Saturday, May 30, 2009

The last week of May


In the greenhouse, lettuce arugula and other greens have been selling well.



The newest residents at the farm, purebred hampshire pigs taking an afternoon nap.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

May 18 to 24


Onions and beans are the first outside vegetable crop of the season


Meanwhile in the greenhouse

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The second week of May



The latest additions to our livestock collection


Drilling maple logs for shittake mushrooms


Inoculating the logs


Now we have to wait a year to see if it worked!



Fixing one of the pig troughs. The holes in the bottom are where the welds tore away, they broke them twice. The trough is made from an old culvert cut in half its tricky to weld...


So I decided some reinforcement was needed. The chief supervisor is inspecting my handiwork


Monday was a big day for the sheep... Before shearing (above)


After, enjoying their summer coats. Sorry no pictures of the shearing process, I was busy helping hold uncooperative sheep.


The fleece pile for the most part they were pretty clean.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

First week of May


Pigs exploring their new home.


View looking back from the tractor seat breaking sod.

Friday, May 1, 2009


Site of this years out side gardens


Spring (aka mud season) on the farm