tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45463944944401749942024-03-13T17:09:39.660-04:00Brightwood Farm BlogRecent news and thoughts from the Vidals at Brightwood Vineyard and Farm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-55241037600445392882016-12-02T20:52:00.000-05:002016-12-02T20:52:22.668-05:00Part 4: Before and After Pictures <div class="MsoNormal">
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The Farmhouse renovation has been quite a process!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has transformed the house into the
kind of a comfortable place where you can settle right down-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whether to find a nook for reading, to
take in the view from the back deck, to watch a movie in the rec room, to chat
with friends on the front porch, or to catch a few winks in one of the
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here are views of the living room with restored fireplace and original walls and
floor.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The floor is finished in
black walnut juice (made by soaking black walnut hulls in water) and tung oil-
apparently this used to be </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a
common floor finish in our area of Virginia.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It works great- we refinished the floors this way when we
bought the house in 2009 and haven’t felt the need to refresh the finish until
now. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">No sanding was required-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">just another coat of walnut juice and
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The downstairs bedroom had been the master bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ceiling was so low and saggy that
anyone taller than 6 feet would have to stoop in the middle of the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We raised the ceiling considerably and
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The kitchen layout was improved for better workflow and to
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A back bedroom became our rec room</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">And we added a new bedroom and bath</span></div>
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The Farmhouse is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>available year-round for farmstay vacations…. </div>
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We can’t leave the Farmhouse in such a state for too
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made way for some major upgrades when the Farmhouse was put back together
again-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>central heat and AC,
excellent insulation, modern plumbing that we won’t have to fix once a month,
new standing seam metal roof, new windows that really work!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Updated appliances, restored chimney, solid construction throughout, new bedroom and bathroom upstairs, modern slope to the stairs- much safer than the old, steep stairs!</div>
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Upstairs Bedroom in the New Wing</div>
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The Rec Room</div>
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Next Up: Some Before and After Pictures- and the completion of our renovation project.</div>
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Keep the character of the original 1830s house</div>
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Reuse as much of the original wood as possible</div>
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Install central heat and air</div>
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Install modern windows</div>
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Insulate the walls, crawlspace and attic</div>
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Lengthen the ridge to enlarge the second floor footprint </div>
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This added an extra bedroom and bathroom</div>
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Reduce the steepness of the stairway</div>
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First, the siding came off…</div>
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Revealing some problems that had been hidden for quite some time…</div>
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Then one particularly poorly constructed addition came off; this had been the master bedroom and shed storage area above.</div>
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We bought a six acre property, two miles from our home farm
in 2009 and started growing vegetables there in 2010. The land slopes gently to
the southeast and the soil is good for vegetable growing. There was also an old
house on the property that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>had some
charming features, and also some that needed repair or updating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
We cleaned it up and painted after buying the property, but decided not to do any renovation work. </h2>
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Our friends, Keriann and Jeroen rented the house for 5
years and made it into a cozy home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Then in 2015 when Keriann and Jeroen
moved their Ecotulips business to Rhode Island, we decided the time had come
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interviewed several contractors and hired Chris Gilley of Castlewood
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Our initial program was pretty simple:</div>
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1. Raise the ceiling of the master bedroom downstairs; it was sagging and anyone
over 6 feet would have to stoop to walk in the middle of the room </div>
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2. Do some minor renovations in the kitchen. </div>
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Once Chris began investigating, he quickly found out why the
ceiling was sagging- there was
very little holding it up! The
joists holding up the floor in the storage area above were just propped on the
ends of the siding boards; no beams for support! </div>
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Our minor renovation project soon became a major one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to see obstacles as
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Keep the character of the original 1830s house</div>
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Reuse as much of the original wood as possible</div>
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Install central heat and air</div>
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Install modern windows</div>
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Insulate the walls, crawlspace and attic</div>
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Lengthen the ridge to enlarge the second floor footprint </div>
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This added an extra Rec room and bathroom</div>
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Reduce the steepness of the stairway</div>
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Add an upper deck at the back of the house</div>
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What we envisioned was an old farmhouse with many of the
energy saving features and conveniences of a 21<sup>st</sup> century house. These posts will trace the progress of our renovation; stay tuned for Part 2!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-4194847034692087082013-06-18T21:52:00.000-04:002013-06-18T21:52:06.679-04:00Our First Lamb of 2013 Has Arrived!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of our older, experienced ewes, Shirley gave birth to a beautiful ewe lamb this morning. We raise Tunis sheep- a heritage breed with a long history in Virginia, going back to the colonial period. We have found them to be healthy sheep- and excellent mothers! Tunis lambs are a rusty brown color at birth and gradually lighten to creamy white as they grow. Our new little lamb was already going out to the pasture this evening right along with her mom- at the ripe old age of 12 hours!<br />
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Our guardian dog, Leia was attentive during the birth and got to know the new little one right away. All of our sheep are very comfortable with Leia around- they know that her job is to protect them! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-39162451487915181172012-08-07T21:53:00.001-04:002012-08-07T21:53:08.995-04:00UPDATE ON THE ANIMAL BABIESWe're on the far side of Summer now; time to pause and give thanks for all the wonderful produce we have been enjoying- and for our excellent kidding and lambing season and our healthy flock of future laying hens. <br />
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GOATS-<br />
We moved the goats out to their summer pasture on the far side of Spring Branch (a small stream that runs through the farm) about a month ago. They have been feasting on all the grass there ever since- and taking care of some weed problems for us at the same time. Our final kid count is 23- all are doing very well. Their moms are still letting them nurse for short periods of time, but over the next month they will gradually wean the kids. The youngsters are spending some of their day playing, but are settling down more and more into the routine of the herd. Luke, our guardian dog is doing a great job- just like a seasoned pro, even though he still isn't quite a year old!<br />
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SHEEP-<br />
Our final count for lambs is 7, including 5 ewe lambs! We will keep all the ewe lambs, since we are building up the size of our flock. Leia (Luke's sister) has also been doing a super job as flock guardian and adjusted very quickly to working on her own. The Tunis lambs are a rusty brown color when they are tiny, but their fleece starts to fade to creamy white in a few weeks. Almost all of the lambs are the same color as their moms now. They spend part of each day just running around and generally enjoying life- what a pleasure to watch!<br />
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CHICKS-<br />
Our little chicks have really grown up! They have almost all of their feathers, and only a little baby down is left. They still cheep like chicks, but look a lot like miniature chickens. They have three months to go before they will be ready to lay eggs; in the meantime, we will be feeding them chick food that is higher in protein than regular chicken food. We keep our young chicks in the aviary in our front yard until they are full size and ready to join our layer flock- they are safer there (the aviary is completely enclosed in chicken wire) and it is also very entertaining to have a flock of busy chicks where we can see them from our dining room table :)<br />
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Next to arrive were the lambs- six so far with probably one more on the way. Our Tunis lambs are always a rusty red color when they are born and gradually lighten in color to the creamy white of the adults. We were surprised when one of our first lambs was white with brown spots- not something we were expecting! The lambs are up and nursing within a few minutes of birth and following their mothers out into the field soon after- pretty amazing!<br />
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Two weeks ago we received our day-old chicks in the mail. They traveled well and are growing by leaps and bounds. They have started trying out their new wing feathers by doing a powered run across their cage- pretty impressive! They will be moving to an aviary in our front yard this week where they will have lots of room to exercise, and grass and bugs to eat, too! For this year's addition to our flock, we chose buff rocks, white rocks and partridge rocks as well as some cuckoo marans. By next spring they will be laying along with our older hens. <br />
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Our new guardian dog pups arrived at our farm in October of last year. We decided that since we already had an excellent guardian for our chickens (our Maremma, Ben), we would raise the pups, and begin their guardian dog education with Ben as their teacher. So, we built a moveable pen for the pups near our moveable chicken house. At first, when the pups were really tiny, they spent quite a bit of time in their pen, just getting used to all the chicken activity around them. Then, gradually, they spent more and more time out with the chickens- all the time under the watchful eye of Ben. He taught them to respect livestock- sometimes a very difficult job for energetic puppies surrounded by chickens! It was by far the easiest training period we have ever had- Ben was on the job 24/7! </div>
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After Christmas, we decided that the pups were ready to go to work on their own- when they were only 4 months old! We moved them to our goat field, and they immediately figured out that their new job was to guard our goats. All of Ben's lessons about respecting livestock were transferred to the goats and the pups went to work right away. They got used to life with the adult goats over the winter and were ready for their really important job of protecting our Spring goat kids. </div>
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Now, the goat kids are about a month old, and no longer in danger of fox attacks- soon, we will be moving the pups (who are both around 70 lbs. now!) over to our sheep field to prepare for the arrival of our lambs in a few weeks. </div>
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It is really wonderful to watch dogs at work, doing the jobs they have been bred for. Our guardian dogs are important members of our farm team; without our chicken guardian, we would not be able to keep our 135 hens out on the pasture to range freely. Now we don't have to worry about fox or coyote attacks- those predators look for easier meals elsewhere. </div>
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The winter was very mild with only a few nights below 20 degrees and only a little snow. It was the perfect winter for our first cold weather CSA (Community Supported Agriculture, where regular customers agree to buy vegetables from a farm for an entire season). We had a good mix of storage crops (potatoes, winter squash, sweet potatoes, garlic, onions), root crops (turnips, carrots), and greens (salad mix, Asian greens, kale, chard, etc.) and made up a box of veggies for each of our CSA customers every week from mid November until the beginning of March. Here are a few of our boxes, lined up in the car port, ready for pick-up.<br />
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I find that I really enjoy growing during the winter. Most of our crops are grown in our unheated hoophouses with some of the hardiest doing well outside under row covers. Even on a cold day, the environment in a hoophouse is warm and inviting. It is great to see all those green growing plants when the view outside is dreary and cold! We have already begun planting for next year's winter CSA- the potatoes are in the ground and looking good and we will be planting sweet potatoes and winter squash within a couple of weeks. We wait until late July and August to begin to plant the other crops that will provide delicious vegetables all winter. <br />
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Next post; Leia and Luke, our two Great Pyrenees guardian dogs....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-66775122431696774042011-05-08T17:40:00.000-04:002011-05-08T17:40:51.145-04:00Time to Get Blogging Again :)The Brightwood Farm Blog has been pretty spotty over the last year, although there are always lots of neat things going on at the farm that are worth telling folks about through our blog. The problem is that we never seem to have time to sit down and do the work of writing the blog and getting it online. <br />
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I'll start with a look back at the winter just passed- it was mild and un-snowy compared to the winter of 2009- 2010. Practically no shoveling this winter, but practically no cross country skiing either! I have been going on walks in the woods each morning with Cara, our English shepherd. It gives me a great opportunity to observe as the trees and woods plants respond to the changing seasons. Here are a few pictures I took on walks this past winter. <br />
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We finished work on our two new moveable greenhouses (actually unheated hoophouses) on Christmas Day and started harvesting salad greens from them about a month later. We also grew microgreens in trays all winter in our small lean-to greenhouse, attached to our house. It proved to be an enjoyable wintertime enterprise, and although the microgreens took a little over a month to get to marketable size, we were able to grow them all winter with minimal additional heat. As I write this in the beginning of May, the microgreens are ready to market after only a week and a half or two weeks- it is amazing what a difference more heat and light makes! <br />
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We estimate that about 300 people visited during the day. The weather was perfect; warm and sunny. We offered hourly 'Meet the Animals' tours led by our interns as well as mini courses on planting a fall salad garden, composting and herbs. <div><br /></div><div>In case you missed the Market Central tour and would like to visit the farm this fall, we will be holding our 10th (I think!) annual Open House/ Field Day the afternoons of October 30th and 31st. More details later.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-84557018704929208882010-05-09T22:23:00.002-04:002010-05-10T02:47:22.836-04:00Goat kid videosWe are just past half way with this year's goat kidding. 15 does and 27 kids. <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyG8eZMz7GfHZjclLW9_V1Klu4n8plrg_jFe9fMbUl2CQ4u36BGmKD87j4TIOMn4ftiSTsOdSHDMIDbRiHJdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-2277234830822388942010-05-09T21:50:00.005-04:002010-05-09T22:22:06.538-04:00Caitlin, Erin, Samantha and the New Ducklings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drek6vCYI/AAAAAAAAAEM/jgyq5EUBjaE/s1600/IMG_0614.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drek6vCYI/AAAAAAAAAEM/jgyq5EUBjaE/s320/IMG_0614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469458445515032962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-dreCole9I/AAAAAAAAAEE/uK23sSimnkE/s1600/IMG_0619.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-dreCole9I/AAAAAAAAAEE/uK23sSimnkE/s320/IMG_0619.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469458436312103890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drdVj4sKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/lDzLlmQGu0k/s1600/IMG_0617.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drdVj4sKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/lDzLlmQGu0k/s320/IMG_0617.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469458424212795554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drcxUWXII/AAAAAAAAAD0/qFeeqhCXqTg/s1600/IMG_0618.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drcxUWXII/AAAAAAAAAD0/qFeeqhCXqTg/s320/IMG_0618.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469458414483954818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drccXNF5I/AAAAAAAAADs/tiytnJMp3Hw/s1600/IMG_0610.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-drccXNF5I/AAAAAAAAADs/tiytnJMp3Hw/s320/IMG_0610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469458408858785682" /></a><br />Its hard not to smile looking at a baby duckling. Ask Erin, Samantha and Caitlin.<div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-40843285163858216432010-05-09T21:30:00.003-04:002010-05-09T21:47:11.076-04:00New Ducklings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-djbAiB2dI/AAAAAAAAADk/4ebfhbxJFJE/s1600/IMG_8509.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-djbAiB2dI/AAAAAAAAADk/4ebfhbxJFJE/s320/IMG_8509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469449588115102162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-djasRQyKI/AAAAAAAAADc/Un6Pl1NJJHM/s1600/IMG_8505.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-djasRQyKI/AAAAAAAAADc/Un6Pl1NJJHM/s320/IMG_8505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469449582676068514" /></a><br />The new ducklings are really cute. The lighter colored are runner ducks and khaki campbell. The darker are rouen. They were shipped to us as day old chicks in the US Postal Service. The postmaster calls early the day they arrive at the central distribution center and we pick them up. We bought them from McMurray Hatchery.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-43703314936184347692010-05-07T21:49:00.004-04:002010-05-07T22:02:38.841-04:00Hermes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-TFg0Q0hLI/AAAAAAAAADU/Qa5H6s5BWn8/s1600/IMG_5187.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-TFg0Q0hLI/AAAAAAAAADU/Qa5H6s5BWn8/s320/IMG_5187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468713015110304946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-TFgRDBd8I/AAAAAAAAADM/gkM3oH8xw-s/s1600/00061.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-TFgRDBd8I/AAAAAAAAADM/gkM3oH8xw-s/s320/00061.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468713005657192386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-TFf2PERaI/AAAAAAAAADE/P7SMd0myZkw/s1600/IMG_5184.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-TFf2PERaI/AAAAAAAAADE/P7SMd0myZkw/s320/IMG_5184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468712998459950498" /></a><br />Sad day on the farm. One of our Great Pyrenees guard dogs Hermes went to his rest today from advanced bone cancer that had spread rapidly. <div>He was a great work dog, watching over his goats from the day as a puppy when he climbed out of his pen in the barn to lie with them in the field. He has been their steadfast guardian ever since through all seasons and hundreds of goat kids. The goats miss him, as do we.</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-68084317476252385022010-05-05T22:29:00.002-04:002010-05-05T22:45:17.061-04:00Construction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-IrtqledSI/AAAAAAAAAC8/35aT8KxFCIQ/s1600/20100502_05022010_15-1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-IrtqledSI/AAAAAAAAAC8/35aT8KxFCIQ/s320/20100502_05022010_15-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467980961106785570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-IrtS0v0iI/AAAAAAAAAC0/chMFocUsrzI/s1600/IMG_0603.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-IrtS0v0iI/AAAAAAAAAC0/chMFocUsrzI/s320/IMG_0603.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467980954728387106" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The new tent platform</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is under construction.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-24979936736476922022010-05-05T21:36:00.003-04:002010-05-05T22:00:36.844-04:00More Goat Kids<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-IfTfrpagI/AAAAAAAAACs/NZiwD4wG55M/s1600/IMG_0630.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S-IfTfrpagI/AAAAAAAAACs/NZiwD4wG55M/s320/IMG_0630.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467967317363747330" /></a><br />Our goat does Lydia, Aurea and Tortilla and others have had their kids.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-38926605577959276402010-04-29T20:17:00.004-04:002010-04-29T22:14:35.897-04:00New Goat Kids Started Arriving Today!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9o7_dC_SfI/AAAAAAAAACk/j3FcWkISEac/s1600/IMG_8468.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9o7_dC_SfI/AAAAAAAAACk/j3FcWkISEac/s320/IMG_8468.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465747059082480114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9o7-5x7kpI/AAAAAAAAACc/m_x1dqWzxxw/s1600/IMG_8465.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9o7-5x7kpI/AAAAAAAAACc/m_x1dqWzxxw/s320/IMG_8465.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465747049615692434" /></a><br />Blanca and Flying Ears were our first two does to have their kids (twins for Blanca and a single for Flying Ears). We have 25 expectant moms, and twins are typical for Spanish Meat Goats, so there will be lots more kids to come. Spanish Meat Goats are known for their excellent mothering skills and generally trouble free deliveries; characteristics that we appreciate during kidding season. April is a lovely time of year for kidding- not too warm or cold, lots of new, green, nutritious grass, and very few flies. Our first new additions were trying out their new legs this afternoon and will probably be learning how to jump tomorrow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-44945228253511939102010-04-28T20:51:00.006-04:002010-04-28T21:36:59.491-04:00The Most Beautiful Place on Earth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jgiu5M8cI/AAAAAAAAACE/MsUuUSnFNt8/s1600/IMG_8453.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jgiu5M8cI/AAAAAAAAACE/MsUuUSnFNt8/s320/IMG_8453.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465365035122225602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jgiXOVjzI/AAAAAAAAAB8/hGnKoc7XKCs/s1600/IMG_8447.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jgiXOVjzI/AAAAAAAAAB8/hGnKoc7XKCs/s320/IMG_8447.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465365028768419634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jghmzx3NI/AAAAAAAAAB0/IgsCsWceVsY/s1600/IMG_8445.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jghmzx3NI/AAAAAAAAAB0/IgsCsWceVsY/s320/IMG_8445.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465365015772126418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jghbUqSGI/AAAAAAAAABs/gPIMC8YGnu0/s1600/IMG_8457.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S9jghbUqSGI/AAAAAAAAABs/gPIMC8YGnu0/s320/IMG_8457.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465365012688816226" /></a><br />I am frequently reminded of a conversation I had a couple of years ago with my neighbor, Thomas Ford. Thomas was sitting on his front porch, as he often did, looking at the world go by, which happens slowly on a country road like ours. He mostly had a view of our farm; the donkeys, chickens and goats on the hillside, the surrounding woods, and a broad sweep of the sky. Thomas was almost 90 and had lived his entire life within 3 miles of our farm. On this particular day, I stopped by to say hello and chat a bit. I don't remember much of the conversation, except for the part where he smiled and said, "You know, this is the most beautiful place on earth!" And he meant it. I have come to appreciate the beauty around us here at the farm every day. It is a privilege to be able to take a mini-break during the work day and enjoy the beautiful scenery around me. I think of Thomas often, when I take a minute to appreciate our little piece of the earth. Here are a few pictures I took on an early morning walk recently...What a beautiful place!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-63503194116835761042010-04-04T21:19:00.003-04:002010-04-04T22:24:40.207-04:00Thousands of Tulips in Brightwood!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIZft4RnI/AAAAAAAAABk/Suw1EiAMlDg/s1600/IMG_8407.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIZft4RnI/AAAAAAAAABk/Suw1EiAMlDg/s320/IMG_8407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456472026383926898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIYkO1VJI/AAAAAAAAABc/DEQ1osIqRP8/s1600/IMG_8403.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIYkO1VJI/AAAAAAAAABc/DEQ1osIqRP8/s320/IMG_8403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456472010416018578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIYDiCgNI/AAAAAAAAABU/3sAbwfszvbs/s1600/IMG_8400.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIYDiCgNI/AAAAAAAAABU/3sAbwfszvbs/s320/IMG_8400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456472001638203602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIX1IhdyI/AAAAAAAAABM/NcLEubxJCwc/s1600/IMG_8373.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yc5UW-jCzrY/S7lIX1IhdyI/AAAAAAAAABM/NcLEubxJCwc/s320/IMG_8373.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456471997773084450" /></a><br />We enjoyed an Easter Day walk among the tulips at our smaller farm here in Brightwood. Our good friends, Jeroen and Keriann Koeman, owners of EcoTulips are growing 40,000 beautiful organic tulips there. About a third of them are open now; next weekend they should be gorgeous! I was surprised by the intensity of the colors; especially the maroons, reds and purples. You can come and enjoy the flowers (and cut some to take home, too) from now through at least the middle of the month, depending, of course on the weather. After such a snowy winter, we are all enjoying Spring all around!<div>More information at www.organictulipfestival.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546394494440174994.post-72975570517916734982010-04-01T14:46:00.000-04:002010-04-01T14:47:27.455-04:00Coming Soon!Current news from the farm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0