raising food
Storing food for use all summer and fall; the Spring House
Last weekend I harvested the carrot and beets before they got buggy in the ground. The Elephant Garlic is out of the ground and we dug all the potatoes. Here they are in our 1911 Spring House – staying relatively…
Leni’s Summer Tomato Salad
The first big tomatoes are ripening on the vine; and we did eat three tiny cherry tomatoes yesterday . . . . . . The cucumbers won’t be fruiting for weeks but I am dreaming of my favorite fresh summer…
More Ducks and Chicks
The chicks love being able to be outside. The older hens – in the pen next door – are very interested in these strangers! The ducks are soooooooo very happy to be swimming. They are locked in a tight pen…
The Ducklings
Our little guys so much bigger, still fluffy, but real feathers are beginning to peek through the bright yellow fuzz. Tomorrow we will build a shallow paddling pond to turn them on to swimming. In the mean time they have…
Ducks progress
I will let this picture speak for itself as testament how cute baby ducks are! They love being out of doors on the grass but are still too young to swim. In a couple of weeks we will give…
Chicks and Ducks Better Scurry
When I take you out in my surry!! (Counldn’t resist) These guys are far too young to scurry! And we don’t have any geese.) But they are soooooo sweet! They arrive in a box all the way from Iowa –…