City Kids - Week 35

The fall rain finally came.  Bringing the leaves down with the rain, but the farmers

were rays of sunshine through it all!!

Red Eft found after the rain

Spotter Salamander also found!

The leaves have mostly left all the trees

Heifers still grazing

With the leaves falling
the farmers raked the leaves

Into piles

And added them to the garden!

Animal Updates!!

Chickens in the garden were moved to the
raspberry area

Rodney enjoying his new location

Cute pigs!

Adele born 10-22-17        Dam: Astrid

More cute pigs!!

Adele is now on a bucket of milk!!  Thanks farmers!!

Everest became a cow and has been hanging in the DB!

**Remember if anyone wants a specific update on an animal or plant, just let me know!!**

City Kids - Week 34

"Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go."

-Unknown

Youngest heifers were moved to the heifer barn

Arizona calved bull calf named Aladdin (10-17-17)

Vienna calved heifer calf named Vergo 10-16-17

Year old heifers now have access to all
pastures!!

Erika the chicken

10 new young pigs arrived to the farm on Monday

Combined age groups

With the new young pigs arriving the other two age groups of pigs were merged together in the upper pen.

To prep for all the heifers moving back into the heifer barn the farmers this week, helped us paint the back of the heifer barn!!

The garden is still being put to bed and things are still growing

Greenhouse lettuce is growing

Manure pile was added to the garden
and farmers have been spreading it
though out the garden.

Corn was all pulled up

Some pretty pictures from around the farm:

Fall Colors

Addie in the garden pond

City Kids - Week 33

"For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together.  

For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad."

-   Edwin Way Teale

Peak of fall colors

Vapor off the pond after a frosty night

Harvesting is still to come, though this week farmers harvested all the sunflowers and helped lay more newspaper and compost on the garden.

Sunflowers all Harvested

Onions to be harvested
next week

Kale is still growing!!

No new calfs in the barn, but we have some new heifers in the diary barn, who will soon be cows!

Georgia

Venus

Last adventure from this week….the meat chicks were moved to the turkey coop.

Meat Chickens leaving the garden

Being carried down the road

There almost home

Meat Chickens in their new home

City Kids Week - 32

Another week on the farm has come and gone.  Another calf was born.  The turkeys were processed.  Continuing to add more manure to the garden to put it to bed and continuing to harvest.  Apple Pressing has begun, leaves are really starting to change and we had our first frost!

Below are the photos from the week to highlight everything that is going on.

(Remember if you want a picture of something specific, just write a comment below and I will make it happen)

The half and half tree at the TOW

Our first frost…Oct. 1st

View from the Top of the World (TOW)…leaves just starting to change

Alyana gave birth to Arista on 10-2-17

Burlington was weaned on Friday with…..

Buggie!!  And moved to the pasture!

Both Burlington and Buggie seem to be enjoying life in the pasture.

Adding Hay on top of
the manure to keeps the beds
nice and warm through the winter

The carrots are all pulled up
and ground covered with
compost.

Purple Brussels Sprouts are starting to
form!!

Apple Pressing Time!!!

Washing the apples

Farmer picking the apples

Farmers grinding the apples

Rob pressing the chopped apples

Cider coming from press

Filtering the cider

And then enjoying the sweet taste all week long!!!