On the last newsletter I asked you all to dance a little rain dance, and it must of worked. Cane Creek has been drenched by a string of rainstorms. Our gardens are sloppy but our pastures are green, and that’s a trade we’ll take any day.
We’re nearing the end of our bird hatching and acquisition. We have ducks of all ages, chickens of all ages, 8 young goslings (why? because Eliza found out she didn’t have every animal in the kingdom) (that’s baby goose for those who don’t know), and 30 baby guineas (why? because they make that wonderful sound). We’ll be getting baby turkeys next week and then we should be set. Come visit and see the bird menagerie.
Our pigs are getting to a good size, and we’ve been bringing more pork each week to markets. As for the the cows- the dry spell put us a bit behind schedule, but we’ll regularly be bringing steers to market in three weeks. We had a bit of goat the past few weeks and hopefully will have more throughout the summer and fall. Tomorrow we’re making a run to the coast with some bellies, so bacon is only a few weeks off.
In other news, some of the guys on the farm put together a pig butchery class for some folks. All participants took home cuts and brought them back for a Memorial Day party. In addition they smoked a whole hog. It was quite a feast and managed to raise $1000 for Heifer International. As it was a success, we’ll be looking to do similar events in the future, but of course make them more official and invite all of you!
The gardens are not as big as usual, but we traded size for greater variety and a easier/better record keeping. We have squash, onions, garlic and greens now and are looking at some big tomatoes on the vine, albeit green thus far.
We are also at four markets a week right now and waiting for a huge number of egg layers to begin production. Should be quite a summer and fall with tons of product. Come see us at Carrboro, Saxapahaw and Greensboro, and of course the farm. We are enjoying the heat and staying wet and cool with the animals. Bring the kids!!
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