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First greens!

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Happy first day of May!? May all your weeds be wildflowers and may all your bugs be ladybirds! Read more

Madcap Monday: Horse power

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A growing number of ecologically-minded small farms are turning to draft animals (horses, donkeys and/or mules) to work the land instead of using tractors and other heavy machinery. We're not one of them. Our old (28ish) thoroughbred horse is retired and largely functions as barnyard eye-candy. And the donkeys' Well, they're supposed to be on predator watch, but we all know how good a job they're Read more

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Seedlings under lights + 2012 garden plan (so far)

From Rowangarth Farm: Modern-day home, 4 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

2012 seedlings, before thinning As this space is meant to include a garden journal of sorts, I thought I'd provide a quick update of what's growing under lights. I had good germination this year (85% on average), using a heat mat to help get the tomatoes, basil, peppers and eggplant started. After cooking the first batch of Brandywine tomato seedlings, I realized I need to be much more Read more

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Gutted

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As I was walking to the barn yesterday to start my morning chores, I noticed an unusual huddle --a wild turkey and a few crows picking at something down by the pond. The something was snow white, which puzzled me, as I knew all the chickens -- including the few white Columbian crosses we have left -- were safely locked in the barn.? I struggled to think what it could be -- the wild ducks that Read more

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Yarn along -- Baby cardi

From Rowangarth Farm: Modern-day home, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Taking inspiration from Ginny over at Small Things, here's this week's Yarn Along update: I've had a silly week with work (desk work, not farm work, which is actually okay as the weather has been horrid the past few days, so we haven't managed to put plastic on the greenhouse, for if we had I'd rather be out there than in here), but I'm trying to finish off this sweet wee cardigan before a Read more

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Raising the roof

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?The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for.And the most you can do is live right inside that hope.Not admire it from a distance, but live right in it, under its roof'~ Barbara Kingsolver Read more

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Taking steps

From Rowangarth Farm: Modern-day home, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

I was supposed to go to a soil workshop today but work got in the way of my plans. I was looking forward to the opportunity to learn from an expert speaker and tour an innovative organic farm. But it was 1-? hours away (one way), and such a visit would take too much out of my day.My mind started wandering down the path of disappointment, but then I stopped. While the workshop would have been Read more

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Making felt wee folk

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Ella has been feeling under the weather for the last few days. On Saturday she was lethargic and grumpy, yesterday she was feverish and sleepy, and this morning her chest rattled when she coughed. She said she felt fine to go to school (she so loves school) but I knew she wasn't fine; besides the cough, my little girl had lost her sparkle.So she stayed home today and after her brother and dad Read more

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Greenhouse!

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All the parts are here, and I can almost taste fresh greens in January!Now we just need to figure out how to assemble it.... Read more

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Moving asparagus

From Rowangarth Farm: Modern-day home, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Asparagus is one of those vegetables that make most gardeners go a little loopy. Because store-bought can't compare to fresh-picked spears, it's a big deal when the tips emerge in the spring; in fact, many purists only eat asparagus in season.While we have a few well-established plants in various perennial beds, happily coexisting with the lilies and the peonies, I always thought it'd be great to Read more

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