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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…
Asparagus Ho! Part II
Quick update on our asparagus patch. This week we added the recommended four inches of mulch to discourage weeds and…
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…
Asparagus Ho!
…I said to Bruce when I got the notice from UPS that our 100 dry-root asparagus crowns had shipped. “What’s…