Tag: calves
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Long Light
I went out into the evening for these pictures last night. As the long light slanted in, the sun dropping low, it’s rays whispering in under the hood of my lens. My friend came yesterday and we spent two hours trimming Tima’s (the kunekune sow’s) hooves. Most of this time was spent gently talking her into laying down…
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Butternut Squash Ice-cream
One of our best harvests this year (other than the piles of tomatoes we are dealing with ) are butternuts or butternut squash as they say here in America. Whitney (one of the two chefs in residence) walked across to the other farm on her day off where the butternuts are growing , returned armed with a fat…
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Off we Go
After chores I have to drive up to the airport and I have exactly one hour less than I need to complete everything even though I got perfectly up to date yesterday evening and am awake early. So I am running. Things are in order though, I am prepared and I am raring to go as…
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Beefy Mamas
I am raising the two Dexters (Alex and her daughter Txiki) to be the mothers of my mini beef herd. On the left here is Aunty Anna who is part Hereford – she will be a beef mama too. And out to the left is Difficult Bobby who is being raised for beef and in…
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The New Order
Today Kevin and Victoria leave which is miserable. They really have become part of the fabric of the farm, taking on real responsibility and positive roles in the running of the farm. For the next few weeks I have my two Frenchmen and one American lass. As these two beautiful souls exit stage left, there…
The Kitchen's Garden 