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Birthday
A few weeks ago was Emily’s birthday. To celebrate, we held a party out at the farm. It was a sortof double-header; the inaugural event of the farm and the first time that many of our guests had ever been … Continue reading
Back to the Start
Hi everyone. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted; we went on a trip back east to do a rock show for my dad’s birthday, and on the way, my truck was broken into and my laptop was stolen. … Continue reading
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Shocking!
I keep hearing about all these deer that are going to descend on our farm in hordes, wreaking terrible havoc on all that is green. As one who has been known to eat of the venison from time to time, … Continue reading
First harvest
Wow, the last few weeks have been pretty hectic. I’d always heard that late summer was busy for farmers, and it seems to be true. Besides the obvious situation of all the plants going into overdrive all at once (including … Continue reading
Collecting a feral bee colony
“…beekeeping is a pre-eminently healthy and beneficial activity, because it is most often done in the fresh air, in fine, sunny weather. For sunshine is the enemy of illness just as it is the master of vitality and vigour. Dr … Continue reading
Garter snake
This week has been “get caught up on the orchard” week. Most of the time, the orchard is on autopilot. This is good, since the veggies take up so much attention. But eventually I need to attend to my trees, … Continue reading
Poop
This week has been really busy with my other two jobs, but I today finally got to spend a full day on the crops. They’ve apparently hit their stride, maybe due to the weather finally cooperating: the last few days … Continue reading
I get by with a little help from my friends
After being away for a week on business, the pile of work at the farm was higher than usual. Luckily, our friends Adam and Christina came by to help out! They spent the weekend here, and between games of Settlers … Continue reading
Foreign beekeeping
I got a call last week from an old friend who needed some help doing accessibility surveys for a city back east, and was willing to pay me to fly me out and do them. This is bad in some … Continue reading
When elk attack!
That sounds pretty dramatic, but I guess it isn’t all that bad. Remember how I put up a special deer fence around the orchard? Well, I went out to check on the bees yesterday, and found a giant hole torn … Continue reading