Angeka On The Farm

CREATING A RURAL LIFE.

The Tony Hawk School of Horseback Riding

Posted on September 20, 2009 - Filed Under animals, bitless bridle, children, horse, horseback riding, pasture, skateboarding | Leave a Comment

So I’ve been trying to work with Beautiful horse more since I’ve been pretty negligent over the past year. Yes, it’s been over 1 year since we brought these horses home and I’m not even riding! My feeling is, as picturesque as they are running around the pasture, if they don’t do more [...]

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Probably too much information

Posted on February 21, 2009 - Filed Under animals, compost, donkey, farm maintenance, fertilizer, food safety, goats, horse, ick!, manure, pasture, vegetables, weather | Leave a Comment

Oh today was a lovely day filled with cool, but not cold, temperatures; clear blue skies; no pestering bugs; birds singing. So how did I spend it? Shoveling sh*t. Sorry, I suppose I could have used a “nicer” word (I do consider myself a G-rated site), but when it comes down to [...]

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Sunday Night Goatball

Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under animals, donkey, farm maintenance, football, goats, pasture, sports | 2 Comments

In the hopes of not being overrun by goats, keeping some sense of sanity within our way too “tightly knit” goat family during mating season, and helping to avoid baby goats that might fit perfectly in scenes from Deliverance (we’ve already got one that’s a bit googly), we finally broke down and gave away two [...]

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Garden Geek

Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under farm maintenance, fruit, grass, herbs, pasture, pests, planting, seeds, vegetables, worms | Leave a Comment

Call me a garden geek, but it’s really exciting when tiny plants start popping where you simply put a teeny tiny seed under some dirt with a sprinkling of water.  Our last minute lettuce is thriving:  beautiful baby leaf lettuce just like I used to buy from a bag!  And almost all the carrots have [...]

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