Tag: farming
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TKG Archives: July 2011
Today is the first day of our deep dive into the archives. I remember the very real fear that I felt when I began posting. I thought how could I possibly have enough to write about! And who would read anyway? Hah! Well that proved an unfounded fear. It was high summer in 2011. My…
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cold gales
A nor’wester and fiercely cold. Wind plus cold is hard on stock. And it blew hard and cold all night. Lucky the animals all have shelter. My Dad (a man of the sea) said a gale is anything over 30 knots. In the very noisy night the winds were gusting up 35+ miles an hour…
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Cows and Fish in the cold
In the cold we give cows rougher hay. That way their digestive systems take a bit longer to break down the hay generating a bit more energy as heat in their bellies. All the pigs eat hay too as part of their diet but they chew it better before swallowing. Cows have a longer more…
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Frigid.
Good morning from the frigid freaking cold Midwest. I am sitting in my piggy bed wearing my warm Kathmandu jersey and my brothers wooly hat writing to you because the house is cold! Everything is cold! I will race to a hot shower then put on multiple layers and that’s just for inside! This feels…
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tea towels below freezing
Even when it is cold. Very cold. We still hang washing on the clothesline to dry. Sometimes the garments freeze solid! But eventually they dry!! If it is snowing we hang the laundry on racks inside. Our clothes last twice as long plus it uses no energy to dry them. This is not a choice.…
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