This morning I went to a few classes at the Extension Service. Thanks Carrie for watching Isaac.
They were good classes all in honor of Earth Day.
The first one was about raising chickens in you back yard. Since we have had chickens for about 2 months--I am still a beginner. I learned a lot and especially appreciated the websites that were given for further reference. Most of them are on the UK website under small flocks.
The second class was all about planting and growing berries. This was great information. We have a few thornless blackberry bushes now and hope to plant a strawberry patch and blueberry patch as well. It was great info.
We also received two tree seedlings--a Redbud and a Kentucky Coffee Tree(it doesn't really grow coffee for those that are wondering). Now I need to plant the along with the three apple trees I grafted at the last class I went to about a month ago--they all were successful grafts--YAY!
Oh yeah--Yesterday we ate our first radishes from the garden with our salad at dinner. Pretty Cool!
Well, I have a whiney little 4 year old that needs a nap--So I will have to post later.
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Friday, April 22, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hello from Longwood Hollow
Well, I have finally started a blog to chronicle the lives of my family on our farm at Longwood Hollow.
My husband and I have been married for almost 17 years. Even before we were married we talked about owning a farm one day to raise our kids on. When we were first married I read book after book about how to homestead. But job transfer after job transfer, and from place to place we could never find what we wanted within our budget.
Finally, last fall my husband and I and our six children moved onto our farm. It really is more than we ever dreamed we would have. We have named it Longwood Hollow.
This really has been a big step for me. I grew up a city girl. The only pets that were allowed in my house were goldfish. Now we have beef cattle, a milk cow, goats (both meat and dairy), chickens, and of course a dog and a cat--well now we actually have six cats because our cat, Catherine the Great--"Cat" for short, had 5 kittens about three weeks ago. It has been a huge learning experience, and I am loving every minute of it--well, maybe not every minute--like this morning when I was trying (notice I say trying, I am not very good at it yet) to milk the cow and she swatted me right in the eye with her tail. But, I really am enjoying my life here.
My husband and I have been married for almost 17 years. Even before we were married we talked about owning a farm one day to raise our kids on. When we were first married I read book after book about how to homestead. But job transfer after job transfer, and from place to place we could never find what we wanted within our budget.
Finally, last fall my husband and I and our six children moved onto our farm. It really is more than we ever dreamed we would have. We have named it Longwood Hollow.
This really has been a big step for me. I grew up a city girl. The only pets that were allowed in my house were goldfish. Now we have beef cattle, a milk cow, goats (both meat and dairy), chickens, and of course a dog and a cat--well now we actually have six cats because our cat, Catherine the Great--"Cat" for short, had 5 kittens about three weeks ago. It has been a huge learning experience, and I am loving every minute of it--well, maybe not every minute--like this morning when I was trying (notice I say trying, I am not very good at it yet) to milk the cow and she swatted me right in the eye with her tail. But, I really am enjoying my life here.
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