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How to nest a goose
It’s spring (or nearly so), and that means nesting time. Now that I’ve finally got the routine worked out for successfully nesting geese, I’ll share it with you. For those of you who just want to see how much I’ve … Continue reading
Blown eggs–an easier way?
I love finding ways for my birds to pay their own way! Spring is coming, and the ducks, chickens & geese have been laying more eggs–good news! Our surplus eggs (pastured, organic, no-soy, no-corn) have gone to friends. That “egg … Continue reading
The First Goose Egg of Spring
Joel ran to find me yesterday morning because the first goose egg of the year had appeared. The first eggs this year came from a pair of American Lavender Ice geese. Continue reading
Boron: A Soil Supplement
This afternoon’s project was spreading Boron on our pastures. Continue reading
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Hand dipped tallow candles
Once a week we have a “candle lit” dinner, so we go through a lot of candles at our house. Continue reading
Spreading Lime to Make the Grass Grow
The best part about spreading lime this way was I was recruiting my farm helpers (ages 6 & 9) to come along with me on the project! Continue reading
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Changes come with the New Year
Happy New Year 2011!
Here is a short list of the changes that have happened in the past couple weeks. Continue reading
Goose Eggs for Christmas
I’m purging some of my “stuff”. This particular round, I’ve started to clear out my blown goose egg collection from last spring. Continue reading
Record Setting Apple Pressing
We made a 611 gallons of apple juice last weekend! Fortunately, we had about 40 people to share it all with. Continue reading