Nutty In Love

From big city gardeners to rural #ForestFarmers 🌲🐷🌳🦃🐔
Moving from CO to MO, follow our adventure building a #HobbyFarm

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If you're feeling overwhelmed by world or US news recently, here's your friendly reminder to #PlantSomething

We planted these lilies as bulbs last spring and they are bringing us little doses of joy in a world where it is much needed.

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The potato starts we planted a few months ago are done! This is a small yield (~4lb), but since we're still fairly new to this climate, we're experimenting with what grows well and what doesn't. We're definitely going to grow more this fall!

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The donkeys sure do appreciate when we let them have the leaves after we've cleared a tree!

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Happy first Day of (Meterological) Spring!

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#YaySpring
#Spring2023

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A sign that spring is coming: the oak acorns are starting to wake up and grow!

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Today we began clearing and constructing our first walking trail through the woods. This is going to be a lifesaver during bug season.

Long-term, it would be AWESOME to have one like this all throughout the property, but that will take awhile...

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But there's no way that we can eat all of these pears before they spoil. So we're going to try canning them as preserves so we can enjoy them throughout the winter!

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#EatLocal
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One of our neighbors has a pear tree that is producing. They generously told us to come over and pick all that we wanted.

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Despite our best efforts at eating and preserving our eggs, we can't keep up with 13 laying hens. So we reached out to a local food bank and donated 6 dozen eggs to our neighbors in need!

#SupportLocal
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We have kids, so of course we have carseats that they have outgrown. We have one on our porch and it has become their new favorite place to lay.

Works for me, it's close to the house!

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#SafetyFirst
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When we first built our chicken coop, we read conflicting things about building nesting boxes. Some said the chickens needed the boxes to lay their eggs in, others said the chickens are gonna lay where they want, don't bother. We opted for the latter.

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First lilies of the year! We planted these a few months ago--very impressed that they're already producing.

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We built a worm bin this weekend to supplement our chicken feed. The plan is to dehydrate the worms and save them for the winter when the chickens require more feed.

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The dogs treed a possum this morning. Rarely a dull moment around here

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Last fall, I planted a small black walnut tree. The dogs promptly chewed it into oblivion. Oh well, they can't eat ALL the trees, right?

This morning I found that it's still alive!

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A few things we're seeing around our area start to bloom here in this 3rd week of May

1) Wild bergamot (bee balm)
2) Lilies we planted last fall
3) Tomato flowers opening
4) Clover flowering
5) Wild yarrow about to flower

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You don't need big pots to grow big plants!

#SmallButMighty
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I thought we had been a little light on eggs the past several days...

The chickens found a new secret laying spot...under the deck!

#HiddenClutch
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The kids got to meet a local creek crawfish for the first time today

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