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Started the long postponed “clean out the other half of the barn” project today. Hoping to use it as a spot to cure onions and garlic in the late summer/early fall and as winter housing for the mobile poultry crew.

After years of contemplating adding geese to the farm, I finally placed an order. Actually, two orders, because the original breed I wanted wasn’t available when I placed the first order. Hoping to use them to help weed the cane fruit, orchard, and perhaps the strawberries. Combined with the sheep, I’m hoping we can have some pretty clean fence lines this year.

Hundreds of geese flew over the farm within a few minutes yesterday. Group after group - and one single who appeared to be panicking and fleeing. I stood and watched until I got too cold to stand it.

It was the sort of bone chilling morning that makes me question how people can survive in consistently frigid weather. And then the sheep and the cows and even the chickens look at me, completely nonplussed, and I remember I should probably just put on more layers.

Placed an order for Silver Appleyard Ducks to arrive in mid-March. I raised Khaki Campbell and Black Cayuga ducks in the past, but was disappointed with their mothering. The goal for all of our poultry is to have them hatch and raise their own - a cornerstone of our philosophy is that animals should get to be animals. Hopefully sometime next year we will get to see a mama duck and her babies trailing after.

Planning the field for 2022 and a primary focus: bees. All the bees.

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