Is that even a sentence? There must be about four grammatical errors in that title! However: the broccoli is up. The cabbages, leeks, celery and onions are sown.
And the first wave of tomatoes have been sown too. The gardens have begun. No spring in sight but I can see the beginnings of the spring garden.
I let the sheep into the barn corridor yesterday to clean up all the bits of hay that fall when I am feeding out. Or feeding IN as the case may be. 
Mama is growing. But her babies still have plenty of room in there. I saw one doing a somersault as I was capturing this picture, I am surprised that her belly is in focus. 
I have taken Daisy back to twice a day milking for the mean-time. She is more of a twice a day cow. Her milk production remained very strong, and she just got skinnier. It is a difficult balance to try and get a cow to cut down on her production for once a day milking. And her problem quarter, that has been a problem since day one, began to act up. So I have had to rethink my objectives. She is happier and healthier coming in twice a day.
I have added a cup of kefir to her daily diet. I was given some kefir grains just recently so we are all drinking a cup of milky kefir each morning. If you are close by and want some grains let me know and as it grows I can collect some for you. The grains are hard to come by.
Decisions …
Decisions.
Decisions. 
Decisions. And all of them FUN. 
Have a lovely day.
It is a Farmy Homeschooling day today and we are going on a field trip to the library to find some books on chickens. This weeks animal to study is a chicken!
Have a lovely day. Take care now.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
54 responses to “The Kitchen’s Garden’s 2013 Garden has Begun.”
Well done on all the seedlings! Are you going to grow a back-up crop just in case pests or frost kill off the first batch? I also love the view over the field from the extension. Inspirational views, c.
Have fun today!
Squish and I started our herbs last week. Nothing is peeking out yet, but there’s still time!
I followed your link to kefir, and then rather wished I hadn’t! Where ignorance is bliss, tis folly….
Your builder’s toolkit is brilliant. Jock will want one! I’m glad for Daisy that she’s gone back to twice a day, but it’s more work for you – sighs.
Have a lovely day.
I’m jealous! I won’t be able to start my seeds indoors for another month! Oh well, I do feel bettet after seeing that picture of Daisy standing at the door waiting to come in….. I’m glad you’ve worked out het milking routine now.
I can’t believe you’ve started seeds already! I can’t imagine that I will be able to do that until maybe mid March, if I’m lucky. I’m hoping for at least a small organic garden this year until we figure out what to do with our enormous yard.
Love watching the progress of the Coupe! It’s going to have a glorious view from those tall windows! 🙂
I have been drinking “kefir” for many years (off and on) and never knew all that! I just figured it was liquid yogurt! Grains? Indeed. I take mine pasturized from the grocery store (happily), that bag hanging in the doorway thing? NOT happening! Very interesting read however.
I’m jealous of your seedlings! It’s too early here to even begin to think about such things. Love the photo of the coffee mugs with snow behind them on the horizontal support beam for the wall. Nothing screams “we’re building something here” quite like that photo.
I love the library. I hope you are taking Camera House with you to show us your town’s library. I’d actually like to see snippets of the town too.
If you are in need another field trip someday you are always welcome here …we usually have a school class thru here once a year. They write a letter and bring it up to mail. They get to see what we have to do to get it on its way. Your garden starts are great…makes me wish for warmer days..although today is beautiful.
Well if this doesn’t look promising, eh? First of this year’s seeds being sown, the coupe becoming more enclosed, and even one of the lambs-to-be seems to have caught Spring fever, although Mama probably wishes it had waited before learning that somersault maneuver. We just have to make it through February, Celi, and we’ll be well on our way to Springtime.
Have fun in school today, Teach.
You must be so excited seeing the Coupe gradually changing each day!
Christine
Really? Seeds already? Ok, I’ve got to get my finger out and start the garden in Van too. This year I’m contemplating an Art in the Garden tour. It’s where private gardens are assigned a couple/three artists to display art in and opened to the public in the last weekend of May for charity. So, if this year the Van garden will be open I better get those veggies and flowers going.
Oh I would love that! Art in the garden, what a wonderful idea! c
Hey, just had a though! There’s a B&B close to Van where they grow a field of Echinacea. Every year artists are invited to paint the field/flowers/house. What say you think about setting up an art weekend at the farmy! (apparently no one ever gets sick there because they put the Echinacea in everything from tea to bath salts)
The length u go to, to please a cow–even a Daisy cow
Lovely to see the seeds. Such a sign of hope for the coming year! Happy homeschooling…
Don’t let the chicken see that house – they start to move in 😉
What a treat to see Mama’s acrobatic babies! Looks like all is growing well…the house, the seedlings…even knowledge. Have a good time at the library! 🙂