Farm Journal

This is more or less a log of what goes on day by day on the farmstead. I'm hoping that we'll be able to better remember decisions we made, what we were doing at any point in time, and see how things progress. It's more for me than anyone else, but you might find it interesting too!

#Recaps

2021 Garden Recap

The summer crops have come and gone, and we find ourselves in the midst of Autumn, and as usual praying for rain. It’s a good time to reflect on how things went this year, and how we can improve next…

#Planting #Hugelkultur #Meadow Garden #Fermentation #Animals

Monday, September 20, 2021

We’ve officially transitioned the garden to fall, pulling out the remaining corn stalks and squash and beans. The tomatoes are finally producing a bunch, and the peppers keep going as well. Planning …

#Mushrooms #Meadow Garden #Animals

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

We harvested the corn a couple weeks ago. The yield was terrible, as birds ate about 85% of it on the stalks, but the Riverspirit Rainbow we did harvest was beautiful, a wild mix of deep burgundy and…

#Fermentation #Dogs #Meadow Garden #Clearing Brush

Monday, August 23, 2021

This week was surprisingly cool and I focused on clearing, suiting up and busting out the old weedwhacker to bull through a lot of snowberry and poison oak. Still crossing my fingers that I’m immune …

#Mushrooms #Planting #Foraging #Meadow Garden

Monday, August 16, 2021

Cory and Jess moved onto the property last week and got their van all set up to live out of. It’s been nice having them around to help out. We had the craziest lightning storm I’ve ever witnessed in …

#Clearing Brush

Monday, August 9, 2021

The dog days are upon us, and the garden has been producing tons of basil and green beans. The summer squash has stopped producing entirely for some reason -- no flowers or fruits. Some cherry tomato…

#Wild Plants #Dogs #Meadow Garden #Planting #Travel

Monday, July 26, 2021

I woke up this morning to discover it rained a whole quarter inch last night, on top of a tenth of an inch yesterday. The smell of the rain saturated ground (petrichor, if you will) is absolutely glo…

#Wild Plants #Brewing #Meadow Garden

Monday, July 19, 2021

While the eternal struggle against squirrels and rabbits continues, the harvest has begun to trickle in. Somehow we’ve ended up with far too many squash plants again, and the wave is beginning to gro…

#Meadow Garden #Wild Plants #Clearing Brush

Monday, July 12, 2021

The projects continue, and it’s still damn hot. The Garden All the squash I planted outside the garden except one has been eaten at this point, even with cages around them. I’ve also discovered evide…

#Meadow Garden #Building #Wild Plants #Animals #Cob

Monday, June 28, 2021

It’s been a hot couple of weeks in the mountains. Most of the garden is enjoying the weather -- some of our corn is waist high, and the potatoes are flowering. I spent quite a bit of time trellising …