There is an area with turtle shell 'backpacks' to pretend what it's like to crawl in the sand with a shell.
Friday, November 26, 2010
October stuff
There is an area with turtle shell 'backpacks' to pretend what it's like to crawl in the sand with a shell.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
September work...
Ah, yes, a scarecrow butt-grab (that's not me, but I won't tell you who it is). It's standing right next to our first corn area - this was right after Lindsay and Allie rowed out those beautiful rows - they then planted corn and pole bean seeds together. It's a great planting pair (beans give nitrogen, which the corn needs - corn gives height and support, which the beans need!)
Monday, August 23, 2010
How the land goes...
Well, we are progressing in the formation of our 'farm', prepping the soil, building fences, digging wells for irrigatioin...it is a never-ending process! A gift from our friend (who owns a local nursery and the tractor we've been using) were 2 grape plants, which we decided should be the first things we planted on our land. The Bible verse shaping our vision for this project is in Deuteronomy: "When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not pick it over again; that shall go to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow." We felt it appropriate and symbolic that our first plant in the ground would be a grape plant. With this said, we have decided to take this project onto a new level, forming ourselves as a CSA (community-supported-agriculture) farm. Check out more about this here: http://www.localharvest.org/the-dodd-ranch-M39476
Here is our white grape plant...see the tiny cluster of fruit at the bottom?
We had a semi full of organic mushroom compost delivered - 50 cubic yards!!!
Jonathan on our friend's tractor spreading out the compost over our planting areas
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Birthday Girls!
She got to meet 3 princesses! Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)...