Corn and Beans - Sweet and String that is...

We got the sweetcorn and string beans planted.  I guess I went a little overboard with the beans.  Sharon and the kids were not pleased that we'll have such a quantity of string beans.  That means on hands and knees picking and not much return for all of the labor.  I'm sure they're hoping hail in a very selective spot.

Eggmobile Back In Business

It took some doing and some luck, but we got the eggmobile back on its wheels and the chickens were back happy in their home.  And best of all, no hens were lost and no human was injured.

Storms Took a Toll

Eggmobile sitting on its roof.

We had quite a storm last night.  .65in of rain and 68mph winds.  Took its toll.  One of the egg mobiles overturned and is sitting on its roof, and a pasture raised chicken pen was blown about 40yrds.  Only a few chickens were lost.  Today we attempt to recover the egg mobile.

First calf of 2012!  Cow #50 had the calf unassisted.  We'll try to take a closer look tomorrow to see whether it's a bull calf or heifer after the cow has had a chance to settle in with it.

Early Warm Weather

How many times will we lose a cutting of asparagus this year?  Yeah, we got a few cuttings early but the amount being lost to the frost is starting to add up...

Frost on the Asparagus

I know that the asparagus came up early this year because of the warm weather, but the frost that we keep having is definitively having an impact on harvest.  We've been taking orders and have one for the weekend, but if we get frost again, we won't be able to fill it on time.  At around 4AM this morning it hit 32F, and that will turn any spears of asparagus into a rubber textured veg.  Good enough for our table, but not for our customers.  We're hoping for some sun and warm weather to get more up.

Exploring the Small Farm Dream Course

Sharon and I enjoyed speaking at the Exploring the Small Farm Dream course last evening.  We hope that we were inspiring and were able to bring real world successes and failures that we have had to the group.  We saw ourselves in many of the attendees.  We were worried that we wouldn't have enough to talk about - wasn't a problem...