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.
Post-Christmas Snowy Breakdowns and a Gift From a Fun Guy!
Last week, I mentioned that this time of year offers less physical work with its accompanying busy hands, allowing for more contemplative and planning endeavors instead. Well, I was wrong! The expectations for the week were [...]
Winter Solstice and the Death of a Permaculture Leader
"Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance." -Toby Hemenway The winter solstice, with its corresponding shortest length of daylight and longest period [...]
Snow, Surplus, and Sharing
While we took a bit of a hiatus from blogging due to numerous projects demanding our attention, we will now be restarting with a slightly different format. Instead of our more straight educationally-minded blog articles [...]
Permaculture-Powered Poultry Partnering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLUz3bYrGWA We do not believe in lazy, pampered livestock here at ABC acres. We care for our animals, to be sure, while at the same time managing them in a way where the relational benefits [...]
Fertility for Free: Homegrown Comfrey Tea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6epzwAVMao In our regenerative, permaculture designed system, we have planted a great number and diversity of plants for a variety of purposes and functions on this in-process Permaculture Farmstead here at ABC acres. One such [...]
Trash to Treasure… Doing Our Collective Part
https://youtu.be/V3ODn-0yKMM Trash, garbage, waste, junk… what do these words mean to you? It is a rather ambiguous word, as they say, ‘One man’s trash, is another man’s treasure’. In Permaculture circles, we are taught to [...]