After the scythe was fully functional i took care of the armpit-high grass and then it was time to use the mower to get at the waist-high stuff. Because it was winter and the grass was dead mowing over it multiple times in opposing directions was actually working to cut it down. Over the course …
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Investigating the Smell
One day i began to notice a smell wafting from the mattress in the house. At first i thought it must just be old and full of dead skin cells and sweat. However, as time went on i realized the comforter smelled worse than all the rest of the bedding. The longer the smell persisted, …
The Chickens are Introduced to New Foods
Deer
Any time i see a dead animal i have two instincts. 1. Danger…death always instinctually produces a danger response in me. I think this was by design so that whole species wouldn’t die out by eating the same poisonous plant or walking into the same predator’s hunting ground willy nilly. 2. I want to recognize …
Deworming the Flock
When i was in the city visiting family for the holidays i picked up a couple organic squash to deworm the flock with the seeds. Its an old tradition amongst natural farmers that i adopted as an experiment to see if it would work. I have no definitive laboratory proof but every time i give …
Restoring the Scythe
I was very overwhelmed with my coursework last fall and i let the grass go wild. By December it was up to my waist around the house and up to my armpits in the orchard and the field. I wasn’t sure what i was going to do to cut it since with mower wouldn’t mow …
The Sumac Harvest
This is the Sumac harvest. Unfortunately that’s all it is, a harvest. I’m a bit overwhelmed with life right now. Shortly before Christmas i tried to process the harvest. I spent hours picking berries off of branches until my fingers were raw and cut up. Pressing them against anything made them feel like there was …
My New Year’s Resolution
Every year i make a resolution to be more organized, get more done, establish a daily routine and stick to it, or work out every day. I make all these plans and then by week 2 of the new year i’ve ceased doing any of it. This year i decided to make a resolution that …
Animal Tracking
It was right around sundown. I heard the chickens making such a fuss; squawking and flapping about like mad women in the back of the pen. When i went out there they were all facing northeast with their necks stretched long and their feathers poofed out. I went to the area they were staring at …
First Freeze of the Year
After our catastrophic winter storm this spring i figured winter would bring more of the sort but it didn’t. It was the first warm weather halloween i could remember and we didnt have a single hard freeze until the first day of the next year. I saw the forecast a week in advance so i …