by Clare | Jan 31, 2011 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Fungi
Most of January has been dry. The rain total this month is just under 3 inches, but almost all of this month’s precipitation fell during two brief storms, and it’s a far cry from the 8 inches that fell last January. With the exception of...
by Clare | Jan 24, 2011 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Fungi
It’s been interesting to note some different species of fungi growing on the property this winter, compared to last year. We haven’t seen a single Redwood Rooter or Elfin Saddle yet this year, but instead, we seem to have a number of Lactarius species...
by Clare | Jan 21, 2011 | Chickens, Farm Blog
In A Tale of Two Roosters we explained that our roosters, Siegfried and Frodo, couldn’t be more dissimilar in their personalities, even though they were raised together. We also alluded to the fact that of the two, Siegfried was becoming disturbingly...
by Clare | Jan 17, 2011 | Farm Blog, Orchard
We’ve been looking forward to this year’s California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Scion Exchange in the hopes of adding some more unique fruits to our orchard. Sourcing unique, or older heirloom varieties of fruit however can be difficult, but not if you...
by Clare | Jan 13, 2011 | Farm Blog, Garden, Vegetables
Our goals this year in the vegetable garden are to 1) add bees, 2) finally get the retaining wall in the garden built, and 3) install the greenhouse. Once the greenhouse is up, we can finish building out the last of our raised beds to make room for all the vegetables...