Like that of a toddler who is told she can't help plant seeds because she can't count. "I tan tount!" "Five, eight, nine, four, five, six!" There you go, little seeds! Time to rise and shine!
Tag: #FarmingWithKids
Blackberry Pruning
With the last of the fine weather (by which I mean, brisk but clear and not raining) we finally tackled the blackberry patch. The kids really enjoy pruning, actually. There is something inherently fun about snipping branches off of living trees with pruners or loppers. It all started on Tuesday afternoon with Seppi and Daddy… Continue reading Blackberry Pruning
Feed the Cows
Tuppence for grass https://videopress.com/v/lWAEMFsL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FlWAEMFsL%2Fimg_1518_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/qaCFZkKx?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FqaCFZkKx%2Fimg_1517_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Is this what they mean by Grass Fed Beef?
Willow/Witch Hazel/Orchard update
About a year ago Daddy and Seppi and Winnie were out in the north pasture near the beehives. The small ones have grown a lot in the last year. They are become less small... More mighty. We have to revamp our tree protection system this year, for a couple of reasons. For one, I didn't… Continue reading Willow/Witch Hazel/Orchard update
Dad life
Daddy! My hands are told!
Helping
Winnie is such a helpful baby girl. More than anything else, she wants to be intimately involved in every single thing Mommy and Daddy are doing. She starts out helping a little bit. Then a little bit more... Then finally she inserts herself right into the middle of the whole process, and "helps" even more.… Continue reading Helping
Odd Jobs
Homeschooling is a lot like farming. You never can tell how long it is going to take. The job that took 5 minutes last week might take 5 hours the next. The kids that did all their school perfectly without any need for input yesterday might not be able to manage 2+2 without asking for… Continue reading Odd Jobs
Clearing the legumes
Didn’t get much time at the farm yesterday, spent about an hour in the afternoon, getting a new paddock set up for the cows and the sheep in the Orchard, and prepping the legume to be planted to wheat, hopefully today. Math. Still needs to get done. One of the things we needed to set… Continue reading Clearing the legumes
Me-Me do!
Miss Winnie is now two years old. As a newly minted two-year-old she feels that she should be directly involved in all the major tasks on the farm. Whatever Mommy or Daddy are doing, Winnie wants to help with it. She won't hear any of this nonsense about, "No, you're too little." What do you… Continue reading Me-Me do!
Turkey Birds
It's been a while since we've updated on the Turkeys. We originally had 7 which arrived at the beginning of June, living in our large brooder for a couple of months. One escaped the coop and hopped the fence, flying off to be a free turkey like his ancestors, but the other six are still… Continue reading Turkey Birds
Little Farm in the Big City 
