Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted on | November 8, 2010 | 5 Comments
Some joys on the farm never grow old. Read more
I wish I was cleaning the chicken coop.
Posted on | November 3, 2010 | 6 Comments
That’s what I planned to do today. But I’m not going to get to it. Because it’s raining. And it’s only 49 degrees outside. And when the kids left for school they were shivering and their pants were 4 inches above their ankles. Which can mean only one thing.
I win! (today)
Posted on | October 19, 2010 | 4 Comments
Round bales of hay are very convenient. And wasteful. Perhaps they are fine for cows and horses. But goats tear huge long strips off the roll. They eat two mouthfuls of the strip and then trample the rest of it around the barn. So eventually I have to haul away huge loads of nasty hay down to the garden.
Goats also climb on top of the rolls. Which is cute. Until they defecate up there, soiling the hay, and then (reasonably) refusing to eat it. Not cute. Not cute at all. Read more
Perennial Labor
Posted on | October 18, 2010 | 5 Comments
There’s a whole to of work to be done in the garden. All the support cages and stakes need to be pulled up and stacked neatly for the winter. The soaker hoses need to be dug up, patched, and rolled into pretty coils. The herbs need to be divided and transplanted. Compost from the barnyard needs to be hauled down and spread in the rows. And if that weren’t enough, more fence posts need to put in for the planned garden expansion and a mini-coop built for the guineas who will be placed in there on bug patrol next spring. Read more
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Posted on | October 15, 2010 | 7 Comments
It was too quiet. Way too quiet for 4 kids that were home from school early and went upstairs over an hour ago. Does anyone else find it odd that the term for a half day of public school is called an “early release” day? Isn’t “early release” the same term the Department of Corrections uses for criminals who get out of prison early due to good behavior? Personally, I find it amusing and alarming all at the same time. Read more
Florist Shmorist
Posted on | September 30, 2010 | No Comments
Farm Furrows
Posted on | September 30, 2010 | 4 Comments
It’s a wobbly walk from the end of the garden to the mailbox. Underneath what looks like a smooth stretch of grass (OK, what we call grass–the green weedy stuff interspersed with yellow flowers that covers dirt in the summer time) are the old hills and valleys of someone’s farm field. You can’t see these old furrows but you can feel them as you stroll and you sure as heck can find them with the lawnmower blades. Read more
We’re Professionals.
Posted on | August 25, 2010 | 3 Comments
Everything we do has a reason. All of our actions are the result of careful research, proven technique, and effective cost analysis. We’re professionals.
For example, we do not rescue unhatched eggs because we “feel bad” for them. We accept the cycle of life. The survival of the fittest. We’re professionals. Read more
Living with Lawyers
Posted on | August 22, 2010 | 3 Comments
It’s tough being a Food Quality Inspector and Nutrition Enforcement Agent on a farm. I honestly cannot imagine how the general public has the time or energy to engage in the controversy over raw milk and the safety of animal manure compost in organic farming. After all, around here just getting through lunch, after school snack, and dinner can spark a class action lawsuit. Read more
O, Farmer, Wherefore Art Thou?
Posted on | July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
It’s me, the garden.
I’m just wondering where you are. Because I haven’t seen you in a while. And there’s trouble down here. Read more
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