by Marie Hegarty | Dec 12, 2019 | Farm Life
Helen, Gypsy, Luanne and Plum all went to the vet today for their big girl vaccinations. Out of ALL the heifers born in 2019 (which was most of the calves except 3!) these are the 4 we’ve selected (for now) to retain as future breeding cows in our herd....
by Marie Hegarty | Dec 6, 2019 | Farm Facts
Today’s farm fact is about old barns. These gaps in our beautiful barn’s walls are not accidental or due to aging – and they don’t just make for pretty pictures of thin winter light shining through. The gaps in the cedar siding were...
by Marie Hegarty | Dec 5, 2019 | Recipes & Food
Thanksgiving just keeps on giving! 1 dried out, week old Thanksgiving turkey carcass14 quarts water4 carrots1/2 celery bunch that froze in the back of the fridge6 old, shriveled mushrooms1 sad, wilted onionPepper, bay leaves, sage, rosemary, whatever you fancy(Really,...
by Marie Hegarty | Sep 24, 2019 | Sustainability and Conservation
Today is exciting! Today we signed the contract that enrolls just over 12 acres of our farmland in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)! CREP improves areas adjacent to, or that flow into, streams/creeks/rivers that are critical habitat for salmon and...
by Marie Hegarty | Aug 22, 2019 | Sustainability and Conservation
Tuesday was a special day for us! We were one of four farms featured on the Conservation in Action tour, led by the Whatcom Conservation District (WCD). There were about 25 people on this tour, most of which are local and state elected folks, and some who are...
