my life as a farmer
Around here, most days start with sun-up. Sometimes, that seems painfully early, but other days it is a glorious gift from Mother Nature that I’m awed and humbled to witness. Mother Nature’s gifts tend to run along those lines – they’re either painful or glorious, and sometimes the one shifts into the other. As you [...]
So … I got up at 4:15 Sunday morning to do my chores, wake Rowen (my co-pilot for the day) and load the van with some of my exotically colored Guinea hens, Pilgrim goose eggs, Emily and Muffin. I knew Emily was spoken for, as Peaceable Kingdom and I had arranged a swap for her [...]
Greetings and best wishes! We closed out 2011 in the company of good friends – having fun, eating good food, laughing, and enjoying our kids. What a wonderful way to end anything. And we welcomed in the new year listening to Auld Lang Syne, with Rowen reading along, and discussing our resolutions. Nick may have [...]
Trying to bring a little soul into the political arena? Is that akin to building snowmen in Hades? What’s going on with our so-called leaders? American politics have been too much show and too little substance for as long as I can remember. And when George Junior was calling the shots, I was pretty relieved [...]
Running a small farm is a great way to keep in touch with Mother Nature. (Although the time still flies by at an alarming rate!) When we were treated to a snowstorm on Wednesday, my inital reaction was dismay. What a lot of extra effort a few inches of snow adds to everything! And I [...]
Autumn’s here and all of us in this part of the country have been listening to the Canadian geese as they fly by on their migration routes. I was a little worried that my waterfowl might take it into their heads to follow the call of the wild … but I was pretty sure everyone [...]
Although I’ve done a lot of reading and research, visited several farms, and am in possession of (I think) a reasonable amount of common sense I have been increasingly insecure about my setup here at The Crowing Hen. It’s because Pinto Bean will be kidding in a month and I’ve never done this before. I [...]
