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Bigger gear…

10 Feb 20242 Dec 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Thanks to the comments on yesterday’s blog post, this piece of old farm gear, lying abandoned in the field for who knows how long, has been ID-ed as a sickle bar mower. Yet another in a long line of bigger … Read the rest

Categories Wondering, Farm lab (research!), Planning, Tools Tags hay, machinery, antique, Autumn 31 Comments

The goats

31 Dec 200813 Dec 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Haven’t been paying much attention to the goats lately, so I checked ’em out for a while this morning. They have absolutely no problem with the cold, eating hay and hanging out pretty much as usual. Of course, serving them … Read the rest

Categories Animals, Fieldwork Tags watering, goats, hay, Autumn 2 Comments

New farm revisited

20 Apr 20222 Nov 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Spent the day at Tara & Michael’s farm, my second visit, and a beautiful day it was. I took the time to walk around alone, checking out the fields for veggie garden locations. It was a great feeling, deeply exciting, … Read the rest

Categories Planning Tags hay, grass, long shots, Autumn 4 Comments

Making mulch

10 Nov 20234 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Yet another experiment: making mulch from some of the hay that grows alongside the garden. The hay, originally alfalfa and red clover, is dying out, and what’s left is mainly grass and alfalfa, currently around 10″ (25cm) high. I cut … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork Tags riding mower, hay, experiments, alfalfa, grass, mulch, Autumn 2 Comments

The hay around us

20 Sep 200817 Jun 2007 by Mike (tfb)

The garden, approaching 2.5 acres with this year’s addition, floats near one corner of a 9 acre field of hay. I could fairly easily expand into much more of the field, and ride around all day, machine seeding and cultivating. … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Fieldwork Tags hay, Spring 4 Comments

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