The ebb and flow of the seasons on the farm command a variety of chores and activities.
In addition to the weekly demands of livestock, edibles and creative earthwork projects, there are surprises from week to week that keep everyone on their toes. The farm life is exciting, demanding and unpredictable, full of lessons to be learned and life to be lived. We would’t have it any other way.
Notes from an Apprentice Farmer: Where Walk the Willows
Where walk the willows, Under the sapphire sky? Along what cracked stones have their roots travelled? What maps do they make along their lonely ways, Amid the eddies of streams and the banks of the [...]
Cooperation, Not Competition: the Tree Guild
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MeFQ73F0ZQ Most fruit trees we see, whether in a yard or commercial orchard setting, have neat and tidy lawn or mulch rings underneath them. Many a gardener or farmer fears their yields will be reduced [...]
Notes from an Apprentice Farmer: Working Meditation
As happens sometimes on the farm, I found myself working on a number of solo projects last week--burying irrigation lines, planting early seed starts, and moving hay...always more hay. I have come to find, somewhat [...]
How Mobile Chicken Coop (Version 2.0) Came About…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cwRXPdxbs Here at ABC acres, we pursue the goal of being constant students of permaculture. Absorbing relevant information by reading books and articles, watching videos, and attending continuing educational events are all certainly part of [...]
Notes from an Apprentice Farmer: “A Man Divided, Part 2”
Moving forward, I will be trying out a different genre each week. My hope is to see what unique opportunities are offered by each genre for processing my time on the farm. Here is the current schedule: [...]
Vertical Gardening: Designing for Production
Joel Salatin, the ‘Lunatic Farmer’ from Virginia (his words, not mine), proclaims that no matter the food producing system, there is always room to increase yield. This speaks to the efficiency of using available space, [...]