
So here we are, months have passes and there is so much going on that I have no idea where to even begin. Here's the short recap: got piglets, they escaped, put them in the second garden (with electric fencing so they didn't eat all our peas) and let them clear the weeds. One beautiful sunny day in May, the air seemed filled with bees. Then we realized that the air was in fact filled with bees and our first hive swarmed. Exactly one week later, the other hive swarmed. We now have four hives. Three weeks later we saw that the old queens were laying eggs. Hooray! What a huge relief. Then we moved the pigs to the first garden, using an electric fence to move the boundaries so we could start planting both gardens. The pigs have now moved to their electric fenced pasture alongside the orchard. We have lost 9 chickens to the foxes that have a den in the neighbor's brush area. Many broody hens and many more chicks later, we have new broody hens.
We also joined a local CSA and we are receiving a small weekly share. Why join a CSA with our gardens? The main reason is that this farm grows some amazing produce and they seem to excel at all the things I have not grown well in the previous years. If there is something we aren't able to eat right now, I am making small batches and putting them up. I started in June, canning some pickled radishes.
There's a short recap of life this way and while the day to days have been truly full, picking up One Good Deed
What about you? Is there anything you love to do that tends to slip through the cracks, especially with nice weather or holidays?
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ReplyDeleteBlogging & reading goes largely by the wayside in summer; always critters to feed, eggs to gather, garden to tend, something to can... so much to do & horses to ride.