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Spring Planting and Hatching

5/31/2015

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Seeds and weeds aplenty!

Spring is a busy time on the farm, here's a quick summary about what we've been up to:
  • Prepare the soil for planting
  • Plant 250 tomato plants, 150 sweet and hot peppers, 50 basil plants
  • Drive 125 stakes in the ground to support all of the above
  • Plant ginger, artichokes, corn, cucumbers, squash, beans, dill, watermelons, cantaloupes, celery
  • Install new drip-line irrigation
  • Tying up the fast growing tomato plants
  • Mulch tomatoes
  • Weed, weed, weed
  • Run to the chicken house to check on the baby chicks
Here are some pictures documenting our progress
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Sue planting beans
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1st load of straw to mulch tomatoes
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Mike taking a selfie with the drip-line
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3 heirloom corn varieties planted for chicken feed
And finally, here is a video of 4 of the baby chicks that have hatched. The first of the chicks hatched on Cinco de Mayo. We have 5 hens sitting on eggs right now so we should have many more soon!
Thanks all y'all!
Sue & Mike
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First 10 months on the farm

12/18/2014

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PictureFarmers Sue & Mike in a festive mood
We've been reflecting on the first 10 months living on the farm as we plan to scale for next year, we've been busy! Apart from fixing up the old farmhouse to stop the leaks and drafts, we got started on and finished a few farm projects as well:

-Plowed and planted a test garden
-Sold tomatoes & peppers to restaurants/grocery
-We were promoted on TV by top Chef, Bia Rich
-Put up livestock fencing around 40 acres
-Built a chicken house that houses 20 chickens
-Made our first batch of our farm raised hot sauce
-Established a beehive...lost all the bees this fall :-(
-Built cold frames to protect our winter garden from frost

We're looking forward to the challenges of 2015!

Happy Holidays y'all!
Sue & Mike

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