Notes About Goats
Our four original girls have settled into their role as future breeding stock at our HomeAgain Farm. And we have a name! We are HomeAgain Farm, named in part after Bruce’s parents house in Yankeetown out in the mountains. They…
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Monarch Migration Moral Mess
There’s a lot of milkweed growing in our pastures. It’s really dry and not much is thriving out there–except milkweed. Every week, more and more plants pop out of the ground. This presents me with a moral quandary. Milkweed is…
The Great Quail Cook Off
These are tasty little birds. My next door neighbor, Dave Miller, is a chef and restaurateur–for those of you who have lived in Harrisonburg for a while, you may remember him as the owner of Dave’s Taverna. He’s been a…
Look at all those…CHICKENS!
By “chickens” I mean birds in general. Of which we have many right now. Of multiple species and varieties–turkey, chicken, and quail. One hundred and eighty-three individuals, if I counted correctly. And 72 quail eggs in the incubator that are…
One Fish, Two Fish, Sucker Fish, Bluehead Fish
Our stream had visitors. Bruce’s brother Joe (second from the right) is getting a PhD in some kind of fish biology studies. I’m not clear on all the details. But part of his research involves this team in waders studying…
Two in the Bush, Part II
Make that 72. Not in a bush, in an actual incubator that I bought at the Rockingham Co-op. I’m going to try to hatch out these little blue gems and raise my own baby quail! Quails! I’ve had quail (or…
Fields of Teff, Part II
After painstakingly preparing a plowed field for planting teff, we neglect it for a week. Guess what happens.
Do Farmers Go On Vacation?
No. Real Farmers work ten hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. If they want to take a break, they invite a bunch of people over and have a work party. We’re not Real Farmers yet,…
Asparagus Ho! Part II
Quick update on our asparagus patch. This week we added the recommended four inches of mulch to discourage weeds and to maintain moisture. Baby asparagus need an inch of water per week. We kept this in mind when we chose…
Two in the Bush
This happened today. Three. Blue. I’ve never been so excited about quail as I am right now! But I’ve only known about quail, personally, for a few weeks. Did I mention we have 20 quail in our garage? Is it…