2011 Order Form is available

A couple weeks ago I finally got around to sending out our chicken, turkey, and lamb order form for 2011. All of our existing customers recieved either an email or "snail" mail with the form. For those of you that would like to order but didn't get an order form, you can now download it from our blog. Just look for the link on the left side of the page, near the top.

Lambs For Sale

For those inquiring about the lambs on Craigs List, here are some pictures. I just snapped these quick this morning while doing chores, so it doesn't really do them justice. Email me to get more details or to schedule a time to take a look.

Sugaring season is here

Here are a few pictures of our make-shift sugar shack that Mike and our neighbor put together.  We got a new evaporator this year, but with the ground still frozen we cannot build, so the sugar shack will get built this summer.




We came very close to doing a sugaring class this year, but with all the commotion involved in getting the new system and setting it up, we canned the idea. But if you would like to come over some afternoon and see our operation up, give us a call. We may even put you to work collecting sap. :)


We have collected sap twice now, but haven't started boiling yet (probably tomorrow).  It takes our family about 45 minutes to collect all the sap, an activity that we all enjoy.  Who doesn't want an excuse to go outside in the spring? :)


The water in our slough has risen considerably with the thawing weather and some of our trees are in standing water.  My two adventuresome little boys had to take the wooden boat out in order to collect some of the sap tonight....they didn't have to be told twice! :)

Goat Kids

 

Here is a picture of Lucky by the chicken coop and one of Lucy getting fed.   Lucky (a buckling) is for sale, if anyone is interested.  We put an add on Craigs list yesterday and there has been lots of interest, but he is not sold yet. :)

Belle had her babies!

Yesterday Belle had her babies.  She had twins - an 8lb. boy and a 6lb. girl.  They are both doing well and are so adorable.  We have not named them yet.  Any suggestions?

Butter Knives

We finally finished getting Jonathan's Etsy sight put together.  You can check it out by clicking on the link found on our "Jonathan's Workshop" page.  :)

Seed starting, a sure sign of spring

Well today we setup our growing area in the garage and got started planting seeds. Most of our veggies we can direct-sow in the ground, but a few things need a head start. So today, we planted onions, tomatoes and parsley. We also are experimenting by planting some various lettuce greens in a large flat, hoping to get some fresh salads while there is still snow on the ground. :-)

We are trying something new this year. Last fall before the ground froze, we hauled five-gallon pails of dirt out of our garden and stored them in our root cellar. Rather than trying to find a decent organic potting soil mix (that may be an oxymoron) and then having to feed the plants, we thought we'd just try the real deal -- good organic living soil.

Apparently that is how they did it in the old days before potting soil was invented. I suspect we'll hit some pitfalls - the first of which will probably be WEEDS. Oh well, we will let you know how it goes.