Posted by admin | Mar 20, 2009 | News & Views |
Michele over at Garden Rant blogs about the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, HR 875, in a post titled “Memo To My Children: Register Your Vegetable Stand or Face a Million-Dollar Fine. There’s no hobby or small farm...
Read MorePosted by admin | Mar 18, 2009 | Birds and Beasts |
Tucked into the edge of the woods on our farm is the neglected, overgrown remains of an old farmhouse. There’s not a lot left of it, some foundation stones, rusting roof tin, bricks strewn here and there — and some hardy...
Read MorePosted by admin | Mar 10, 2009 | Birds and Beasts |
They’re hunting rabbits. Actually, it’s just Dinah, the farmcollie, hunting rabbits. Tiny Lamb’s following close because that’s just what she does. She follows Dinah everywhere unless one of the other dogs distracts her and...
Read MorePosted by admin | Mar 4, 2009 | Birds and Beasts |
Here’s what a spoiled rotten house lamb wears for playtime in the barnyard on a cold morning. Tiny likes the red flannel ‘coat’ with its black trim and faux fleece lining. It has velcro closures at the chest and belly, and...
Read MorePosted by admin | Mar 3, 2009 | Perspectives |
The roses began to leaf out on the north side of the house, and the wild ones in the woods did the same. Daylilies and irises sent forth new shoots. The chickens rejoiced . . . and ate the shoots. The air felt warm. It felt...
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