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.
Now that the meat ducks are out on the pasture, we have put our brooder back into business. This time, we are raising egg ducks. We bought 4 Khaki Campbells known for good egg laying abilities. Then Ellie asked if she could have a "show duck." So we got her a little Magpie hen. They… Continue reading New Egg Ducks
We got behind on our lamb prosciutto experiment, so we didn't get around to taking down the last leg on the day after Easter. First, the recap. Leg 1. Jan 2, Starting weight: 2.098 kg Recipe 1: 160g (90g salt [4.2%]) rub for one week in fridge. Jan 9. Salt box dredge without weighing for… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto, the Final Chapter… For now
Evie's latest project for her 4H sewing club! Great Job Evie! Does anyone want to finance a farmhouse remodel that includes building a sewing room? Asking for a friend.
One of the most laborious tasks of the rotational grazing on the two main pastures at the farm is running of the long center line fence. This takes a full morning or afternoon to move every time we need to move from the North to the South Pasture, or vice versa. The long bundles are… Continue reading Dividing the Pasture: First gate
The big kids all got to go fishing with Deedee and Papa over this last three days, so Winnie was an only child for a few days. While she likes having Mommy and Daddy all to herself (she especially enjoys lying across both our laps for our evening Rosary) she misses her siblings when they… Continue reading A Winnie and Daddy day.
Three weeks ago we picked up the meat ducks. They were hatched on April 7th, and arrived on April 8th. Winnie has taken on the role of Mama Duck. Every time we turn around she is feeding her baby duckies. At Day 11 they averaged 0.35 kg. At day 14 they weighed an average of… Continue reading Ducks on the Pasture.
Not all education happens in school, or during school hours. I am posting this picture just because it was the best Swiss Apple pie Mommy ever made. Look at those layers! The crust was browned and crispy all the way across the bottom, the apples were soft with just the right amount of crisp, the… Continue reading An Educational Post
Last year we had issues with the wheat getting too tall and falling over, so this year we decided to get ahead of it and set up a trellis. This is a very simple structure, just a set of T-posts every ten feet down both sides of the row. On the right hand side, (west)… Continue reading Trellising the Wheat
The real reason we have cows. Is so Mommy and Winnie can look at them.
Little Farm in the Big City 