Work on the Sugar House

This past Saturday, Don, Pat Reed, and a couple of builders spent a few hours culling through the pile of posts and beams that were made from the pine trees we took from the land when building the house. They were looking for the good wood that would be straight and strong enough to be the made into our sugar house.

A big bowl of soup, some cheese and bread warmed Don and Pat up after a full morning of work in the cold, and fueled them for a few hours of afternoon work to move the boards down to the building site.

New Web Site

I have finally gotten a web site to the point I am happy to share it with you. That's a big step in the forward progress of our enterprise. There's no doing business these days without a website. It will need lots of editing and updating as we proceed, but in the meantime.....

http://shermanhollowfarm.com

Extra Jumbo

If I hadn't gotten this egg out of a chicken nest box I would have sworn one of my turkeys had laid it. I think this egg may be classed as extra-jumbo. See it compared to a turkey egg, and the other eggs taken from the coop today.

The Class Work Begins

Maurine and I attended our first class of Whole Farm Planning for Beginning Women Farmers. It was a full day of meeting other women, learning about the concept of Whole Farm Planning, doing lots of brainstorming, case studies, introspection, group work, individual work, and more. The focus, discipline and direction it will instill in us, not to mention the knowledge and skills it will impart will be incredibly valuable. The diversity of women and farms and farms plans in the class is interesting and fun. I think Maurine and I will gain lots from being a part of this course.

A Good Man

This guy is always on the lookout, taking care of his hens. He does such a fine job, one can't help but admire him and his dedication. He spends hours on the doorstep, keeping watch.

Everything but the Gobble

After bonding with our turkeys, it was difficult to butcher them and eat them. But we've made a commitment to eat every last bite. We had delicious Christmas dinner turkey breast, loads of turkey sandwiches, a big pot of soup, an some gristly scraps fed to the dog.