After much debate, we’ve decided to move the bees. Don’t worry, we’re not moving them to someone else’s property. Instead, we’re moving them from our front yard into our backyard. Why? Well, the main reason is because, as we learned last year, it turns out I am extremely allergic to bee stings. I have purchased an EpiPen and haven’t been…
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Little Hands
Last weekend we had the joy of spending several hours with some of our favorite people in the world who were visiting from Colorado. Good friends, good times, wonderful joy. It really never ceases to amaze me how much joy is contained in the littlest person…and how that joy can expand to everyone around them. Did you know that (no…
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Harvest Monday
This week I, again, didn’t get into the hoop houses. It snowed all day Saturday and Sunday it just wasn’t warm enough for me to feel comfortable opening them up and letting all the heat out. So, this weeks harvests are only from under the grow lights (thank goodness for the grow lights)!! Green, green and more green. It sure…
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Alright…here it is…our brand new chick brooder AKA Version #3! The chicks have been living in it for a couple of weeks now and it’s worked out wonderfully! I talked about our other two brooders here. Tool Lady re-used the wood that was our original coop (it’s all just been sitting in the garage for the past year waiting for…
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Seed Chaos
Oy…I opened up my seed bin the other day and found this… Gross. How the heck am I supposed to find anything in there!? It’s all inventoried…I know what I have…I just can’t find it when it’s time to do something with it…like plant it! So, I sat myself down and spent a little time getting my seeds organized. I…
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Independence Days
Happy Independence Days, everyone! TGIF! I have been absolutely itching for spring this week! The weather’s been a mix of beautiful, disgustingly windy and a bit snowy. Torture, really. Next week is supposed to be in the upper 50s all week. However, we still have about a 2 months until we’re guaranteed no more frost…oy! Alright, onto the business of the day!…
