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Spring is on the horizon and with that comes hatching season. Most years we have chicks, poults, and ducklings available for purchase. This year we will not have chicks or poults, our ducklings are naturally hatched by mothers and there may be extras available depending on hatch rates. Due to skyrocketing feed and electricity costs, …
It is that time of year again and I wanted to have a conversation about something I get asked about every year. Roosters. So… You went out and bought a batch of super cute baby chicks and they were unsexed. You bring them home and grow them out and half of them are roosters. Now …
This spring while flipping through the garden catalogs, I came across pink dandelions. Yes, pink!! I wanted to order them so bad! Of course Brian told me he would have to bury me in the back yard if I did that so I restrained myself. Seriously though, so cute! Over the last few years, dandelions …
This year is the first year I have turkeys of my own to hatch. We have a small flock of Red Bourbon turkeys and a small flock of Chocolate turkeys. After reading Barbara Kingsolver’s book, Animal Vegetable Miracle, I was on a mission to raise my own Red Bourbon turkeys. Red Bourbon’s are a heritage …
In the winter, when we are burried in snow and our garden dreams seem so far away….. We picked up a LOOP load this week. This is such a great program and we are proud to be a part of it. Our small farm cannot always handle a large pick up, so it is perfect …
Many of you may not know that by trade I am a Holistic Nutritional Consultant. In our nutrition course we read a book called The End of Food by Thomas F. Pawlick. That book literally changed my life. It got me thinking about a lot of foods and growing foods in a completely new way. …
Hello Fellow Garden Planners! As promised in my last post, I said I would share a list of the seeds I will be planting and why we chose those particular seeds. I have to WARN you… this list is HUGE!! I have decided to leave tomatoes for a post of their own. We grow over …
When I was a young girl, and even not a young girl, I would anticipate the end of August and the release of the Sears Christmas catalog. For months I would pour over the pages and make lists, and plans and even back up plans! As I got older, the season has shifted to November, …