Don’t count your chickens

Apparently hatching is only the beginning of the hazards in a chicken’s life. There are diseases, hawks, farm dogs, small children, and even other chickens (think origin of the term “pecking order”) to worry about. On Monday I noticed that one of my hens wasn’t doing well. When she does make it to her feet, … Continue reading Don’t count your chickens

here it comes

Lately Sundays have turned out to be my only almost full day off. I sleep in a little (although honestly usually can’t make it much past 8:00am) and take some time to read or make phone calls or go for a long run. In the afternoons I often end up at the beach or on … Continue reading here it comes

Threshing

“Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away”.

logical

Every few weeks on the Farm (okay, maybe more often than that) I learn something new about food or farming that seems so logical and self-evident that I can’t believe I could have missed it, and yet I realize I would never have made the connection if left to my own devices. Take vitamins in vegetables, … Continue reading logical