Desert Weyr Blog
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Selling Sheep and a Thirsty Ram
We’ve started our fall sheep sales. This batch of lovely yearlings is heading off to MO to join a new flock there. They’re also getting two adult rams. Meanwhile, another small flock of three ewe lambs and a ram lamb will go to another new flock, but they haven’t been sorted out yet. Meanwhile, this… Continue reading
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Culinary Students, Ram Sorting, and Chicken Processing
The culinary school students came back today for more farm work. Today, we evaluated all of the adult rams, trimmed toes, and gave dewormer as needed. We then took a field trip to Karla’s to pick up our chickens, which were butchered yesterday. The students got to see a bit of the butchering process. Next,… Continue reading
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Labor Day Labors
Today, we had four students from the Culinary School of the Rockies out to help on the farm and learn about where food comes from. We had a busy day! Starting at 7:30 this morning, we worked on most of the flock. We had several tasks to perform. The most important one was vaccinating all… Continue reading
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Kids Pasta Project for Historical Society Benefit
The Kids Pasta Project here in North Fork serves up a pasta meal every Monday. All proceeds after expenses go to various local nonprofits. This coming Monday, September 7th, the recipient will be the North Fork Historical Society. The cost is a minimal $10/person, or less for seniors and kids. Come on out and show… Continue reading
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Tanked Sheep
We’ve got the adult rams in the corrals to let the grass grow a bit before letting them out again. I guess this ram got tired of being butted while he slept, so he decided to find a more secure place for a nap – in one of the empty water tanks! Continue reading
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My Black Thumb Strikes
The second crop from my garden was going to be corn. However, this is the sum total of all the ears we got. Most of them are only partially filled with kernels. I threw away a lot. I noticed that when I was picking them, there were lots of earwigs, especially in the tops. The… Continue reading
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Garvin Mesa Day, 2009
Today was the third annual Garvin Mesa Day. All three wineries on our mesa – Terror Creek Winery, Stone Cottage Cellars, and Azura Cellars – and our farm all coordinate to have an open house day. We did farm tours and had our smoked sheep kolbassi sausages available to sample. Monica from Small Potatoes Farm… Continue reading
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Socks and More Socks!
We’ve got lots of socks in stock. Our big order has arrived. We now have crew, knee-high, and terry socks for sale. These are 70% Black Welsh wool and 30% nylon. They should be hand-washed and dried flat. They will be too coarse for some people, but they’re very durable and warm. They make great… Continue reading
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Roofing Is Finished!
The porch is nearly finished. Bill got the last of the roof pieces on today. The only task left is to caulk the various pieces and clean everything up. Continue reading
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New Metal Roof Featuring Fall Turkeys
Bill was back to finish the porch roof today. Here you can see him bending and cutting the metal to form various edges. Later this evening, we went to the neighbor’s house for dinner. One of the local turkey flocks came strolling by. A large group of chicks and several hens came, plus a tom.… Continue reading