The tomato plants are doing great in the aquaponic dutch buckets. They’re putting on fruit and before long, we’ll have fresh tomatoes! I’ve been hard pruning them so that they stay in an aggressive fruiting mode.
We’ve got tomatoes!
We’re trying our hand at aquaponics
Over the past few months we’ve done quite a bit of research online and really like the idea of aquaponics.
Continue reading “We’re trying our hand at aquaponics”Thanksgiving: A mix of emotions
As Thanksgiving approaches each year, it’s always a mix of emotions on the farm. We’re incredibly thankful to live a great life, and for everything that we have. We are thankful for our health, our friends, our family, and our customers.
But we’re also a bit sad. Continue reading “Thanksgiving: A mix of emotions”
What’s a chicken tractor?
Do the chickens drive the tractor?
That’s just one of the questions that we’ve been asked about our “chicken tractors” that led us to write this post and describe them a bit more. Continue reading “What’s a chicken tractor?”
Why farm?
Huh? You’re a farmer?
That’s the question that I get asked at least once a week by people that I meet, by colleges at work and vendors or suppliers, and even by my family. It’s something that leads to good conversation and a chance to explain some of the things that are broken with the large-scale conventional food system. Continue reading “Why farm?”
We’re giving turkeys a try
Our first round of meat chickens was successful so we decided to move things along and expand into turkeys for Thanksgiving.