I should have been posting about this project for the last few weeks because now I’m so far behind on it I feel a little overwhelmed by it. On a trip to Iowa a couple of months ago we decided to prioritize the farm needs for the next few years and the two projects at […]
A little bit of rain earlier this week made our broccoli heads pop! This morning Milan and I harvested a big load of broccoli and a big load of kale to take to the Hillcrest market tomorrow morning. With the girls starting to lay a little heavier in the last week we also have a […]
Last week we spent an afternoon working up a bed that used to have blueberry bushes in it to get it ready for flowers. Several years ago we planted a row of blueberry bushes on the north side of our dog pen and they just never grew very well compared to the bushes we planted […]
The holiday season has definitely taken it’s toll on my blogging and I have pictures and posts backed up from as far back as October. So tonight’s post is going to be short as I wade through photos to help me tell a few stories. I’ve been enamored with pretty eggs for a few years […]
Milan takes his chores pretty seriously. And this weekend got to teach his friend, Tommy, how to feed some critters. Good visit!
Cold temps two weeks ago completely wiped out the last of our tomato plants, sunflowers and zinnias despite Milan tucking in the flowers and saying “night night”. Our cooler season plants are still going strong though. A little help from some row cover didn’t do much to keep the plants warm but did help keep […]
With frost showing up a few times over the last few weeks and a freeze imminent, Milan and I spent an afternoon last week picking green cherry tomatoes. It was kind of a free for all with goats and dogs joining us to catch the last remnants of summer. While I do have a lot […]
It seems my inability to pass up bargains on fall bulbs at big box stores has rubbed off on Robert who came home from work with about five hundred flower bulbs last week despite the fact that we have thirteen hundred tulip bulbs showing up in about three weeks. With the price he got them […]
As usual (good or bad) when it rains, it pours around here and we’ve got kale coming out our ears right now! Yesterday I harvested kale for both online markets and today’s Hillcrest market. We’ve eaten kale for supper every night this week. The goats get a bucket of kale every day. The guy who […]
I borrowed a bed raiser from Eddie at Kellogg Valley Farms last weekend to raise two long rows for this fall’s garlic bulbs. After raising my strawberry bed by hand (and a rake) I just had to stand and shake my head at how quickly Robert pulled up two rows for me to plant garlic cloves in. Milan […]