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  1. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    Bay, the neighbors don't do anything to manage the buttercups. They let their horses and cows graze around them. It's a shame they are a nuisance, as they bring a pretty pop of color to the field. The neighbor was here today to plow our garden. We are so grateful for his help.
  2. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    I am worried about our pasture, because we have hundreds of buttercups that poked up over the last few weeks. That is not a plant that you want in a field where animals will be grazing. I honestly have no idea how to mitigate a buttercup infestation; especially spread over large acreage. Our...
  3. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    I like that canvas carport idea! That might actually fix our tractor storage problem. Our tractor isn't very tall, once all of the attachments have been removed. We actually had a local contractor come out and give us a very competitive estimate on a small horse barn. We loved the price, but...
  4. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    FEM, I originally thought about making raised beds, or doing container gardening. If I had the resources immediately available, I would much rather do that than pick hundreds of rocks out of a 30'x50' garden plot once it is plowed. I will probably have enough rocks to build a small decorative...
  5. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    Our first produce! 2 lovely strawberries. Spotted a Fisher in the back pasture!
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    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    Okay, I completely broke my promise to not stay away so long next time. Whoops, sorry! I have been swamped with projects. To begin, the birds are all outside in a mobile chicken coop. I started them over in a treeline for fear of aerial predators. They just graduated from the treeline over into...
  7. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    @sumi I also spend money on berries for smoothies! I would much rather be able to walk out my front door to get them, than drive 30 minutes to town. This week, I finally finished planting my elderberries, black raspberries, and lilacs. The geese, ducks, and chicks are doing wonderfully. The...
  8. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    Yesterday, hubby and I spent 9 hours planting outside. We planted 8 raspberry canes, 7 blueberry bushes, and around 100 strawberry plants. We still have to plant 2 elderberry bushes, 2 lilac bushes, black raspberries, rhubarb, potatoes, and garlic. We will be working on that later this week...
  9. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    I didn't realize how long I had been away. As always, a lot has happened since the last time I posted. First, the bad news: I decided to put my wonderful black German Shepherd down. Maverick would have been 11 on May 23rd. I had him since he was 3 months old, and I could just tell it was...
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    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    Another busy few weeks here. Finally finished the pile of boxes in the main part of the basement, and hung some pictures. The house is feeling much home "homey" these days. The basement bedroom is still filled to the brim with boxes, but those are hubby's problem. I will contribute (a little)...
  11. SustainableAg

    MY NEW HOME

    Absolutely lovely! Enjoy moving in and finding a place for everything. It is a great feeling. :) Love the pups in the pictures too!
  12. SustainableAg

    Selling eggs to morons

    My gosh, this is too funny. The ignorance is astonishing. Funny story, my grandfather loved brown eggs. He got them from a local farmer, and swore they tasted better than store bought (obviously). My grandmother detested the brown eggs, and refused to eat them. She thought they tasted funny...
  13. SustainableAg

    MY NEW HOME

    As someone who recently did the same thing, Congrats!! Can't wait to see pics.
  14. SustainableAg

    Anybody raising chicks this Spring?

    Raising a few here in April! Black Australorps, Khaki Campbell Ducks, and a Roman Tufted Goose.
  15. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    The letter begins: "Dear brother I now set down by the light of the candil to rite a few lines to you..."
  16. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    Completely agree Bay! We bought Liberty last March to keep Maverick company, and soften the blow for when he inevitably passes. She has been a real handful, but is slowly starting to get better. She definitely knows how to push her mom's buttons. Things are finally being unpacked around here...
  17. SustainableAg

    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    FEM, yes Maverick is a big boy! He weighs 113 pounds. Both of the dogs have settled in nicely and are enjoying all of the room they have to spread out. Maverick will be 11 years old in May, and has really slowed down this year. Unfortunately he is not enjoying all of the room to run around like...
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    A Wedding, a New House, and a Farm

    Here is a picture of our puppers finally settling in today. The other two pictures are the moon this evening!
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