Random Updates on the Farm

Pretty eggs, ready for customers.

Random Updates:

Yesterday Matthew and I were raking leaves when we were interrupted by enthusiastic notes of music above our heads. Looking for the source, we found a brilliantly-colored cardinal perched on a branch. He'd sing heartily, then pause and cock his head at us before beginning his song again. It was as if he was checking to see if he had a captive audience. Matthew and I stood still in the shade, watching the bird and enjoying his performance. It was such a lovely little moment that filled my heart with joy.  

We've been selling eggs in town to a food co-op. It's actually pretty rewarding to deliver our eggs in our cute cartons. The demand for free range, organic eggs far exceeds our supply, so we are looking forward to when our young pullets will start laying in a couple of months.  I feel so spoiled since I no longer have to make house deliveries one at a time! I love to tie a raffia bow around each carton to give our eggs a rustic touch of love. 

We now have 5 goats in our pasture. We are storing 2 male goats for a friend while he repairs pasture fencing. It works out perfectly since we needed a buck for our does anyway. The buck is named Beau. How perfect! The new herd is getting along nicely, and the kids have such a great time feeding and brushing the goats. We are hoping to have baby goats late this fall, isn't that a fun prospect?

Yesterday we enjoyed our first harvest from our veggie garden. Sarah and Matthew were so eager to help with the harvest and delighted in twisting the tender squash from the vines. The summer squash and zucchini were so delicious steamed with butter and salt! The darn goats have broken into my garden more than once this year, effectively ravaging most plants of any harvest. Luckily squash vines recover pretty fast from  hungry goats!

Our fruit orchard is doing well and growing the first pomegranates of the season. It's such a treat to walk through the orchard with my sweetheart, checking on trees and appreciating their progress. I'm so thankful to have enough land to plant as many trees as my heart desires! 

Our girls love to explore the front yard.