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  • July 16, 2011

    Breaking in New Ground is Old

    Reclaiming land from industrial horticulture, or factory growing (as I call it)  is a daunting process.  Our plans have the locals rolling their eyes. Why would you want to grow beef on grass when they get nice and fat (read obese) on corn.  Whole generations of people actually think that a cow will go all…

  • July 14, 2011

    This morning in my nightie

    I made peach jam .. wow that shot has come up very orange hasn’t it. Well they were very very  bright peaches when I picked them.  Kind of.  And now the Peach jam. Better colour.  Very yum . Six pounds of fruit. Four cups of sugar and three tablespoons of lemon juice.  Do the wrinkle…

  • July 12, 2011

    Bees move house.

    As promised here are the photos of us housing the new bees.  I am learning as we go with bees but one thing for sure is that when working with them I  move slowly and gently so as not to cause a ruckus. For some reason this is always accompanied by a soothing monologue. I…

  • July 10, 2011

    I guess my brain went blink and forgot to blink back.

    Does this ever happen to you.  I  decided to make a pound cake yesterday morning. It uses NINE eggs and my little cluckers are laying so well that even though I  give away four dozen eggs a week  and sell a few dozen to my regulars, I always have 3 or 4 dozen  in the…

  • July 9, 2011

    Hot day on the prairie.

    So TonTon and I went for a walk with the camera today and here are  a few of the shots. There now. A few of my Motley Crew. As you can see it was a very quiet day on the wee farm. Bees are all present and accounted for. Phew.  Vegetables are growing and the…

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