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Our Orchard

Orchard work

February 22, 2024 Ryan Kraeger

Monday and Tuesday of this week we only got about an hour each day to do any farm work, between weather and school, inside chores and runny noses. We used that brief time to get caught up on some tasks that needed doing in the orchard. The orchard, by the way, is not a separate… Continue reading Orchard work

Tagged apple trees, orchard, pear trees, pruning, quince trees, Walnuts2 Comments
Our Orchard

Pruning time

February 15, 2024 Ryan Kraeger

It is February, time to get the fruit trees pruned. This is a time consuming job every year, but it is also a fun job, once you get the hang of it (and when I say "get the hang of it" I mean, develop a hermeneutic of pruning that allows you to move through each… Continue reading Pruning time

Tagged #HomesteadKids, #KidsOnTheFarmstead, apple trees, Gardening, orchard, plum tree, pruning, Trees, Winter2 Comments
Our Orchard, Our Pigs

Paddock Gates

October 26, 2023 Ryan Kraeger

We now have gates on the paddock that is going to be the pig yard starting on Saturday. Seppi was the first to run through it, just to make sure it worked. Winnie discovered dirt. It’s pretty fun stuff Almost as fun as loose hay. We had to work in the rain a little bit,… Continue reading Paddock Gates

Tagged building with kids, fencing, geese, infrastructure, orchard, pigsLeave a comment

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