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Author Archives: Diana
First, Do No Harm: The Hippocratic Oath for Farmers
I think I can safely say it’s spring now. Why, it hasn’t snowed in over a week! We FINALLY tilled up 18,000 square feet of gardens yesterday, and planted the first of the peas and carrots. It’s all rather overwhelming, … Continue reading
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Are you about to be a Clueless Farmer?
I know it’s been a while since I shared anything about how clueless a farmer I am. Would it help if I let you know I just sowed some collards and mustard seeds in my garden yesterday? In mid-October? In … Continue reading
The Three “Rs” of Farming: Weeding, Writing, and Relationships*
*Reprinted with permission from Homestead.org, with the title Learning Curves on Rural Roads: Three Lessons for Every Homesteader. Way back in 2011, when my husband and I ditched our rat-race city lives to lead a “simple” life in the country … Continue reading
Choose something like a farm
It’s been a while since I wrote anything for this little blog. I know, the off season is when we farmers who write should have lots of time and introspective energy to tap away at our keyboards. But I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Agrarianism, Coptic Church, farming, Robert Frost, simple life, Spring chores
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A Day in the Life of a Microfarmer
That photo on the left is me after digging potatoes during a heatwave in June. But this year, when hasn’t there been a heatwave? And yet there is work to do outside, even when the radio blares advisories to stay … Continue reading
The Chicken Tender
Way back when we were beginning farmers in 2011, we rarely rose with the chickens. We took to shutting the windows at night so we wouldn’t hear our roosters crow at dawn, and even strategically placed the coop away from … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken predator problem, chicken tender, day range chicken, day range poultry, free range chicken, freedom ranger chicken, Madison, pastured poultry
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Bye, Bye, Buddy
Now that we’re almost grown-up farmers, beginning to get some hard-won clues, we’ve learned to make some tough decisions. Like the decision to get rid of Buddy the Rooster. He was Angel’s companion when she was struggling to grow in … Continue reading
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A long, dry, spell.
It’s been a long dry spell. This week we saw our first rain in over six weeks. The last rain corresponded with my last blog post, so it must be time to write again. To be honest, these past few … Continue reading
The secret(s) to succulent pastured chicken
It’s snowing today, we’ve got 128 peeps in the brooder–see them in their peeping glory here, we finished our spring cleaning yesterday, and I’m thinking roast chicken for dinner. (Out with the old frozen chicken, make way for the new!) … Continue reading
Posted in Free range chicken, pastured poultry, Small Farms, Virginia Farms
Tagged day range chicken, Roast Chicken Recipe
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The stuff dreams are made of
You might not usually think of winter as the exciting season on a farm, but that’s probably because the sight of a very large truck driving across your back four acres billowing 9.1 tons worth of clouds of a powdery … Continue reading
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