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Thursday November 19, 2009 - By Emily
We have had the pleasure of raising bobwhite quail for over a year now. They are tiny little birds with big voices and toy-sized eggs which hatch into bumblebee-sized chicks. They are kept in one of our portable "tractors," a fully...
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Monday November 02, 2009 - By Mona
Another thing about autumn is the coyotes. In the evenings and throughout the night you can hear them howling. Lately it sounds like it’s coming from the woods down the street, but many times it is the woods across the street from us in the...
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Monday September 14, 2009 - By Mona
In a previous post , I had mentioned how our alpacas had easily adapted to their new home here on our farm, and that because they’ve been so calm, we’re kinda irked that they haven’t done something . Well, now they have!
They were all hanging...
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Thursday September 03, 2009 - By Mona
Hello! We've recently updated our website to include pages on our barn/pastures/fencing , guard animals, and quotes . We hope you'll find our information helpful. Please follow the links to access the pages.
More recipes coming in...
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Monday August 17, 2009 - By Mona
We’ve finally had another stretch of hot, sunny days so it feels like summer. I’ve actually had to water the vegetable garden for the first time since I planted it. Our mid-summer flower gardens are blooming with many brightly-colored hybrid...
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Thursday August 13, 2009 - By Emily
Recenly I've noticed a strange visitor to the flower garden in the back yard. To me, it looks like what would happen if you crossed a ruby-throated hummingbird with a crayfish from a nearby creek, but there it was, flitting among my bee balm like a...
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Thursday August 13, 2009 - By Mona
Our alpacas will start coming home to our farm soon, and now is when we realize that oops! There is so much more to do. But like any farm, or business, there is always ‘more to do’ or ‘something that needs getting done.’ All farms...
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Monday July 27, 2009 - By Mona
I headed out to the garden earlier to pick some more cherry tomatoes. Isn’t this wonderful? Weeks and weeks of heavy rain and cool temperatures, yet I’ve been picking cherry tomatoes! So tasty right off the vine, it’s amazing I can walk...
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Saturday July 25, 2009 - By John
A few weeks ago as I was getting my workday underway, I got an excited call from Janet. She and the kids had just been leaving the house and spotted something along the driveway that they just had to share. A pair of turkeys had crossed the driveway in front...
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Friday July 24, 2009 - By John
Sunset is my favorite time of day. The long shadows and yellowing light signal that the work of the day is drawing to an end, whether you are ready or not. The countryside takes on a dream-like quality as the sky puts on a dazzling and fleeting display. I...
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Saturday July 18, 2009 - By Mona
Last week I went out to check the garden, after all those days of rain. My transplants looked fine, seeds were sprouting, and then I noticed that the tops of most of the bean plants were gone! A few sunflower tops were missing too. I...
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Tuesday June 30, 2009 - By John
Yesterday was a very pleasant day weather-wise. It was cool and breezy with a solid cloud cover that kept the roasting sun at bay. I spent much of the late evening with hoe in hand trying to make gains in my struggle with the weeds in the garden. As the light...
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Saturday June 13, 2009 - By John
A few nights ago the quiet of our home was suddenly shattered by an eruption of barking from the front room. The children had just gone to bed and I was in the back of the house having a conversation with Janet. Aidan came running down the hall with alarm in...
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Tuesday June 02, 2009 - By John
Two evenings ago, Sean, Freya and I headed out to the coop to put the chickens in for the night. I had asked them to join me in preparation for an upcoming evening when I would not be home. I wanted to show them how to round up all of the flock and get them...
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Monday April 06, 2009 - By Teresa
We often see two or three deer crossing our driveway as they head from one field to another. Usually it is just before the last light is gone from the west and all we can see are their silhouettes as they go by. Saturday evening they came earlier...
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Monday March 30, 2009 - By John
When we were in the process of buying our farm I had the opportunity to meet the former owners and get a little tour. I recall that they mentioned that the frogs in the pond next to the house could be very loud. They told me that we would have to keep the...
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Saturday March 21, 2009 - By John
By far, the largest bird to return to the farm this spring has been the Sandhill Cranes. They are common in this area for some reason. I remember the first time I came upon one after moving to Michigan and being awestruck by their sheer size and prehistoric...
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Tuesday February 24, 2009 - By John
Noise
I am a night owl and don't require as much sleep as the rest of the family. Most nights will find me knocking around the house until 2 or 3am. At a little after midnight a few weeks ago I walked out into the dark to retrieve something from my...
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Monday January 26, 2009 - By John
Be sure to take a peek at the new "Wildlife" page that I created this evening. You can reach it from the home page by clicking on the "Tour the Farm" link.
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