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One of the super-chipper young bloggers at Polyface Farm posted about what her day looks like, and since my morning went particularly well today, I thought I’d try the same thing. It is basically never this productive, but I was pretty proud of today. 5:34 AM: after hitting snooze a few times, realize [...] We’re still here, just swamped with chickens1, turkeys2, goats3, the garden such at it is4, Grandma5, and Oscar6. — 1. Yes there will be broilers, process date June 18. Order form coming … eventually. Another batch will be arriving on the 8th, so ready mid-August. 2. More hatchery drama this year — the [...] (No, not that kind of Roundup.) New things: First day at the farmers’ market! We sold 7 $4 pints of plums. The booth fee was $12.50. So, not bajillionaires, but about in line with what we expected. And it was really good to have our first market experience be pretty low-key. Slow ramp-up is [...] So the sun has been shining here, which means we’ve barely sat down at all as we scramble to get things done. This weekend was full of socializing and meeting new people as well as much farm work. In the past few days we have: planned irrigation for the New Farm (nothing in the [...] Mundane news Neighbor Claire brought over some rhubarb roots today; she was dividing and moving her patch, growing mostly unattended in the middle of the yard, to her new garden area. The rhubarb we transplanted last year didn’t take, sadly, so we were happy to have some new. Started some herb seeds today — [...] 1 (one) Combination brush hook/zombie pacification device 3 (three) six foot lengths of rebar 5 (five) seed starting trays 1 (one) tow rope 3 (three) 25 kg bags of organic layer mash 1 (one) 50# bag of diatomaceous earth It seems like an interesting life, doesn’t it? It’s dark now (at four-freakin’-thirty) but I’ll [...] Lately we have been making a lot of dishes that will last a long time, because we have also been canning, and the prospect of cooking anew each evening is too daunting. So it’s been soups that last for days, for convenience’s sake. Recent eatin’: Eggs! omg eggs. Frittata with green and white [...] Here are some things we have harvested, and some meals we have made from them! Peas: omelettes. frittata. In a bag in the freezer. Also attempting to dry some, and some pods became stock. Chard: Grilled chard salad (which we modified when I couldn’t find edamame I thought I had in the freezer — [...] |
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