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...

Prairie Grass Burn

Yesterday was a great day to burn, so we decided to burn a small chunk of prairie grass that runs next to the lane.  It went great, with only one of our little pine trees getting burned.  We waited until the green grass was good and high before we burned it, so that the grass is stunted back and the natives will get a better chance to take over.  I can't wait to see how it comes in this year.

Easter Asparagus

With the early spring weather our asparagus has taken off.  I was checking on the fields last weekend and was surprised to see that there was asparagus up, so we jumped on it and after picking some for the table, burned off the ferns and weeds from last year.  Then with the soil black, the asparagus took off.  We've had great production for this early and if you were one of the lucky customers to get in an order, you're probably looking forward to enjoying fresh asparagus with your Easter meal today.  Happy Easter and enjoy!