Posts Tagged ‘on the farm’
Mildred Jane at 15 Months
Milli is 1 and a quarter years old. And she’s gained some big new skills in the last month. She’s walking everywhere. And she’s learned to climb the stairs. That means a 2nd gate in the house. We only had one at the top of our basement steps when she started crawling. We obviously didn’t…
Read MoreDuck Troubles
It’s been a sad few days here on the farm. If you follow us on facebook, you probably know that we lost one duckling less than 24 hours after the ducks’ arrival. But what you don’t know yet, is that have lost 4 more of our ducklings in the last 3 days. I’m not even…
Read MoreBaby Ducks!
The baby ducks have arrived! Yesterday morning, I picked up a box of ducklings from the post office. Yes, you can indeed get ducks by mail, which is super useful when you don’t live near a hatchery. Many local farm supply stores, such as Rural King, do carry chicks and other poultry in the spring,…
Read MoreCoffee Talk –
Welcome to Coffee Talk. Grab your favorite morning beverage and join me for a chat. It’s already Friday again. The week seemed to go by a lot faster now that we have email back up and running at the office. On the Farm The ducks have a temporary fence now, allowing me to let them…
Read MoreCoffee Talk – Email’s Out
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab your favorite drink and sit down for a spell. Email’s Out This week been an interesting one at the office. We had Monday off for Memorial Day. Tuesday was a bit busier, with some of the new freshmen on campus for orientation, but I’ve been bored out of my mind…
Read MoreFood for Thought – When You Have to Correct NPR
NPR recently published an article as part of their food blog, The Salt, entitled “Why Your Hamburger Might Be Leading To Nitrogen Pollution.” As you would expect from the title, this article talks about the application of nitrogen and it’s effects on the environment. Unfortunately, as farmers, we found several things wrong about their article.…
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