This morning I got up early, packed up boxes of eggs and took our delivery to Jungle Jim's. The people who work at the Jungle are super friendly. Everyone I saw along my route through Receiving to Natural Foods back to the cooler behind Meat and back out through the dock asked how things were … Continue reading The Phillips Farm Family Grew a lot Today
Month: February 2018
An Angelic Morning
"Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient faith: what we need is here. And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye, clear. What we need is here." … Continue reading An Angelic Morning
Sunday dinner fun
We have been doing Sunday dinners at the farm pretty religiously for the last year. We have a list of about 6 family groups I email each week and ask who's coming. Not everyone comes every week but it's nice to see who we can. It's been a while since the families with little ones … Continue reading Sunday dinner fun
Winter Chores
Farm life is, in a lot of ways, seasonal. Winter is generally a quieter time but there is certainly still work to be done. When temperatures are above freezing we collect rainwater and pump it into the coop. When we're able to use this system, the waterers only have to be filled every other day … Continue reading Winter Chores
A Tiny Nest
I wrote last week about my budding interest in being a backyard naturalist. Really, it's a long standing interest, taking a more directed form of late. Anyway, the other day I was driving the tractor across the yard hauling chicken bedding and I passed a small nest on the ground. I turned around to take … Continue reading A Tiny Nest
Crockpot Chicken Broth
I made a roasted spatchcocked chicken one night last week for dinner. Whenever I make a whole chicken, I always cook down the carcass to make a rich bone broth. Here’s how I do it. Pull off as much meat as you can from the bones. I save a pile for us and a pile … Continue reading Crockpot Chicken Broth
Becoming A Backyard Naturalist
For Christmas, I got this book entitled The Naturalist's Notebook. It encourages us all to be backyard naturalists, taking note of what is happening in our own small worlds. He gives ten guidelines for how to grow as a naturalist: Cultivate curiosity. Learn the names and taxonomy of plants and animals around you. Become familiar with … Continue reading Becoming A Backyard Naturalist
Having Faith in Sweet Pea
Some of you who read my blog regularly will remember the tale of the little chick who hatched from our eggs last year, Sweet Pea. I took care of that dear little chick when the broody lost interest in it. I made sure the chick was getting food and water and wasn't being picked on. … Continue reading Having Faith in Sweet Pea
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