Wrapping up the 2012 year

Canning our tomato sauce Tomatillo sauce House repairs Apple picking at Fishkill Getting it done Closing the roof before the first snow Well we had a bumper crop in the veggie garden in 2012 and with pregnancy of our son it was a tiring year. I could hardly keep up with how well we produced. May 4th 2nd Swarm May Day Hive split and captured swarm April 28th More of everything seeded April 14 Gladiolas, Dahlias, and Lilies planted in the spiral garden Kristen F helped plant the strawberry patch March 28th Carrots and Beets seeded directly March 26th onion sets in the ground March 21st Kale planted in the garden March 17th workshop given to the Weston A. Price Foundation's local chapter March 8th Veggie and flower seeds started Feb 23 a quart and a half of syrup from neighborly sap Feb 18th 2 quarts of maple syrup from about 20 gallons of sap Feb 11th made 2 quarts of maple syrup from 24 gallons of sap Feb 9th brussels and some sprouting garlic cloves in my little greenhouse Feb 4th Started Lacinato Kale and Onions in my little greenhouse

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Late evening chores

Harvesting and washing garlic

I have a bushel of garlic for the year

our rusty farm helper

A look into our world

Bessy getting ready for bed

This week I attended an educational retreat and neglected many of my chores. So, with the kids in bed here is my Saturday night of chores while enjoying the company of my hubby and a nice local wine.

Garden Update

Radishes gone to seed, corn is 18inches high, egyptian onion front and center

california poppies, lettuce, arugula, beets, kale and lots of grass

sheepies top left, blackberries flowering, bed left: snap peas, red fingerlings, bed center: blue fingerlings, yellow onions, dianthus, pinto beans,  bed right: pumpkin and corn

Harvest this week

Lettuce and radishes

We had to separate our meat birds from our egg layers. The meat birds are growing so fast.

Our Chicken Tractors

I designed them with the help of my hubby and he built them.
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