MHf meal

During one of our meals last week, we realized that virtually everything on the plate was a product of MHf. The chicken was butchered last spring, the green beans were preserved in July, and the sweet potatoes were harvested in the fall. Even the herbal seasoning (summer savory) for the green beans was dried during the heat of the summer. Suddenly it all tasted so much better!

If you've never grown your own food, you should really try. Start small with a pot of chives or stick a tomato plant in a large planter. You'll never want another grocery-store tomato again!

Another beautiful sunrise this morning.

(click on any photo to enlarge)

fall projects

Eric's Project: Poultry schooner
Here's the base for the first schooner. It's going together fairly quickly and should be sturdy enough to move using the BCS. At just 20' long, this prototype will work nicely to house the current meat birds: turkeys and chickens. Another at 50' long will be built for the laying flock.

Paula's Project: Greenhouse
If you've ever visited the farm, you may remember seeing a hay shelter surrounding the hydrant near the hen house. We had to figure out a way to keep the hydrant from freezing in the winter. Now, after four seasons of weather, it's falling down and needs replaced. Harbor Freight's 10' x 12' greenhouse will work beautifully! Here's a time-lapse video from You Tube showing someone else putting up the same greenhouse.

Could not resist capturing this morning's gorgeous sunrise!

(click on any photo to enlarge)