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.
The science is clear. A child under the age of, let's say 10, will learn far more from a stick than he or she ever will from the fanciest pants screen device ever invented. (This is only slightly hyperbole. Many studies do confirm the critical role that concrete manipulation of three dimensional objects in space… Continue reading What the farm is for: Learning to Drive a Wheelbarrow
Saturday was a busy day on the farm. We set it aside as the day that the ducks and turkeys would meet their fate. Daddy and the three oldest kids went to the farm to help Uncle, while Mommy and Winnie stayed home to write out school schedules and do some baking. By the way,… Continue reading Processing Ducks and Turkeys
Clock is ticking! Saturday morning we go live with our Second Annual CiderFest! First step is getting the propane stove in the shop... fired up! It gets cold sometimes, when you are cutting up apples and grinding and smashing them all day, and the ability to warm your little fingers from time to time makes… Continue reading Preparations are Under Way
We have been slow getting back into the swing of things since coming back from vacation. The day after we go back Daddy was working, then we had an abbreviated Thursday with a lot of things to get caught up on. We only had two hours to work on the farm, before moving right into… Continue reading A Daddy and Winnie day
Busy day last Tuesday. We dug all the taters. This year we planted German Butterball variety. We had never tried them before, but they had the word "butter" in the title, so Mommy had to have them. We also found a volunteer tomato, looks like it came from one of last year's costolutos. Lots of… Continue reading Taters and Wheat
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
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!
The cows are her favorites. Just like her Mommy.
This is what the farm is for. Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,There's always food, and good red wine.At least, I have always known it so.Benedicamo Domino.- Hilaire Belloc
"Daddy, do you need any help?" Little Miss "I'm-Almost-Two-I-Don't-Need-To-Nap!" Of course I do!
Little Farm in the Big City 