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October First, Farm Diary

Posted on October 1, 2020 by

It was a beautiful day, as you can see. This is our lower hay field. We grow Brome hay. It’s a perennial, so pretty easy to keep up! We have a farmer who comes and fertilizes it in the winter … Continue reading →

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Making Hay While The Sun Shines III

Posted on August 26, 2015 by

I went back to the hayfield with my camera to prove that vultures love freshly cut hay. It’s hard to tell how big the bales are, so here is a comparison – our Polaris Ranger and a bale.

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Making Hay While The Sun Shines

Posted on August 26, 2015 by

The hay was mowed two days ago.  Today, Rodney came with my favorite farm implement, the hay rake.  He rakes it into rows so the baler can easily bale the hay.  This year, because haying is about two months behind … Continue reading →

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I have got to force myself to post every darn day!

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

We have a new member of the Castle Argghhh Farm Angora Goat herd.  Marco was born on June 2nd to Lindo.  Both mother and son are doing well.  But they have been stuck inside because we have been having monsoon-like … Continue reading →

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This year we are having a real spring.

Posted on May 18, 2015 by

The temperatures have been seasonable, the rain has been abundant and everything is greener than I’ve seen it in years.

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Appreciating Natural Beauty on the Farm

Posted on May 15, 2015 by

We are moving into our eighth year here at Castle Argghhh Farm.  Both John and I have lived in small cities, suburbs, big cities and more suburbs before we bought our piece of Heaven. Some days, when life seems difficult … Continue reading →

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