Well, winter left for a few hours so we are getting a chance for some field work. Cannot do a total field yet, but progressing! Worked some in orchard clean-up, so more wood available for "meat smokers", also cleaning up equipment in the old bee yard, should have some boxes to sell cheap! Watching for morels and wild asparagus. Checked the mower out and started to mow between the grape rows, their buds look strong this year! Getting ready to move sheep and goats back on pasture. Should have two more ewes to drop lambs, and 1, (maybe 2) goats to go as well! Getting about 15 chicken eggs per day, turkey setting, geese laying and setting, 2 nests, and the ducks, who knows!!! They have snuck off into the wetlands and have a couple of hidden nests somewhere, with one hen setting. Started planting potatoes and onions outside, and prepped an area for early plants. Plenty of activity in the greenhouse with starts for outside, and small offerings of spring greens. Great to eat fresh veggies again.
Had two bee hives lost to colony collapse. Still more to do, but have 20# of honey so far. Other naturals coming are violet flowers, white only so far. What a way to say SPRING with a salad with violet flowers. Order a pint today!! Nettles, cattails, and other natives are coming on too!!
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