Thursday, March 24, 2016

State of the Farm (Spring Equinox)

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grey spring I know, I'm a few days late on the equinox. That's okay, I feel like I'm a few days late on everything the...
Monday, March 14, 2016

What Wrong With this Avocado?

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Don't you just love it when you cut open an absolutely perfect avocado? Avocados are always a bit of a gamble - many a good looking frui...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Well, That Was Fast

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It only took me a day and a half to kill the kefir grains I was given. I have no idea what I did wrong - I only added a half cup of my own m...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

What's Growing in my Kitchen (the Fermentation Files)?

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There's a new bookstore in town, and when I went in to check it out, I found this irresistible book: Much more than a recipe bo...
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Monday, February 22, 2016

The (Finally) Four

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It was a tough morning for me. I didn't get much sleep - I kept dreaming that I was going out to the barn to check on Flopsy. Wh...
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

The Goat That Won't Kid

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Yesterday was the first clear day we've had in ages. It's been raining so constantly that I had almost forgotten how to see co...
Monday, February 15, 2016

A Rough Day for Iris (and Me)

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I got up early this morning to go to a work appointment, only to find when I got there that the client had cancelled only minutes before. Ba...
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Friday, February 12, 2016

State of the Farm: Early Spring 2016

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It seems absurd to call today, February 12, "spring," but the signs are unmistakeable. Crocuses are up; pussy willows are grey, an...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Good Imbolc (Repost)

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Welcome February 2nd, a day of many names in many traditions! In what is probably the very oldest and most universal tradition...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Salsa Ranchera a la Gleaner's Pantry

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Canning in January! This is salsa ranchera. Recipe as follows: put 6 or 8 pint jars and lids to sterilize in boiling water. On a cast iron g...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Haku and Christmas (Baby Love)

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Haku has been allowed to kiss and lick the baby goat since the day she was born - Christmas Eve, hence her name. We are hoping tha...
Sunday, December 27, 2015

Choices

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Today I chose the slippery beam. Apparently both choices are equally awful. Walked back to the house this time with a cold muddy bum. 
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Saturday, December 26, 2015

My Mud Nightmare Has Come to Pass

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Just went out to do the afternoon feeding, with Haku tied to me via a long leash around my waist. That's my new plan for desensitizing h...
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A Goat Named Christmas

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On Christmas Eve morning, when Homero went out to feed the animals, he found a baby goat curled up, asleep in the hay. He w...
Saturday, December 19, 2015

Dog Drama (Faith and Canines)

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The farm, like the earth itself, is practically in hibernation right now. I can hardly remember a time when we have had fewer animals. The ...
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