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Posted on July 4, 2009 - Filed Under animals, building, chicken feed, chickens, farm maintenance, news, tractor | 1 Comment
Meet the newest members of our brood. Finally, new chickens! 36 35 34 (eeks, one didn’t get out of the way of the waterer in time and one was pecked to death. I’ll spare you the gory details) of varying breeds: mostly Americanas mixed with Rhode Island Reds and Goldens. [...]
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Posted on March 14, 2009 - Filed Under Activism, farm maintenance, food safety, grass, neighbors, pests, planting, plows, seeds, tractor, vegetables | 1 Comment
After my hectic morning yesterday, I decided to spend the afternoon in the relative safety of the pasture garden-to-be. Our neighbor came over the other day and harrowed the area for us to help get the clumps of grass and weeds somewhat under control so there is room for the plants we prefer to [...]
Read More..>>Man, plants grow quickly!
Posted on August 23, 2007 - Filed Under animals, dog, farm maintenance, greenhouse, plows, prayer, rattlesnake, tractor, vegetables | Leave a Comment
This is very exciting. We’re already seeing results from our first “fall” planting! Of course, I’ve found this is the easiest part: getting a teensy plant to pop out of the soil. The hard part comes later when you’re trying to maintain the baby fruits, protecting them from weird ailments and [...]
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