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To make a long story short, summer 2016 was pretty darn awful. But if you want the details May was cold and dark and dreary. Strong with the dark side. Nothing much grew. Silly me. I didn’t plant sea weed. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Poultry
A breath of winter is blowing over my newly greened pastures. Forecasts have been flirting with the idea of freezing temperatures and frozen precipitation. The last winter storm of 2016. It’s enough of a worry that I held back planting … Continue reading
On Tuesday of this week, I had a girl’s day out. I met my fellow farmers at Heaven’s Edge Farm and we spent the morning processing extra roosters. Butchering chickens is not a frequent thing in my life for a … Continue reading
So if winter is over, it must be spring, right? You know the old saying, March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Well, on my farm, March comes in like a lion and so does … Continue reading
After a frigid week, winter threw another tantrum. Monday brought snow, sleet and freezing rain. Not exactly duck weather. I didn’t even bother letting ducks and chickens out. I put blankets on Ophelia and Sadie before turning them out. Cookie … Continue reading
It’s cold. Really cold. We cancelled market today because temperatures never got above freezing and the winds were howling. Customers don’t come out in weather like that. To stand out in that kind of weather is just painful. Instead, we … Continue reading
Tuesday morning something happened that has not happened in a very long time. My lower back went into a major spasm. When this happens, I walk like an ape, knuckles dragging. There’s a lot of panting and hissing, and I … Continue reading
My mechanic has this deal. Buy 5 oil changes and get the 6th one free. In the five years he’s been maintaining the Apriori “fleet”, I have never once walked out of there without paying for something. That free oil … Continue reading
Yet another Apriori Farm vehicle was suffering from a severe case of Dangly Bits. For the second week running, I’ve had to replace a muffler. Last week, it was the Frankenhonda that’s not pretty but was nearly free and generally … Continue reading
On Thanksgiving Day, I learned something new. Red Tailed Hawks migrate. In November. And Apriori Farm is the equivalent of Hawk I-95. Lost a duck. A few days later, I lost another. Both of them egg layers. After that, the … Continue reading