Felt compelled to scribble this out on a blank sheet of paper this morning before the kids got up. Wasn’t sure why at the time, figured it out since then.
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Mashed potato donuts
What do you do when you have leftover mashed potatoes? Obviously, you make donuts. Mommy and the girls made the dough yesterday, while the menfolk were running errands and mending fences. Today after mass, she pulled it out of the refrigerator and cut it into circles. We don’t have a donut cutter, so she just… Continue reading Mashed potato donuts
Apparently the meat birds are tasty
As we mentioned in our last chicken post, we did get the meat birds out on past year. We have a few critiques thus far. Let’s just say the system has pros and cons. First the pros: Super easy to do the chores. Just put the feed in the feeder put the water in the… Continue reading Apparently the meat birds are tasty
Tomato update.
A beautiful heirloom marriage, without a trace of blossom end rot. Four days after treating the tomatoes for blossom, end rot with the lime, the “end rot“ spray that we ordered from Amazon finally arrived. By that time we were already starting to see a bunch of well formed sauce tomatoes without end rot, although… Continue reading Tomato update.
Beans, beans, beans
And peppers. Oh yeah, the bean leaves stick to you. Endless source of amusement. Yes, there is a grumpy face. Believe it or not not everyone is always excited about harvesting beans. Winnie is excited about it, though Taste test! All of these peas are for the Winnie! Uncle Adam kept all the peas at… Continue reading Beans, beans, beans
Putting the Chicks on Pasture
Busy day today. Not only was it the first day of the new school year (homeschooling, you'll get used to it) but we got the chicks out on pasture. I say chicks, but they are going into their fourth week, and these things are huge. Uncle Adam was kind enough to get the electrical netting… Continue reading Putting the Chicks on Pasture
Building the Chickshaw
For our meat birds we have decided to pasture them using a Justin Rhodes style meatshaw. This should allow us to get them out on grass for the remaining five weeks of their brief lives. We started out a few weeks ago at Papa's house, where Seppi and Daddy cut most of the pieces out… Continue reading Building the Chickshaw
Trying to Salvage the Tomatoes
Video post, in which I talk about what is going wrong with our tomatoes, what we are trying to do to fix it, and what we plan on doing differently next year. https://youtu.be/C_yCOsCbIBA
Some thoughts about Goji Berries
Fresh goji berries and blackberries for the pancakes. Some thoughts about Goji Berry pros and cons this morning while harvesting them. https://youtu.be/M9831a6cFpM Another note I didn't mention in the video, they have a vining habit that sends out a lot of runners. If you have the space this is a pro, if you don't it… Continue reading Some thoughts about Goji Berries
Little Farm in the Big City 