Jul 13, 2016 | Farming, Summer time, Uncategorized
July is a tough month. Many people are on vacation or want to be, the weather is at times unbearable for not only humans, but animals as well. Our patience runs short and everyone just wants to go swimming. Growing up on my family farm, swimming did take place, but...
Apr 8, 2016 | Homesteading Skills, Uncategorized
A friend of mine once showed me a picture of a village home in Nepal. The frame was built with wood, but then covered with a variety of material similar to cobb. On this one particular picture I noticed a large protrusion, almost like a huge chaga mushroom growing off...
Mar 24, 2016 | Farming in Winter, Spring Time, Uncategorized
Better late then never for an update of my days off. Besides some more greenhouse planting, feeding the bees, and preparing for milking season with my goats, I spent a fair amount of time reflecting on my barn. A great deal of my time of during this season, is spent...
Mar 18, 2016 | Spring Time, Uncategorized
This week brought more baby lambs and our first goat kids, dairy and pygmy. The count so far is 17 lambs and 3 kids. Wednesday I spent a few hours putting up fencing for the sheep and goats grazing the pastures. Managing pastures is one of the full time jobs that both...
Mar 18, 2016 | Farming in Winter, Gardening, Uncategorized
I realized after this weeks two day off series that I have a problem, or perhaps a condition. I love getting things done, actually seeing how many things I can get done in a day. I think my kids will agree with me on this and a few of them actually suggested I could...
