Tag: sustainable farming
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Japanese Beetles Return
Forget the cicadas. Forget the grasshoppers. Ignore the flies for a moment. The most destructive insect in our organic gardens and in the fields is the Japanese Beetle. And they have arrived. They hatch out of the ground in late June and for six weeks voraciously skeletonize the leaves on our trees and in the…
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Grumpy WaiWai
No piglets yet. And probably none coming. That is how I am thinking at the moment. I am waiting on one more breeder to get back to me. We may have missed our window again. But – ah well. The Chicks Still doing well! Here is a still from their video going out on TkG…
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Wind and Rain, No Pictures Make
It is early morning here on the plains. And while a lot of Illinois got wild weather overnight all we have here at the farm is wind and cold. No-one was particularly disappointed. About the lack of wild weather. And someone is still on a diet. Both these someone’s actually. Talking of diets. My daughter…
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Things on My Mind
No – not things for me to write to you. Just things. So, it is pictures again for you today. Our favorite – right? Just pictures. Two cardinals in one shot. You will remember that this bird feeding set up is just outside my study doors. I watch the birds while I am thinking. Tonight’s…
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Pig Sitting on a Dog Bed
And I laugh at her every time! Look at your little feets hanging over the edge, I say to her. The dawn came in strong and clear today which means it was able to get up and video it for this afternoon’s Take Ten. Ten minutes watching the sun rise. This shot was taken from…
The Kitchen's Garden 