Monthly Archives: November 2010

plant cell vs. ice crystal

Posted on November 30, 2010 by upliftfarm

Plants are AMAZING. Can YOU produce your own antifreeze? (the picture above is a row of carrots, frozen) Winter’s cold has arrived, bringing light frosts to the farm several nights within the past week. Temperatures have been dipping into the … Continue reading →

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Value of a Chicken

Posted on November 22, 2010 by upliftfarm

This being a prime week for poultry appreciation, let’s take a look at the real costs and value of raising poultry on a vegetable farm   Here is what I spent raising 54 chickens for 2.5 months Cost of 54 … Continue reading →

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Dog attack

Posted on November 22, 2010 by upliftfarm

Last Saturday turned out to be tragic for quite a few animals on the farm. First, the unofficial farm manager Little Friend (a cat) had to be euthanized after finding out on Friday that he had feline immunodeficiency virus and … Continue reading →

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Farm position open

Posted on November 12, 2010 by upliftfarm

hopefully this works, let me know if it doesnt! Position_Description

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Turnips and rutabagas and …

Posted on November 10, 2010 by upliftfarm

Its been a week or so since I last posted, and so much has happened! There was the huge turnip which I meant to carve out for halloween but never got around to doing (apparently turnips were the original jack’o’laterns) … Continue reading →

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