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 Saturday, Adam texted this picture during morning chores. (It was a clinic day, so I wasn't there for chores). No, that's not a picture of one of the older lambs. This is a new lamb! Matilda had a baby on April 20! No, no one was tracking she was pregnant at all, though I… Continue reading Well that was a surprise!
Leg 1: Starting weight 76 ounces, current weight 54 ounces, down 29%. Leg 2: Starting weight 74 ounces, Current weight 53 ounces. Down 28%. Leg three, Starting weight 86 ounces, current weight 66 ounces. Down 23%
Our four-footed lawnmowers did an excellent job mowing the lawn around the garden. Before... After. In only two days they ate it down to the ground, and enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately, there isn't enough grass there to keep them happy long term, so we moved them back to the pasture. The pasture is still not… Continue reading A Very Helpful Winnie
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
Got to the farm for chores about 5 AM on Monday, and a little surprise was waiting. Eunice had her lambs! That's right lambs. Twins. There is a little black ewe lamb and a little white ewe lamb. And Eunice is being a great mom, nuzzling and licking and feeding and herding them here and… Continue reading Eunice’s Twins
It's getting that time of year again! Time to plant the garden. We planted a dozen or so rutabaga last week, and this week we are starting the peas. On the crop rotation plan (yes, there is one) they are going to be in row four this year, so the first task was: Cleanup on… Continue reading Cleanup on Row Four
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
The lamb legs that were set down in salt last Saturday and the Saturday before (that is, February 21 and 28) were supposed to be rinsed and either hung or re-salted on March 7, but, alas, the National Guard continues to ruin everything. It was a drill weekend. So we didn't get to that project… Continue reading Salt Cured Lamb, continued.
Little Farm in the Big City 