Tag: farming
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Tane
Pronounced Tahnay. Tane Mahuta is my small kunekune boar. He has a Maori name – from my homeland New Zealand. Like many ancient cultures the Maori culture had many gods, Tane is the God of the forests and birds. (Though in New Zealand we call the forests the BUSH). The word also means boy or man.…
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It was only luck
It as only luck that I was on the tractor last night rolling out through the garden and along the empty grey fields, – past the pigs field, them runing out to meet me – we’re here we’re here … .. through the baby fellowship forest. Along the fence-line where the the black and white herd gathered…
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Black and White Herd
The two new Angus/Holstein cross calves have joined the Black and White herd. Almost set up for the winter. Difficult will be sold within the next few weeks. She had a very bad start and I do not want to breed her or eat her so with full disclosure she is being sold. The big…
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I am an immigrant
Yes, I am an Immigrant. An expat- which is just a nicer word for an immigrant who still retains the passport of her birth country. ‘An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing, as an immigrant, in a country other than that of their citizenship. The word comes from…
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New Grass in November!
The Tweens have had their electric fences taken down and once they got over their electric fence conditioning they moved across the line, where the wire was and began to chow down on the thick grass and clover. To be able to get onto fresh new grass in November is such a bonus. They…
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