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 Friday, Daddy had to take part of the day off work, because Winnie had a bad rash. Apparently she had mono when she took the amoxicillin for her ear infection, so she ended up with a pretty prominent mono rash. So what do you do when you are feeling sick? Obviously, go to the… Continue reading Planting trees, with kids and pigs
We got out to the pasture after school was finished on Monday. Determined to get the trench finished this time. Only 40 feet to clear, but this part was tricky because it had to go over and around the weird extended leg of the septic system (yes, that's right. They ran the septic line all… Continue reading Beating the Sun
One of the major projects on the farm --- in fact, you might almost say the major project on the farm --- is finishing the perimeter fence around the pastures. This is the major project because without a perimeter fence there is no pasture. To do intensive rotational grazing there are two things you absolutely… Continue reading Racing the Sun
Adam and Ryan got out onto the pasture this morning, digging trench for the irrigation system that still needs to go in. 28° out, the ground was quite frozen, and of course it was a little over an hour before sunrise. But you dig when you have the time, not when the weather cooperates. Besides,… Continue reading Early morning digging
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family! With yesterdays turkey carcass simmering on the stove with onions, carrots, celery and bay leaves, the house is filled with the smell of fresh turkey stock. Later today I will be straining and canning this up for use later use in soups. The… Continue reading Gobble Gobble!
Finally got back out in the field with the two middlest kinder, and we were able to get the last of the main wooden posts in. This perimeter fence has been a work-in-various-stages-of-progress since we bought the place. We have been really pushing to get the perimeter fences fixed and finished, so that we can… Continue reading Last posts are in
Got a few hours in the pasture this afternoon after work. Cool day, with a fine, soft drizzle, just the sort to soak in slowly over the course of a night. Not ideal weather for setting fence posts, but when you have the time and the materials, you have to do the work. We drilled… Continue reading Setting fence posts
Little Farm in the Big City 