Weekly update from two subsistence organic farmers in the deep South
farmers have to keep one eye on next season. even
we’re planning spring and summer vegetables. so wh
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we love longleaf pines. they will live hundreds of
lodge
and veg hill
we love heating with wood
but it has its disadvantages. the temperature in y
it's messy
you must be present to start heating
and you have to think way ahead to have enough sea
we’ve known about this for a week and had time to
plants
and animals. and most of that was managing water
keeping it off the animals but thawed and flowing
we use vinegar in our food the same way others do
but we also use it for weed control
for cleaning and stair removal
and for pickling. most recently
we used it to disinfect the chicken coop and the b
yesterday we ushered two aged laying hens from coo
make sure your knife is sharp
expect them to complain loudly
don't spend money on a cone or a plucker
learn chicken anatomy
we're thankful for food put by
for food growing through the winter
for hens ready to grace our stewpot
for laying hens coming on this spring
for firewood in winter and shade in summer
november for us is usually quiet
cool
and pleasant. this year it just slammed us with wi
and our poor plants were unprepared. the figs prob
soon it will be time to plant fruit trees in alaba
in the shop
well protected from oddie
our four tiny chicks are eating
drinking
peeing
