Our laying hens have started producing eggs in earnest but not all of them are using the nesting boxes I built for them in their mobile coop. I recently found this trove of eggs hidden in the tall grass some yards away from where the chickens are parked in the orchard. Unfortunately, with temperatures dropping […]
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Alfalfa fields in repose. By now the farmers have made their final cut of hay. The stubble turns golden. The effect is quite impressive when the sun strikes from a certain angle. Here’s the view from our living room…. More than 75 area farmers were traveling to New York this week as part of the […]
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We couldn’t resist the traditional German dinner at the Presbyterian church in Salem last night. A full house was on hand for the all-you-can-eat buffet of Sauerbraten, sausage, red cabbage two ways, German potatoes, sauerkraut and some dishes I didn’t recognize. There were three different kinds of cake for dessert, as well as servers in […]
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