Tag: farming
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cooking with fire: a six week challenge
For the next six weeks, while I’m in my kitchen in the country, I’m embracing a new rhythm – cooking exclusively on the fire. The new wood stove. No gas, just flames. Cooking with fire is slower, more contemplative. This is cooking as it once was – rooted in patience, presence, planning and flames. How’s…
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deep cold but the pigs don’t care
We are in deep cold. Our HIGH today will be minus 5 celcius. However it is sunny, with no wind so far. The wind might come up later but so far so good. We can do ok in the cold but wind and cold is just miserable. Tonight will be minus 13 celcius. It looks…
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archives, october 05, 2011
In which Daisy’s escape is thwarted. That cow! Last night we were sitting outside eating our simple repast, the food supplied by our own wee farm, when we heard a worrying creaky noise coming from Pats Paddock. I could see part of the big paddock, and noticed the Murphys (lambs for dinner) and Mia (lamb…
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Archives – July 27 2011
Daisy, Hairy McLairy, Mama, Flerds and summer grass. This really is a delightful read from the past. And so hot. We almost never get this hot now. I was new to writing blogs here and wrote much more in those days too! In the blog world there are no days. Time has lost meaning as…
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meanwhile back at the farm
While I am toiling away in lovely 70/80f degree days out here in the antipodes, the farm in Illinois and its guardians is toiling away in 16f degrees with snow. Rhonda tells me that Tima is being very naughty stealing food! “Tima is a naughty pig. She is eating anything she can get to. She…
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