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November 2010
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Lamb head butt
We started breeding our sheep this week which means sorting out the fit mothers and creating two groups. Sheep gestate for 150 days and we want babies in the spring for good grass and warm weather. I set up a corral for the sheep in the summer and although it works really well, I managed [...]
...read morelongest acres 2010-11-08 18:49:00
after the frost killed the remaining eggplant and peppers this weekend….and quite frankly gave my lettuce a fright…the weather has perked back up again. and it is delicious out. i attended my first homebirth last night/early this morning. and …
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Photos: 2010 Final Banquet – Mark Twain & Huckleberry Finn
On October 16th we hosted an end of summer celebration that benefited Eagle’s Nest Foundation – “Final Banquet 2010 – An Evening with Mark Twain.”
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‘Doc’ Sydnor participates in Peacehaven Community Farm’s Green Design Charrette
Charlie ‘Doc’ Sydnor was thrilled to participate in Peacehaven Community Farm‘s “Green Design Charrette”. Peacehaven described the charrette as “a comprehensive review of our site plan to make sure we are developing it in a green and sustainable way….”
...read morelongest acres 2010-11-07 09:19:00
yesterday we went to duke chapel to see my dear cousin marry. the chapel and the service were lovely and grand and if you live around us and have never heard the organist at that chapel, you must. in between the service and the reception nick and i str…
...read morelongest acres 2010-11-04 13:20:00
we’re getting a fairly accurate look into the winter ahead. it is bone chilly this thursday on the farm. and pouring rain. its no longer that magical farm rain where every animal and plant welcome the water with faces and arms raised to the heavens. no…
...read moreSnuggly Pigs
The only real weakness pigs have is for cold and wet. They get pneumonia if they don’t have a warm, dry place to sleep. We accomplish that with tin huts and the pigs keep it dry inside with their body heat. These two pregnant mamas are belly-to-b…
...read morelongest acres 2010-11-03 19:30:00
tonight. i am sitting here. listening to the ella station on pandora. while nick makes a salad for dinner at elizabeth’s. in that salad will be, among other things, red lettuce and radishes, both from my garden. both things that i grew. that make…
...read morelongest acres 2010-11-03 19:30:00
tonight. i am sitting here. listening to the ella station on pandora. while nick makes a salad for dinner at elizabeth’s. in that salad will be, among other things, red lettuce and radishes, both from my garden. both things that i grew. that make…
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