It has been a year since I posted. Time goes appears to fly by. So what have we been doing around the farm?
Spring was spent a time renewing our gardens. We put in several raised beds for our vegetables. I am most proud of replanting our old asparagus garden and raspberry bushes. We are also allowing our lawn to go wild and established a large wild flower garden for the bees. This year I may plant a dye garden so I can start experimenting with adding color to my Jacob fleeces.
It’s now fall and we have finished harvesting our tomatoes and peppers. The weather had been so hot and humid all summer my dye garden idea never happened. Maybe next year.
I bought 5 new Jacob ewes in May to replace my aging flock. Their names are Noreen, Nanette, Nadine, Sliya and Ava. Noreen an Nadine each had a ram lambs on Labor Day. Nadine’s lamb never thrived and passed away at 2 days of age. Norman is growing like a weed.
