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Happy St. Valentine’s feast day!

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Kathy

This is what we did for Valentine’s Day. Isn’t he romantic? If you said, “Aww… I wish my husband would do that!” Then you, too, might be called to farming. If you said, “Wow, those people are weird…” Then we’d … Continue reading →

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The first chickens

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Kathy

In the middle of yet more sleet, the first chickens made it to the farm! They looked pretty bedraggled last night, but they were literally bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning. And we got our very first egg. Remarkably exciting!

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Snow… Again

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Kathy

Some of you consider snow normal. Here in southeast Virginia, it is not. This was our second snowstorm of the year; schools were shut down for several days.

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New barn!

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Kathy

What happens when the barn finally arrives the day before the last warm day until who knows when? Well… This: The kids took two showers each to get the paint off, and we found out exactly how long you can … Continue reading →

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Peanut harvest

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Kathy

We’re not talking tons, but the boys are pretty proud of their harvest of peanuts. Peanuts have small, yellow flowers that grow into “pegs” instead of becoming fruit. When the peg reaches the soil, it burrows in and forms a … Continue reading →

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Finally, construction!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Kathy

Of course, a major part of starting a family farm is to have the family on the farm! We’ve spent a great deal if time out here this summer, but there were times where things just didn’t get done because … Continue reading →

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Dragonflies

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Kathy

We have a friend who is deathly afraid of insects.  Apparently, he won’t be able to visit during warm weather, because the farm has been swarming with dragonflies all summer. They like to sit on the bean poles and the … Continue reading →

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“But are the kids excited?”

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Kathy

I’ve gotten the question quite often: “Ok, you’re excited, but what do the kids think?  You know, maybe you could give them their own gardens or something…” Ha.  They were begging for their own plots from the beginning.  Their vegetables … Continue reading →

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Bush Hogs are wonderful

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Kathy

After a long, rainy summer, the field is nowhere near this short.  I’ve been mowing down seven-foot-high weeds over acres of the field (can’t wait for the cows to arrive and do this for me!). But, before the weeds got … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the farm!

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Kathy

Kinda uninspiring, bare trees, bare field, and very muddy. But it started getting better… And we added a shed. More and more of the plethora of plants from the (soon to be old) house were moved, and the gardens continued … Continue reading →

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