Bob | February 18, 2009
On the way to the barn this morning a lot of honking was coming from the river and it was surprising to see that the geese were back. They visit us a few times a year, but I’m not sure how often they’ve come in February. If you squint you’ll see a whole bunch of [...]
Bob | February 17, 2009
It’s always hard to believe that all these small packages turn into rows and rows of plants, and hundreds of bouquets. Each year though that’s exactly what happens. We put our seed orders in to a few seed companies and each February the seeds arrive. Some of them are so small they [...]
Bob | February 16, 2009
A number of years ago we built these light racks to start seeds in February. They spend most of their time in the garage, but we move them in around this time of year to get an early start on our growing season. This year we’re trying a new spot in the back room of [...]
Bob | February 15, 2009
Our best growing area is located where the cows used to stand. Many years ago, when this was a working dairy farm, the dry cows (those not being milked) were put out to the front pasture where they spent a great deal of time chewing cud and making manure. What is now our best [...]
Bob | February 14, 2009
Our farm sits nestled on the banks of the Chippawa Creek (also called the Welland River). The recent warm weather has caused much of the snow to melt around us, which in turn causes the river to swell and flood. We keep track of how high the water is by a small branch on the tree [...]
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