by Clare | Mar 30, 2010 | Chickens, Farm Blog
Our chicks have now been here a full 24 hours, and they’ve all settled in very well. We weren’t at all surprised to see a large fluffy pile of snoozing babies this morning, especially after their big first day at the farm. We did manage to take a few...
by Clare | Mar 29, 2010 | Chickens, Farm Blog
The phone rang at the farm this morning…at 6:30AM…and caller ID showed the call was from the “US Gov’t”. Not usually something you like to see before coffee in the morning. However, it was our local post office calling to tell us...
by Clare | Mar 26, 2010 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Plants, Natives
This is the first year we’ve observed Western Solomon’s Seal on the property. It’s difficult to find some of the smaller specimens lurking amidst the Western Sword Ferns, Redwood Sorrel, Anemone and Trillium. Perhaps we simply overlooked it...
by Clare | Mar 22, 2010 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Plants, Natives
Many gardeners we speak with have never heard of Catalina Currant. It’s not a particularly dazzling or showy shrub, and as such it is an often overlooked plant. It is unlikely to be found in your average run-of-the-mill plant nurseries, but nurseries that...
by Clare | Mar 19, 2010 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Invasives, Native Plants, Natives
We currently have two varieties of Forget-Me-Nots blooming on the farm. Although they are not of the same genus, they are related, as both belong to the Boraginaceae (Borage) family. One is native to California, the other was introduced, escaped cultivation,...