Farmer Friday

I spent time this week digging out weed trees

Moving dirt and leveling a space

For a tiny baby greenhouse. At 6x8 feet I think I can keep it from freezing with a small electric heater so I can grow more tomato and pepper starts. 

FuzzyButt caught a mouse. Apparently some have moved in under the fridge. 

Can’t open anything around here without a cat jumping in. 

I got a little rain and the mountains got snow 

Peppers and tomatoes are sprouting 

I’ve spent a lot of time looking at this view 

Posie even looked pretty serious this afternoon. Sigh. Then she got up and ate her hay. So no kids today. 

My sweet son delivered my Christmas present (he had covid in December so I haven’t seen him). He made this firewood rack 8’ long and about 4’ high. Like he said I only needed one for about 20 years. 

About another dozen Nankin chicks hatched this afternoon. I just realized I picked salad mix, arugula, herbs and chard and didn’t take any pictures of them. I was too busy getting things done today and ready for market tomorrow. I also had to deliver eggs, get gas and a few things at the grocery store. 

#appreciation

Today I appreciate life. Life is bursting out all over the place right now. 

Goats

Caramel, my half LaMancha half Nubian doe is super sweet. And very curious 

So it’s really hard to get a good picture of her!

I potted up the first batch of tomato plants the other day. Look at those roots!

I cleaned it the 2nd fridge and discovered a bag of Sunroots (aka Jerusalem artichoke) that I stashed in there in the FALL OF 2019!! Still alive! So of course I’ve been planting them. 

I got a real pretty pullet egg the other day. 

I really thought Posie was going to kid this afternoon! But nope. She stood up and started eating hay. 

But she’s getting closer. Just hope when she finally decides to do it things go smoothly. 

While the rest of the country is expecting a polar vortex out weather continues to be unseasonably warm and dry. But we have now gained enough hours of daylight that egg production is finally beginning to pick up. 

#appreciation

Today I appreciate #farmlife Baby chicks are hatching, seeds are growing, goat kids on the way. 

Farmer Friday 2/5/2021

There was a lot of work to do after the snow storm. 

A friend came over and we literally took my wood stove apart and even turned it upside down. 

It’s a 30 year old air tight and this baffle was clogged with fine ash. 

Hopefully it’s another 30 years before we have to do that again. 

7 little Nankin chicks hatched last week 

Even after 2” of rain the ground 8” down is bone dry. 

I did manage to get one bed of blue potatoes planted. I have a few redskins to plant but their bed isn’t ready yet. 

On Thursday I potted up about 200 flowers and herb plants. 

There were a couple early morning visitors. 

And a hawk in the afternoon. 

I don’t think most people realize how much time a farmer spends looking at animal butts and animal poop. That’s Posie on Wednesday. 

And some chicken butts today. 

And Posie this afternoon. 

Today I picked bunches of arugula and baby lettuce. I picked some beets too but forgot to take any pictures. It was cold and windy and Posie is a distraction. 

Oh forgot to mention my friend came back and fixed a squealing thing on the van and moved an electric outlet for me, one step closer to getting the cook stove into the kitchen. 

#appreciation

Today I so appreciate my friends.  My house is toasty warm and we’re making some progress in other areas too.