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Catalog shopping: chickens on order!

1 Oct 201126 Mar 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Chickens are on the way! On the left, a reportedly prolific brown egg producer, the Shaver Red Sex-Link. On the right, the reputedly hardy, healthy Frey’s Special Dual Purpose as our meat bird.

I almost broke a pretty basic rule … Read the rest

Chicken catalogs

24 Mar 20133 Mar 2008 by Mike (tfb)

There’s a catalog for everything. Bob dropped off two with chickens (turkeys, ducks, pheasants, partridge and quail, too). I’m looking at dual purpose birds… It’s pretty sure that chickens will return in small numbers to the farm this year, but … Read the rest

Books! Seed! Orders arrive…

9 Mar 20168 Feb 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Better than Christmas! The first half of the first big seed order, and my first book order in months, both arrived today.

Seed every year comes almost entirely from three companies: William Dam, Veseys and Terra Edibles. The first two … Read the rest

Seed ordering sanity

16 Nov 20234 Feb 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The first main seed order is finally done. There will be one more in a week or two, and then I’ll be set for the season. Working out the order was relatively painless, it does get easier every year, but … Read the rest

Calendars love catalogs

16 Nov 202310 Dec 2007 by Mike (tfb)

I got these about six weeks ago, when the selection was good (because, just any calendar will not do!). Today, I busted them out of their plastic. It’s only three weeks to the new year, the Holidays will vanish in … Read the rest

Catalog season

2 Mar 20164 Dec 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Seed catalogs

As pure, abstract small farming pleasure, for me so far, catalog season can’t be beat. This year’s catalogs started arriving two or three weeks ago. The first from one of my main seed suppliers has been here only a couple … Read the rest

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