When you need to go out and feed the animals, but you don’t feel like walking, and you are wearing your Rapunzel costume on top of your Cinderella costume with a side of little house on the Prairie.
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Garden Snacks (not just for people)
Saturday was a run-around kind of day. The older three kids were all over the mountains with Deedee and Papa, picking apples, so Winnie got to be an only child for a day. She is very good at being an only child. Takes to it like the proverbial duck to water. Fortunately she only gets… Continue reading Garden Snacks (not just for people)
Pasture Rehab (with a digression about Curly Dock).
We have moved the animals on. After about 10 days at the east end of the north pasture, we have shifted them to the north side. This is the worst and least productive part of the pasture. We have decided to mob graze it this fall/winter. That is, instead of moving the animals through fast… Continue reading Pasture Rehab (with a digression about Curly Dock).
Not much gets done some days.
Monday was one of those days. We hustled hard first thing to get to the farm early, because it is Michaelmas and we wanted to get Iris back out on pasture. Why on Michaelmas? Because it's fun to say, and because it's memorable. It's a fixed feast at the end of September that I can… Continue reading Not much gets done some days.
Pasture Ramble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLo_XQJeF5k Some observations: The difference a few days and one good rain storm can make is astonishing in pasture recovery. I need to learn how to identify pasture grass species. The farm is quite pretty of a summer morning.
Summer Afternoon
Subdividing the South Pasture: Setting the First Post
As we mentioned a few weeks ago, Edmund contracted to dig the hole for the first fence post for the south pasture. Schedules have been hectic, so we were not able to get together to put the post in, and also, we didn't have the 16 foot gate to measure the post location with. We… Continue reading Subdividing the South Pasture: Setting the First Post
Subdividing the North Pasture: Hanging the Gates.
It has been a while since we posted anything here. We've been busy, camping, and going to Swiss wrestling festivals, and of course working on the farm here and there. Now, since Daddy has to go to do that National Guard thing again, we are going to try to write all the blog posts, so… Continue reading Subdividing the North Pasture: Hanging the Gates.
Subdividing the North Pasture: Stretching the Fence.
We are getting into the final stretch (get it?) of our North Pasture fencing project. Our friend Vincent came over to help us stretch it. He has never done any fencing before, but that did not prevent him from learning quickly and being a great help. We anchored section one at the west end and… Continue reading Subdividing the North Pasture: Stretching the Fence.
Subdividing the Pasture: Final Anchor in the North Pasture, Part 1.
Saturday, May 10, we started digging on the last fence anchor on the North Pasture. By Ellie dad is digging a hole i am helping .dad is measuring the hole . we are finishing the hole i am giving the hole water . this is evie. dad is working on the fens. dad is screwing… Continue reading Subdividing the Pasture: Final Anchor in the North Pasture, Part 1.
Little Farm in the Big City 