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Published On: Sep 08, 2007 11:33 PM
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Published On: Sep 08, 2007 11:33 PM
August
- the picture above was the first in what was to
be a little photographic farm tour after the rains stopped, but after
discovering one of the Togg kids died I didn't think it would make a very
uplifting entry. Luckily, her sister is pulling through much better (they both
were knocked down by a nasty, nasty GI "thing" during our week of
rain.)
- Other farm deaths, these in the "how are they not extinct?!" variety - the chickens had plenty of food, E fills the gravity feeder with the EXACT SAME FOOD, they bum rush the feeder, and five minutes later two pullets have smothered to death in the pile-up. This is why we always start the season with many more chickens then we need! In better chook news, we put a solar light out in one pastured pen, and it is definitely boosting egg production. Hopefully we can iron out the rest of the kinks and get all our birds out on pasture next year, using the barn as a brooder house during the summer.
- We had quite the busy Sunday yesterday...while getting ready for meeting, we got a call about a nearby swarm. Unlike a lot of the calls we get, this was a easily accessible swarm of actual honeybees, and E was thrilled to bring them home. He has them in a nuc and will open it up so they can start foraging tonight. It's a small swarm, at a bad time of year to be swarming, so we'll feed them through the fall and maybe into the winter so they make it till next spring when they can hold their own. Then we were off to move some furniture for E's mom, and then home to get ready for North Slope's 2nd annual tomato fight. It was fun. :)
- We're taking off this week's market, to take a much needed break before school starts, but that means these next few days are a whirlwind of canning, freezing, and dehydrating all the produce we aren't bringing to market. The dehydrator is filled with tomatoes as we speak, and I plan to can some crushed tomatoes, red salsa, and maybe some salsa verde with the green zebras.
- Mike and Colleen held quite the party last night - Nomad pizza served pizza all night covered in just-picked veggies, we all brought desserts and drinks, and everyone jumped into the pool after a epic rotten tomato fight. Here are some pics...E was a competitor, but Gi and I stayed in the safe zone!
- My new sewing area is coming along, but while I work on that I'm putting together Hillary's new hand sewing critters - very fun, and I can work on them in the car (I get car sick if I even read a map, much less a book, and love that I can sew in the car!) Here's Mr. Turtle...
- Other farm deaths, these in the "how are they not extinct?!" variety - the chickens had plenty of food, E fills the gravity feeder with the EXACT SAME FOOD, they bum rush the feeder, and five minutes later two pullets have smothered to death in the pile-up. This is why we always start the season with many more chickens then we need! In better chook news, we put a solar light out in one pastured pen, and it is definitely boosting egg production. Hopefully we can iron out the rest of the kinks and get all our birds out on pasture next year, using the barn as a brooder house during the summer.
- We had quite the busy Sunday yesterday...while getting ready for meeting, we got a call about a nearby swarm. Unlike a lot of the calls we get, this was a easily accessible swarm of actual honeybees, and E was thrilled to bring them home. He has them in a nuc and will open it up so they can start foraging tonight. It's a small swarm, at a bad time of year to be swarming, so we'll feed them through the fall and maybe into the winter so they make it till next spring when they can hold their own. Then we were off to move some furniture for E's mom, and then home to get ready for North Slope's 2nd annual tomato fight. It was fun. :)
- We're taking off this week's market, to take a much needed break before school starts, but that means these next few days are a whirlwind of canning, freezing, and dehydrating all the produce we aren't bringing to market. The dehydrator is filled with tomatoes as we speak, and I plan to can some crushed tomatoes, red salsa, and maybe some salsa verde with the green zebras.
- Mike and Colleen held quite the party last night - Nomad pizza served pizza all night covered in just-picked veggies, we all brought desserts and drinks, and everyone jumped into the pool after a epic rotten tomato fight. Here are some pics...E was a competitor, but Gi and I stayed in the safe zone!
- My new sewing area is coming along, but while I work on that I'm putting together Hillary's new hand sewing critters - very fun, and I can work on them in the car (I get car sick if I even read a map, much less a book, and love that I can sew in the car!) Here's Mr. Turtle...
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Posted: Mon - August 27, 2007 at 01:19 PM