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.
Yesterday was a very truncated day at the farm, but we still managed to get a good chunk of work done. The tomatoes have been splitting like crazy with all the rain we've been getting, but we still managed to pick three buckets of good ones. Ellie is such a good little tomato washer! We… Continue reading Autumn Pumpkins
It is getting very cold and wet out there most days, so we decided to pull the remaining onions and bring them in to dry so they don’t rot. Most of them are pretty small, which is why we didn’t pick them earlier. Ellie Belle did the honors of picking them and stacking them on… Continue reading Bringing in the Onions
Last Saturday the three older kids went on a trip with Deedee and Papa over the pass to Yakima. While they were there they picked two boxes of apples: golden delicious, empire and gala. They brought them home and dropped them off in our garage so of course, what did we do Monday morning? We… Continue reading Lost in the (apple) sauce
https://youtu.be/B2MAv8EwWqI Last week we finished our buckwheat project. Alas, it was not fit for human consumption, and the effort necessary to make it so was not worth while. We identified a few things to fix for next year. For one thing, it went into the ground too late in the year, so that it reached… Continue reading Winnowing the Buckwheat: Lessons Learned.
Saturday was a busy day at the farm. We had 11 chickens to butcher. The kids helped us get set up, But some of them are too small to help, and they spent most of the morning in the Redneck playpen. How longest part of the set up was waiting for the water to get… Continue reading Chicken in the freezer
Thursday… Friday morning. Friday afternoon. What a difference a Day can make.
The oats are up! Actually these pictures are a few days old. you can see the two beds on the left have the best stands, but all of them came in really well. If they grow well they will be ready for harvest around August next year. As you can see, some volunteer radishes decided… Continue reading Oats!
Well folks, we designed it, built it, and used it in a single afternoon! https://youtu.be/sbupYC_7WAM
Yesterday was a busy day, we were racing to get the buckwheat harvested and under cover before the rain. We got it off the ground, but only by chopping it up with the lawnmower, and bagging it, and then dumping it on a tarp in the shop. Threshing by hand is just too slow, An… Continue reading Building a Winnowing Frame
Honey Whole wheat garlic bread, last of the rolls, and what’s left of our squash spice muffins.
