Today, we harvested garlic that we planted last November. I made some notes back then to remember the planting date (November 4th). The growing season lasted 218 days for the garlic until the leaves lost their turgor and half of the outer leaves died out. The inner leaves remain green …
Terminology of spinning process: Batt A wide, rolled-up bundle of carded fleece that unrolls into a rectangle. Carding Combing and aligning the fibers of the cleaned fleece. A hand carder or a drum carder is used. Drum Carder A drum-like tool that cards fibers for spinning. Fleece Raw wool sheered …
Cutting wood has reached a whole new level with the purchase of this incredible log splitter. It is an expensive purchase, but a wise one for our farm. Right now, our sole source of heat in the farmhouse is wood – by choice. Cutting wood is a typical winter-time chore. …
My Remaining Tomatoes from the Garden The summer garden has come to an end. My tomato garden has been harvested last week and replaced with winter plants. The green tomatoes had been hanging on the vines waiting to be harvested. The did not ripen because of the cooler temperatures. Two …
A Sudden Start of the Season The deer season has started and we have opened our season with thee new deer. This is an unexpected a pleasant surprise for both of us. Weeks of preparation, which included a purchase of new deer rifles, the new sheepskin footwear with fur. New …
Winter gardening is much easier and more rewarding on our farm than gardening in the summer. The delightfully cool winter weather fosters the limitless time spent outdoors. The refreshing winter breeze invigorates the body and the soul of the humans and animals, but it slows down the plant metabolism, making …
Yesterday, I had a separation anxiety – of a different kind. My hot process soap separated. The oil-like liquid was floating on top of a curd-like chunky mess that sunk to the bottom. It looked almost as if the saponification had reversed itself (which is impossible) and my lye and …
