Playing the Farmers Wife!

So today was a busy day, but not a usually busy day. 

• We had 3 families drop in on the farm. 
• We made mozzarella cheese for dinner (baked ziti).
• Also made pasta for dinner! 
• We made 1 pound of butter
• Did the regular chores of milking cows, cleaning equipment, feeding animals, up keep on green house. 

What a wonderful day.  Alice had a friend who stayed the day with her and they had so much fun!  It was cute to see the two of them pushing doll stollers around the farm!  We also jumpped rope!  Of course I had to show the girls how it was done, and no cinderella it didn't take any Dr.s  Guess I need to practice more, LOL!

So if you are making baked zitia do you consider it from scratch if you milk the cow and make the cheese AND grind the wheat to make the pasta?  I did use can tomatoes sauce....  but this year I will can more tomatoes for us!

Well just wanted to give an update for a busy day! 

Come see us soon!

Planting, Planting, Planting.....

We are busy on the farm planting!  Getting ready for a BIG garden this year!  Wanting to master the soil block technique, we have been reading up on it and finally mastered it!  We used the technique from the organic farmer, great book!

GREENHOUSE HAPPENINGS: We created 10 flats of soil blocks and filled them all with seeds. So be watching for lettuce, beets, carrots, tomatoes, and others to become available on the farm! 

CURRENTLY HARVESTING:  We currently have broccoli and Brussel sprouts available, along with cabbage.  So if your in the mood for some fresh veggies give us a call!

CHICKEN:  We are about to place an order for meat birds!  If you want to have pasture raised chicken for your freezer then call me and we can get you on program for birds!

GOT MILK?  Maggie is back on line for all those who were wanting a milk share, please contact us!  We are starting are cheese season here on the farm too!  I'll keep you informed when the cheese is properly aged and ready!  If you want ricotta or mozzarella give me a call and place an order!

Happy 2011 Everyone!

Like everyone else, with a new year comes new dreams and hopes!  We are getting ramped up for a new garden and have had 1 new baby calf!  So I am going to try and blog at least once a week!  pics may be pushing it, but at least tell y'all what is going on out here!

The winter garden is looking OK, we have cabbage and broccoli.  We are getting geared up to start the new garden for the spring.  We are looking at finally fixing/cleaning up the fence.  The greenhouse needs it's annual spring cleaning and we are ordering Mushroom compost!  I love watching them deliver the Mushroom compost on the big truck with the moving floor.  It is really cool!  I'll post when the delivery is coming so if you want to see you can come watch!

The New baby Calf is a week old now and learning the ropes.  She is such a sweetie and too cute!  Mom is flowing with the good stuff and we are looking forward to making cheese on Friday and Saturday! 

Well hope your new years is starting off with a bang and all your adventures are successes.  A success can be a learning experience too!

Wonderful Week

We have squash, zucchini, cucumbers and Alice's new favorite sugar snap peas!  She keeps eating them before they make it to the house!  We should have more soon so don't worry...  Tomatoes are looking good and some are rip.  Come to the farm and get some good for ya veggies!

We are picking up Bees today!  YEA!  So you all need to get ready for the honey!  We are very excited and past ready.  This has been a several year project that in finally coming to light!  We should have bees wax and candles too, once we get going.

The cows are enjoying the summer time weather and long days in the pasture, if it has been awhile since you been to the farm come out a bottle feed one of the babies they are almost to the point that we don't have to (well but we really want to LOL) feed them bottles any more so if you want the experience come on out!

New chicks are doing good.  If you want chicken please let us know how many you will be eating a month and we will get you on board for our chicken production.

Lots of fun things going on at the farm, y'all come!

Veggies, Veggies, Veggies

The garden is growing and looking GREAT!  We are so excited.  Squash, Zucchini, Lettuce, and Broccoli are all available NOW!  Things to come in the next few weeks Tomatoes, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and peas, peas, and beans!  We have all kinds and are very excited! 
Eggs glorious Eggs!  We have Eggs so please remember to ask for them when visiting the farm!  Soon we will have a variety of colors, but for now we have white, brown, and dark brown!

We are getting bees soon, if you want honey let me know!  We are very happy to have the bees for the garden, honey for our food, and wax for candles!  YEA....

Chickens have arrived!  We are taking orders for meat chickens.  How much Chicken to you eat a month?  Want it to be health with no anti-biotic or hormones?  We will take orders, raise the chickens and process them once a quarter so every 3 months you will get all the chicken you need for the next 3 months!  So call or e-mail and let me know!

Enjoy this summer weather?  Looking for something to do?  Want to learn something new?  Come to the farm and play we always have something going on and would love to have you "be a part" of the farm!  Current projects on the farm are building chicken coops!  Working in the garden and compost! Making soap!

Go out and enjoy your day!  Hope to see y'all soon....

Updates to Share

We are so excited! Wednesday we are picking up new baby chicks!  We are getting several varieties.  We are getting laying breeds as well as meat breeds.  So if you want to come and see the new babies call and come visit the farm!

The vegetables are producing in the garden and ready to go home with you!  Come and get your fresh veggies and enjoy.  We have lettuce, broccoli, yellow straight neck squash, zucchini, and squash!

Coming soon, tomatoes, peas, beans, cantaloupe, potato, and watermelon.

The pigs are gone and the cows are growing!  Will be putting up the cow for orders hopefully sooner than later.  We do have some grass feed beef available if you want it please let me know!

Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you all soon.

Come and Get IT!

OK, Lettuce and broccolli and some squash ready for the taken!!  We are excited to say that we now have veggies ready to be picked up on the farm!  Eggs too if you need them!

We have been busy with the Guardians of the Navasota River trying to save the farm from going underwater.  Today we took a breather from that and have been weeding to find all kind of veggies just about ready  to pick!  Some are ready, some almost!

Come out or call and get your fresh, wholesome, GOOD veggies.  Looking forward to seeing everyone soon.