Last of the Winter Harvest
I’ve been busy the last couple of days trying to harvest the last of the veggies in the garden before the winter season forbids me from doing so. I picked […]
Creating fun in the Finger Lakes
This past weekend Julie and I were able to spend a couple of days with the grand-kids in Naples, NY building a swing set. I was able to find brackets […]
Winter work on the farm
I use to think that the winter season meant a shift of responsibilities and a less stressful work load. It seems lately that my thought process there was a bit […]
Collecting Shiitake Mushroom Logs
Last I wrote, William, Ryan and I were getting ready to cut our logs for shiitake mushroom inoculation. There were a few trees on the farm side of the road […]
Reviving Our Pasture: A Sustainable Approach to Fertilization
The herd is consuming pasture grass like it is going out of style. This year, I have a plan to breathe new life into our pastures by taking a sustainable […]
Soil Science is Important!
Soil Science, the Ground To Build A Sustainable Farming Operstion “I went to a meeting put on by the Chautauqua Beef Association a couple of evenings ago and wonder to […]
The Curious Life of Cows
I was over doing chores last night and noticed something that I thought was a bit odd but none the less not unusual for cows. I have a sliding door […]