Last week we brought all the piglets to their new home at Full Circle Farm. They were able to duck under the electric fence, and had been becoming more and more of a nuisance. It was cute having them drift around like a group of little spotty sausages, but they would get into…
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In The Garden: Late Summer Foods
The summer garden is winding down – even the eggplants and okra have slowed down and are looking stalky. The bushel gourds are still ripening, but the last of the pumpkins have been pulled out of the garden. Half the garden is fenced off with electric netting, and the pigs are helping prepare…
Goings-On
It’s been busy around here lately – getting ready for homeschooling again after our summer break (more on that later!). We caught two raccoons who were pilfering the barn. They were extremely sleek and plush. We’ve tried so many things already to deter them…locking, rodent-proof bins with cinder…
You’ve Got To Be Kidding….
The baby goats are two months old now – time to be weaned! On Saturday we spent hours rounding them up. We are putting them in the orchard, as it hasn’t been grazed in ages, and could use a trim. Besides, they can all slip through the weaning paddock gate this year. When…
Meet The Goats
We were reading a book that was a childhood favorite of mine – Our Animal Friends At Maple Hill Farm, and it occurred to me that I am always writing about our many animals that to us are familiar and almost like extended family, but that it must seem confusing to anyone who hasn’t followed…
Eight Little Piggies
Star had piglets! Eight little piggies! They are up and running around now, and there are the cutest little squeaks and grunts coming from that area. Occasionally there are horrible squealings when the favorite nipple is being fought over (we thought one was stuck in the fence or getting stepped on, but it was only…
Mangoes and Junk
I have been slowly recovering from being sick. Everyone felt better for awhile, and then got very sick again. I think it turned into a sinus infection for me, and I was sick all last week. It wasn’t until Saturday that I felt well enough to go out. We had a failed expedition to the…
Pumpkin Harvest
The pumpkins are coming out of the garden now. There are Seminoles from seeds I saved last year, a few Galeux D’eysines, some delicata (didn’t make the pictures), North Georgia Candy Roasters, Jarrahdales and Marina di Choggias. There are also a pile of Zucchino Rampicante from one vine that seeded itself and has taken…
Three Sets Of Twins
June Bug’s twins – Oberon and Cobweb Mustardseed curled up under my hat! Firefly’s twins – Puck and Peaseblossom On Sunday we came out and found that Cricket also had kidded. We weren’t sure exactly when she was due, because we saw her bred twice, so it was a surprise….and also another…
The Tadpoles
We are expecting goat babies to be born any day now, but in the meantime, there have been thousands of unanticipated babies that appeared last week. Last Friday we had friends out to the farm. The weather was so sticky and hot, we filled up a huge galvanized water trough for the kids to splash…
Onions!
Some tears were shed this week as we harvested the onions to make space for the Dudley farm corn, which will hopefully be planted this weekend. These onions are strong, and I unthinkingly rubbed one of my eyes after pulling several armfuls. We got a lot of each kind – red, white and yellow,…
Clo and Belle
Car trouble marred most of yesterday – it seems like whenever we have savings, the car breaks, and the repairs always magically cost exactly how much we have. It’s more of a broken car fund than a savings account! I remember reading an article in ACRES USA magazine years and years ago about all…
Toadstools And Fairy Rings 