The Blog Barn

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...

Finally Spring!

Kiss My Grass Farm   -   Mar 30, 2009 - By Dot and Brian

Daffodils blooming, grass growing, piglets rooting, chicks peeping and the lambs frolicking in the field. It's spring and all's right with my world. :)  It was a trying winter around our place. Brian was in a cast, I had pneumonia and a...

Confessions of a Tomato Killer

Great Expectations   -   Mar 30, 2009 - By Candace

It is never my intention to kill my sprouting tomatoes.  It just always works out that way. I had my first garden years ago - no, make that a lifetime ago.  We had just started our family and I had discovered a domestic side of myself that I...

Rain - Rain go away

Boardtown Organics   -   Mar 30, 2009 - By Greg_1

     The recent rains have the farm pretty mushy and with the weatherman predicting more rain every couple of days!  It sure looks like we'll be late in getting things planted.........but we'll do everything possible to get it...

Soup's On

Hurricane Farm   -   Mar 30, 2009 - By Chris

We are always trying to find out the history of our farm.  Who lived here years ago?  Who built the stone walls?  What were they keeping in or out?  Where did that bone we found in the woods come from? Well, we stumbled upon a couple of...

Grand Opening

SandyCreek Farm   -   Mar 30, 2009 - By John & Brenda

SandyCreek Farm Grand Opening You are invited to SandyCreek Farm's Grand Opening of the GreenHouse and the Farm Store.  It will be a fun celebration featuring free popcorn & Kool-Aid for kids 12 & under, Prize drawings and free samples of...

Goat Babies Galore!

Flint Hill Mini-Farm   -   Mar 30, 2009 - By Mike & Bernice

Oh boy, spring has sprung her in beautiful Powhatan, Virginia and things are hopping.  We have 9 kids born with the last two months.  They are bouncing all over the place, playing and running around and just enjoying life.  We are being...

Here is a picture of my expanding setup for chick rearing. Although it may look like poor planning, the second brood box has actually been on my list of things to do for a while. We were in need of facilities to raise two separate batches of chicks...

Born to be Bad

Re Rustica   -   Mar 30, 2009 - By fullofbeans

Rodney, our current Head Rooster, dances well, sings well, is courteous to his hens and minor roosters, and even finds and shares good things to eat.  He defends them against hawks and coyotes, and teaches younger birds where to lay eggs, what to eat,...

Back to work!

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Mar 29, 2009 - By Teresa_2

Today is the first day this spring that we've spent the entire day working outside.  The weather was beautiful and the threat of not-so-nice days for the rest of the week got us motivated to get out there and get going. ...