Category Archives: farm life
Cowboy
I’m not uploading a picture here, I’ll let you create your own. Max stands in the middle of the pasture, orange Wall-E t-shirt topping his hand-me-down Oakland A’s shorts. His body tenses as he waits for the signal from his big … Continue reading
Loss
Our farm is so alive that I suppose it is inevitable that death is a part. Yet, each time, it sneaks up on me, a surprise of sorts. Yesterday was so hot. Most of our animals have automatic waterers of … Continue reading
Market Morning
From this morning: It is market day and the figs are ripe. The alarm is set for sometime dark, but I’m already awake, mentally preparing for the rush. I stumble into the kitchen, grab a cuppa joe and slip my … Continue reading
In the News
Our farm was featured in the Appeal Democrat today, Summer Kids section. And wordpress is not letting me link properly, so here it is the old fashioned way: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/farm-97964-godfrey-muck.html
I Have a Regulation to Propose
I mostly ignored the article I read a few days ago that told me that politicians are considering how to regulate the amount of dust produced by a farm. Even though most commentary tends to note the impossibility of such … Continue reading
Dead Duck and the Apple Tree
One of our Muscovy ducks died today. Sophia said when she went out this morning, it couldn’t walk. She picked it up, worried, brought it some food and water and then forgot to tell me . In the afternoon, it was … Continue reading
Check Those Fruits and Veggies
Brian bought some apple juice the other day. This is one of those things the kids can get out of Dad, but not so much out of me. I like whole fruits, and whenever possible, I like them to be … Continue reading
Blow Dried Turkeys
I write a column for our local paper, The Appeal-Democrat. The column appears in the education section every other week, and I write about homeschooling. Some weeks, it is about homeschool issues, other weeks it is about our adventures in … Continue reading
As if it isn’t hard enough already
A friend sent along this link this morning regarding USDA regulations and how they affect local butchers. Good butchers are hard to find, and I can’t imagine all the regulations they deal with already. As one of them noted in … Continue reading
Turkey Poults are Here!
Our turkey poults are here! Currently brooding in the corner of the kitchen while Brian puts finishing touches on the outside brooder made from repurposed doors. If that wasn’t exciting enough, they got into the water. All the way into … Continue reading