We have been very busy on the farm, new chickens arrived so we have adults, teenagers, and tots! They are a lot of work, but it is fun to see them grow and play. Sometimes I go sit in the chicken coop and watch them scratch, eat, and play they are very relaxing and humours to watch! We are building chicken tractors because these babies are growing fast! Everyone ready for processing day? I am kind of excited and we have Andrew who is going to help us quarter and cut up our chickens (we might get lucky and he'll give us all a demonstration!)
We are planning for the processing day event which should be fun! Lots of help and lots of learning!
The garden is doing great! We have 3 varieties of squash available and one more is about to be ready! Zucchini is looking good and going fast! We have some cabbage and spinach and Swiss chard still available and the Roma tomatoes should be ready any day now! Banana Peppers are ready too, boy don't they look good! We have pulled up all the lettuce and replanted more crops to follow! OH and the egg plant has the most beautiful purple flowers on it when you come by the farm stop and take a look!
We have been picking lately and got peaches, strawberries, and blueberries so I've been making jam and jam and did i mention jam? It is good and fresh! When you come to the farm remind me and I'll let you know what is still available!
We have been drying up Dixie so she can have her new calf soon, and she is not happy about it, but she will be a good momma, she always is! Let's all cross our fingers for a boy, can you say "Beef: it's whats for dinner"
Alice is having her dance recital this weekend so we will be busy fixing hair, dressing up, and running to rehearsal and performances! We are excited and can't wait to see her shine.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Lots of Firsts this year!
Well, this is the first year we have been to the farmers market and it seems to be going well. We are very excited to see everyone out there. Thanks for helping us make this successfull.
We have been eating more salad this year out of the garden and it has been AWESOME! Really enjoy the variety of lettuce in the salads along with the spinach. I even went and bought several different kinds of dressing so everyone can have their favorites! The carrots are still really small, but good!
We have EXPANDED the garden, it is official! We planted in the new garden area and applied the drip irrigation so hopefully it will all be ok, everyone cross your fingers for us! We planted Squash(straight neck, crook neck, spaghetti, butternut), Zuchinii, purple hull peas, english peas(i know were late on this one, but we will see), and banana peppers! Very excited to have the additional room in the garden, but we are not through yet! Still have some black eyed peas to plant and watermelon and pumpkins!! Come check it out as soon as you can! OH and a very big thanks to Christopher Johnson, David, Micheal, Benjamin Capps for all their hard work. These boys helped me plant over 400sqft of garden and apply drip irrigation, i could not have gotten it done in a day without thier help! A special thanks to Hubby for coming home and helping me in my crisis with the irrigations stuff!
Keep Growing and we will see you soon!
We have been eating more salad this year out of the garden and it has been AWESOME! Really enjoy the variety of lettuce in the salads along with the spinach. I even went and bought several different kinds of dressing so everyone can have their favorites! The carrots are still really small, but good!
We have EXPANDED the garden, it is official! We planted in the new garden area and applied the drip irrigation so hopefully it will all be ok, everyone cross your fingers for us! We planted Squash(straight neck, crook neck, spaghetti, butternut), Zuchinii, purple hull peas, english peas(i know were late on this one, but we will see), and banana peppers! Very excited to have the additional room in the garden, but we are not through yet! Still have some black eyed peas to plant and watermelon and pumpkins!! Come check it out as soon as you can! OH and a very big thanks to Christopher Johnson, David, Micheal, Benjamin Capps for all their hard work. These boys helped me plant over 400sqft of garden and apply drip irrigation, i could not have gotten it done in a day without thier help! A special thanks to Hubby for coming home and helping me in my crisis with the irrigations stuff!
Keep Growing and we will see you soon!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
First Farmers Market Event for the Farm
I just wanted everyone to know that we have had our first appearance at the Brazos Valley Farmers Market! We had a table at the Village Foods Wednesday Market. Thanks to everyone for supporting the farm and keep looking for us at future markets! Working on having a table at Saturday Mornings market too!
For those of you who tried the link in the last post and it did not work, I am sorry. I was typing late at night and made a typo it has been corrected so again to view our updated web-site please visit www.coxfamilyfarm.com and enjoy the Photo Gallery, I will be adding captions over time for the pics!
Keep growing and we will see you soon.
For those of you who tried the link in the last post and it did not work, I am sorry. I was typing late at night and made a typo it has been corrected so again to view our updated web-site please visit www.coxfamilyfarm.com and enjoy the Photo Gallery, I will be adding captions over time for the pics!
Keep growing and we will see you soon.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Things are coming together! Check out our New Web-site....
We have been so busy on the farm. The garden is getting bigger and bigger, we have filled up the existing garden area and are expanding into the next pasture! How exciting it is to see this growth! We have been working hard and this is the first time that we have been able to fill the existing garden area and are looking at expansion! We have several things ready for HARVEST at the farm RIGHT NOW!
We have been planting berries too! Blueberries, Blackberries, and grapes! Which are looking great, we will keep you informed about their progress.
The big chicken coop is almost ready, we should be getting the baby chicks in at the end of April or Begginnig of May. We are getting ready and very excited.
Please check out our new Web-site and give us your feed back. http://www.coxfamilyfarm.com/
thanks and keep growing.
- Lettuce (butter crunch, ice berg, and red leaf)
- Swiss Chard
- Radishes
We have been planting berries too! Blueberries, Blackberries, and grapes! Which are looking great, we will keep you informed about their progress.
The big chicken coop is almost ready, we should be getting the baby chicks in at the end of April or Begginnig of May. We are getting ready and very excited.
Please check out our new Web-site and give us your feed back. http://www.coxfamilyfarm.com/
thanks and keep growing.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sharing Photos!
I have been wanting to share some photos of the garden as we are moving along in the season! BTW I think we will be expanding the garden this year to accomidate all the good produce!
Garden the lettuce is growing! it has actually gotten bigger since this was taken, but i thought it was an ok shot to share!
These tomatoes were planted yesterday! Thanks to my friends and wonderful Husband!
All of these flats are starting too pop! So we need MORE ROOM! think i found it!
One of the new blueberry plants trying to grow!
Well I just wanted to add a few photos so you could see what is going on! See you soon, at the farm!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Spring time is sooooo busy!
Working on the farm in spring time always makes me feel behind! No matter how much I get done, because there is always something else to do that should have been done or needs doing ASAP!
We have been working hard, between the chickens and the coops, New fences and barns, and the garden and new fruit patch, we have accomplished a lot!
This past week we have a green house full of flats that are popping everyday with new life! It is so cool to see the seeds you plant pop up out of the ground trying to grow! I love watching them and watering the flats makes the coolest rain drop sound that I love, it is so relaxing, and God planned for you to water at the end of the day so you can hear the relaxing sounds! To list a few of the items in the flats to get your mouths watering, Lima Beans, Black-eyed peas, purple hul peas, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. etc. there is a lot! So stay tuned for what is in harvest!
We also planted 9 blueberry plants, 3 blackberry plants, 3 raspberry plants and 12 grape vines! WOW! excited about producing fruit this year or maybe next! One of the grape vines has a bunch of grapes already growing so i hope it keeps producing and growing! Now the trick is going to be beating Alice to the fruit so that we all can get some! LOL
We also got over 400 sq ft of Roma tomatoes in the ground and lots of egg plant too! The green house is full of flats that are poping so be watching for which items are going in the garden next!
On top of all of this the New Web-Site is about to be released and it looks great! We have a photo Gallery on the site and i have been trying to add photos in my spare time (lol for those who know how much spare time i get). So I will let you know when it goes up and want everyone to check it out and let me know what you think!
I am out of town today at a Karate Tournement with Alice, she is nervous and scared and excited! We will be back tonight and tomorrow planting more in the garden! Have a great week and keep growing...
We have been working hard, between the chickens and the coops, New fences and barns, and the garden and new fruit patch, we have accomplished a lot!
This past week we have a green house full of flats that are popping everyday with new life! It is so cool to see the seeds you plant pop up out of the ground trying to grow! I love watching them and watering the flats makes the coolest rain drop sound that I love, it is so relaxing, and God planned for you to water at the end of the day so you can hear the relaxing sounds! To list a few of the items in the flats to get your mouths watering, Lima Beans, Black-eyed peas, purple hul peas, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. etc. there is a lot! So stay tuned for what is in harvest!
We also planted 9 blueberry plants, 3 blackberry plants, 3 raspberry plants and 12 grape vines! WOW! excited about producing fruit this year or maybe next! One of the grape vines has a bunch of grapes already growing so i hope it keeps producing and growing! Now the trick is going to be beating Alice to the fruit so that we all can get some! LOL
We also got over 400 sq ft of Roma tomatoes in the ground and lots of egg plant too! The green house is full of flats that are poping so be watching for which items are going in the garden next!
On top of all of this the New Web-Site is about to be released and it looks great! We have a photo Gallery on the site and i have been trying to add photos in my spare time (lol for those who know how much spare time i get). So I will let you know when it goes up and want everyone to check it out and let me know what you think!
I am out of town today at a Karate Tournement with Alice, she is nervous and scared and excited! We will be back tonight and tomorrow planting more in the garden! Have a great week and keep growing...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Fruits and Veggies..... Yumm!
We are working hard on the farm! Building chicken coops and fences. The Aggie's have a Big Event day and they are suppose to come out on March 26th and help with the fence and a barn! We will have hot dogs and hot links for them and hopefully get a lot done and have a good time.
We are also steady planting in the greenhouse and moving stuff out as it gets done! We have 5 rows planted so far! I am totally excited and can't wait for all the stuff in the green house to sprout so we can move more to the garden.
Yesterday I bought some blueberry, raspberry and grape plants so that we can get them planted and have fruit this year, or maybe next we will have to see how that goes!
Lot is happening and the farm is coming together this year. I am so very pleased with all the progress! We are also in the process of updating our Web-site and it is almost done! So I will announce that as soon as it happens! It will have a photo gallery with lots of pictures for everyone to see what is going on.
Well, I need to get digging so I will post more later....
Enjoy the sunshine!
We are also steady planting in the greenhouse and moving stuff out as it gets done! We have 5 rows planted so far! I am totally excited and can't wait for all the stuff in the green house to sprout so we can move more to the garden.
Yesterday I bought some blueberry, raspberry and grape plants so that we can get them planted and have fruit this year, or maybe next we will have to see how that goes!
Lot is happening and the farm is coming together this year. I am so very pleased with all the progress! We are also in the process of updating our Web-site and it is almost done! So I will announce that as soon as it happens! It will have a photo gallery with lots of pictures for everyone to see what is going on.
Well, I need to get digging so I will post more later....
Enjoy the sunshine!
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