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Baby season
Yesterday three new caprines arrived on the farm, via dog carrier in the back of my mighty little toyota yaris hatchback. The three baby goats, named Pinto, Queso, and Cabrito, are the children of Taco, who was here on this … Continue reading
Ecological Farmers Unite! And Dance!
This past week I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Ecological Farming Associations annual conference. Eco-farm is a great organization working to encourage an ecological mindset in farming and to support existing farmers and farms through … Continue reading
plant cell vs. ice crystal
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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Tagged cell membrane, frost, frost tolerance, frozen vegetables, organic farming, organic gardening, vegetables
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Turnips and rutabagas and …
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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Tagged caterpillars, chickens, fall, halloween, organic farming, planting garlic, planting onions, rutabagas, sustainable agriculture, turnips
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