Aaaah! Spring! It’s that time of the year when flowers are starting to bloom, trees are budding, the grasses are greening up and the garden is calling. Now is the time to start moving manure from the barn up to the garden plots and to start tilling that “black gold” into the earth but this [...]
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Container Gardening Fans Read This…
Posted in Co-op, Container Gardening, Farmer's Market, fiber, Garden, General, Natural Growers Pack, sheep, tagged compost, container gardening, Etsy, farm blog, farmer's market's, Gardening, herbs, natural, organic, plants, sheep, sheep manure, tomatoes, vegetables on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We have come up with a wonderful product for all of those Container Gardening folks out there. It is our new Natural Growers Pack. What is it and what does it do you may ask? It is a water retention and fertilizer system that is made from 100% all natural and organic materials. When you [...]
Winter Yesterday..Spring Today
Posted in Co-op, Farmer's Market, fiber, Garden, General, tagged chickens, Co-op, Etsy, farm, farm blog, Farm life, farmer's market's, market, workshop on March 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Isn’t it amazing how unpredictable the weather really can be? Yesterday we had a beautiful snowfall in the morning, followed by a sunny afternoon and ending with another brief snowfall before evening. In a single days time, the pastures are turning green and those Spring flowers that were not already blooming are today showing [...]
Giveaway
Posted in Contest, fiber, General, Giveaway, goat's, music, Nesting Balls, New Babies, tagged Christmas, farm, giveaway, goat's, just for fun, music, Nesting Balls on December 7, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Hear we go! This is Gryffon (aka Scrap). He is the little goat buckling born a week ago this past Sunday. Being a musical family here, we have decided that Scrap needs a song all his own. Once he has a song, we will add that song to a video of Scrap doing what little [...]
It’s Been A Long Time Again!
Posted in chickens, Co-op, fiber, General, Mom, New Babies, Quail, sheep, yarn, tagged chickens, Co-op, farm, quail, shearing, sheep, yarn on June 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s coming down to the end of Spring around here. Let me update you on what has been going on at the farm. Early Spring brought us the joys of lamb and kid births. So many little ones making it exciting and a little confusing too. We almost lost one of our ewes at lambing. [...]
Just Thinking!
Posted in Garden, tagged farm on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Was sitting here having a “want a fresh tomato” moment! Thought I’d share….
When Is It Too Much Rain?
Posted in Alpacas, fiber, Garden, General, goat milk soap, Goat's milk lotion, goat's, sheep, tagged Alpacas, farm, fiber, fleece, goat's, rain, sheep, weather on March 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This has been a burning question for days now. Every time we turn on the news, we see reports about flooding..every time we look out our door, we see flooding. There has to be a point where enough is enough. Our pastures are on the way to lush and green but any grass growth that [...]
Alpaca Farm Farm Tours and More
Posted in Alpacas, fiber, Garden, spinning, tagged Alpacas, goat's milk soap on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a beautiful morning. Grey, rainy and cooler temps. Love it! The late garden seems to be enjoying it too. I will probably can tomatoes this weekend. Those will be most definitely appreciated this winter. This weekend, all over the country, is National Alpaca’s Farm Tour. Our friends, Lois & Ken Pocock of Shady Nook [...]
A Hot Fall Day In Virginia
Posted in Border Collie, Farmer's Market, Garden, sheep, tagged Gardening, sheep on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our weather is so odd in Virginia. Last week it felt like Fall and this week, it’s summer again. The weather forecast for last week included several days of rain..we didn’t see a drop here. This week was suppose to be rainy too..nothing! Our late garden is not doing at all well and our first [...]








