you get the hang of it (and when I say "get the hang of it" I mean, develop a hermeneutic of pruning that allows you to move through each… Continue reading Pruning time
Eggs are picking up!
As the days get longer (we passed the 10 hour day just this week in Tacoma!) The chickens have begun to increase their egg laying. Even the Americaunas (who took most of the winter off) are starting to produce again. Perhaps it is the sunshine, or perhaps it is just the friendly feeding. So we… Continue reading Eggs are picking up!
What does the goose say?
It has been a while since we have blogged here. We have a good reason, as usual. Also, as usual, it rhymes with "We were dizzy." Evie likes to take Winnie out into the pasture to throw corn to the chickens. It is a beautiful sight to watch, because the chickens all come flocking around… Continue reading What does the goose say?
Picking up Chicks
Our next batch of egg birds arrived today! Daddy had to take an hour off work to get them, because they came at the most inconvenient time possible, but fortunately there was a corresponding lull in the patients at the same time. God has a way of taking care of things. 5 Bard Rocks, 5… Continue reading Picking up Chicks
More Helpers
Yes. Evie he’s wearing a hard hat to feed the chickens. No, we don’t know why. We just go with it. But look at the little Winnie girl, feeding her chickens!
Preserving the Pumpkins
The thermometer in the shop where we were keeping the pumpkins, squash and onions read 30 degrees after the propane stove failed. While the pumpkins and squash might be salvagable, the onions are almost certainly lost. As soon as they thaw they are going to turn into a nasty slimy mess. I suppose then we… Continue reading Preserving the Pumpkins
The Cold Snap of January ’24
We get one of these every few winters, a few days of sub-freezing temperatures. Most years when the temperature drops below freezing the perpetual drizzle turns into snow, and the cloud cover keeps the temperature from dropping too far. We get an inch or three of snow that shuts everything down for a day or… Continue reading The Cold Snap of January ’24
Seed Inventory
Time to start planning next year’s garden. The two littlest “helped” count the seeds we have. A good many seeds remain from last year, but obviously there are some glaring omissions. Fortunately, we have a seed catalogs!
Little Farm in the Big City 