One major project I started was to write up a junior entomology curriculum for the younger kids. I searched high and low for a bug program for the boys to no avail. Everything was geared for much younger kids, and Zeb is especially ready for something with more detail. I will post an update once I am finished.
This was also a summer of no rain. It was very dry and hot until late July. We finally started getting some rain and the grass finally decided to grow.
In fact, it was too dry for a cutting of hay in June, but we should get a good cutting in a week or so. This should, along with all of the pastures, give us enough food for the cattle this winter.
A couple of days ago we moved all of the cows into the yard around the house.
No fancy landscaping over here. I use cows to mow the lawn and I honestly do not care if they munch on bushes.
Not to offend anyone with beautifully landscaped yards, but I truly find more peace in watching my cows graze the yard. Grass based farming has so many advantages and we are blessed to have the ability to farm in this manner. Thank you Joel Salatin for all of the inspiration!
They were very excited to move to fresh grass and spent a good part of the moment jumping and bucking their way across the yard. We will let them graze a few days before moving them again.
Journee's elderly goat has spent each morning, now that they are cooler, basking in the morning sun on the drive. I have washed the drive twice this week of goat droppings, but it is a lost battle.
Our next big project is too get a blueberry orchard planted. This would be an easy task, except we must fence the orchard to keep the cows from chewing down the bushes. Devin will be better able to tackle the project once Dragon Con is over.
We spent a good deal of time Tuesday sewing the finishing touches on some cosplay costumes for the Dragon Con event. I know it will be great time for everyone attending.
Moving the cows, cutting hay and prepping school supplies must mean one thing: Fall is almost here.
It's time to soak up these last few days of summer and that is exactly what I plan to do this weekend.
Happy Friday Ya'll!!!
Sami
Love reading your blog, and like you, have been super busy so I am frightfully behind in my reading. We also have Jerseys. goats. and various farm creasures, homeschool,still have 8 children at home, and are always trying to use sustainable methods for our farming. (yes, yah Joel Salatin!) Blessings on the coming baby- what exciting news! We just adopted again last fall, and I always start to get the itch to adopt again after about a year of loving on our newest and getting to know them. No better place to raise a family than on the farm :-)
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