Here are some of the things we have done since I last wrote in this blog. From most recent to least recent they are...
We went to Kona this spring and got a chance to see coffee grow.
Jess is still amazing.
We continue to have our fall festivals every year and raise money for the food shelf.
I went hunting for elk in Wyoming
The views were amazing
It was a great trip.
I backed out of this spot 15 seconds before that branch came down right where I was.
Our rhubarb is kind of overwhelming now
I am getting a little better at catching smelt.
We are raising geese as our only waterfowl now.
Katz's deli
Jess looking suitably aloof for springtime in NY.
We took a trip to New Yor.
We cured and smoked some bacon on the farm.
The last few winters have been way too cold.
I tried to tan a deer hide. with mixed results.
I got to meet Hank Shaw in person.
We have harvested and eaten shaggy manes.
We added a poly tunnel for season extension. I still haven't got it quite figured out yet but I am getting better with controlling it.
We continue to harvest our hops and brew beer with them.
We were adopted by a barn cat named Florence.
We fenced off a large part of the yard as a field for annimals
We attended the seed savers annual convention
We attended a number of great lectures there.
I spent a week in the BWCAW
I have gotten better at finding morels in the spring time.
We made nettel and pumpkin ravioli.
We hatched our own baby chicks