by Clare | Dec 3, 2010 | Chickens, Farm Blog
The history buff in me has a fascination with how life was lived in times gone by. We’ve constructed three coops since moving here, one large permanent coop, and two portables. We designed and constructed all three ourselves, for cost effectiveness, quality...
by Clare | Nov 29, 2010 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Native Plants
The Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) is perhaps our second most favorite tree growing here (second only to our Coast Redwoods). Recently, however, we’ve realized our Pacific Madrones are likely the most at risk of disappearing from Curbstone Valley,...
by Clare | Nov 27, 2010 | Farm Blog, Turkeys
This year we were thankful for many things, and I can honestly say we truly felt much more connected to, and thankful for the food on our Thanksgiving table, that we were very fortunate to share with good friends. The Curbstone Valley Thanksgiving feast this...
by Clare | Nov 24, 2010 | Farm Blog, Turkeys
Thanksgiving is less than 24 hours away. In our Let’s Talk Turkey post earlier this year, we cited a number of reasons why we decided to raise our own Thanksgiving turkey this year. We’re so glad we did, and would definitely raise our own in the future....
by Clare | Nov 19, 2010 | Chickens, Farm Blog, Native Wildlife
Unlike the similarly titled Agatha Christie novel…there’s no mystery here, and today’s Fowl Friday post clearly falls into the non-fiction category. Late Wednesday afternoon, just after 4 PM, I was on the phone, when out of the corner of my eye I saw the side of the...