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.
This was last week. I don't remember what day, but with the remodel getting ready to get underway and CiderFest coming up in a month, we need to widen out the driveway and free up some driving/parking space. We got that big load of logs this summer, which still hadn't split and stacked itself. Now… Continue reading Widening the Driveway
"Look Daddy! I'm a stwirrel!" "Tan I help you took?" When was the last time you had a squirrel cook you potato-water griddle cakes for breakfast? Tuesday morning we got over to the farm for another picking of blackberries. The big thornless blackberries are a little the worse for wear at the moment. We are… Continue reading Blackberries, First Elderberries, and Drought problems.
With the summer drought well under way, the grass has pretty much gone dormant for the season. But you know what hasn't? The weeds! (Although borage is a bit too useful and pretty of a plant to be called a weed in an unqualified sense). A quick trip into the food forest area to pull… Continue reading Thank God for Weeds?
The pasture looked like it was pretty much done for the summer. Then, out of nowhere, we got a rain storm on the 16th, and got a couple of tenths of an inch of rain. This may have given the pasture a new lease on life. We'll see if this bulks up the north pasture… Continue reading Separating the Young Stock
The rain has stopped for the summer. The pasture is not growing anymore. We have about another two weeks of rotation before they are off the pasture until the rains return, hopefully in September. This means we have to buy in hay. Last year we got about a hundred bales from Papa's field. This year… Continue reading Summer Drought and Truck Maintenance
We are deep into the dry season. The rainstorm at the beginning of August was nice, but it didn't last long. The pasture is dry and grasses are not growing fast enough. We are still moving the sheep through the pasture, but with very large paddocks, only for one day. We are also feeding hay… Continue reading Pasture Plans
Little Farm in the Big City 