It's Cheese ordering time again...
I am very busy already. Well as always just now I do have to run for a lot of supplies.
I still have plenty of eggs and cheese.
Herb seedlings are coming up. Tomato and pepper seeds are started the first planting.
LOOKS LIKE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE OUR POT LUCK CSA DAY IN MAY AGAIN THIS YEAR --
I was hoping to have it in the beginning of June but, have a niece graduation the first or second weekend of June Her school doesn't set the day yet for a month or so.
PLAN ON MAY 17th, 2009 THAT IS A SUNDAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY.
2 P.M. till Dark
AS ALWAYS EVERY ONE BRING A DISH TO PASS
(it's the best part to get to try everyone's different foods). I will have hot mint teas, coffee, grape juice and water.
I WILL HAVE SOME OF OUR HOME MADE BAKE GOODS -- COOKIES, PIES, BREADS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CHEESES.
(There will be for eating and extra if any one wants to buy some while here).
Also, have some of our Chicken cooked up - for those that eat meat.
AT THAT TIME I MAY HAVE FOR MEMBERS;
SOME CUT FLOWERS
FRESH HERBS
GREENS
RHUBARB
NON PRODUCE ITEMS (cash items)
Seedlings
Wood Frett work
Hand made Bees Wax Candles (cotton wicks)
Seed
Our Home made Soaps
Our Home made Jellies
Strawberries start in June
Rhubarb is in June or sooner
Dandelion greens are in usually by May
Peas start toward end of June
Baby beets and tops late June
Then with each month more and more comes by end of July most produce is in or well on it's way - last year I was picking Kale up through the week of Christmas at 6lb. a week.
HEADS UP DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER THIS YEAR
STRAWBERRY - IN JUNE 2 TO 5 WEEKS
SWEET CORN - AUG. - SEPT. 2 TO 5 WEEKS
SUMMER SQUASH AND ZUCCHINI EARLY SUMMER AND SECOND PLANTING SEPT. TILL FROST
RASPBERRIES - JULY
RED CURRENTS - JUNE
FRUIT -- IN THE FALL
THEY SAY THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SNOW STORM IN MID APRIL ---
WE SHALL SEE....
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Monday, March 02, 2009
Would like to Get the Word Out
Hello everyone I do not do this but, this year these issues affect me very much. I know there are way too many Federal laws about too many things in our life that the government is trying to change and do it too fast right now.
I would like you to go to some of these sites I am going to list on here and you can decide how you feel about the issues. TIME IS RUNNING OUT AS IT WILL BECOME LAW AFTER THE 13th SO PLEASE IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD PLEASE SPEAK OUT NOW.
There are several parts of this farm bill that worry me and if they go through could stop me from farming any more. As many small farms will not be able to cover all the extra cost. Which this is why I would like you to take a look as it will effect you as consumers also.
If all the new federal/state laws go into effect - NAIS (tagging of all livestock with chips to be tracked - from chickens up to horses an cows, premise registration). They fail to tell you there has always been records for tracking livestock at the large industrial/ranch level these are the animals that go to feed lots, slaughter houses to go from state to state, school to school, overseas, across our boarders. But, what has been needed is more testing for sickness, enforce better conditions for the livestock and slaughter houses. But, the same department that has now been spending billions of our dollars to get this new tracking at the seat of their computer always said they didn't have the man power to enforce / lack of money-
Registering my premise changes my rights as a land owner - not for the good.
I will not do the above if it comes to that - which means I will be one of the many many farms that will no longer be able to have livestock -- no eggs, no meat.
Every time we have had food health problems in the USA - it has been shipped in foods, or from large industrial farms and packing companies. They are working hard to put us small local farms out.
There are also more laws they are trying to pass you may want to look at when you are on these sites -- they are on zapping all our fruits, veg. & meats. Watch as they have been doing some foods coming into USA and the label is very very small to tell you. This is something they want to change they don't want to have to label so you will not know.
One good site is Organic Consumers Association
One more site is FarmandRanchFreedom.org
If your children have animals they plan to take to the fair or shows these new laws will effect you too.
Thank you for taking the time to look at this but, we need consumers as well as us farms/ ranchers/ backyard livestock owners to speak out and try to be heard. I don't want to have to give up my animals and produce. If everything goes through us small farms will be out of business, no farm markets, local fresh foods at your local store, no roadside markets.
Thank you again, Barb
I BELIEVE THIS YEAR I WILL HAVE OUR CSA MEMBERS POT LUCK THE SECOND SUNDAY OF JUNE. THIS WAY MAYBE THE WEATHER WILL BE NICER AND WITH LUCK SOME STRAWBERRIES WILL BE READY THEN. I KNOW SOME HERBS, GREENS AND CUT FLOWERS WILL BE.
SOME HERBS, GREENS AND CUT FLOWERS START AS EARLY AS APRIL SO START WATCHING THIS BLOG CLOSER IN ABOUT 5 WEEKS.
REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR THIS YEAR AND WILL BE GREAT TO SEE ALL THE MEMBERS FROM THE PAST AND ALL THE NEW FACES.
I WAS OUT IN THE GREEN HOUSE AGAIN TODAY STARTING MORE SEED. THE OREGANO, BASIL, THYME SEED HAS STARTED TO COME UP. NEW GROWTH ON THE MINT AND TARRAGON HAS STARTED. CHIVES SHOULD BE STICKING IT'S NEW SHOOTS UP SOON. EARLY SPRING FLOWERS ARE GREEN COMING UP. AS WELL AS SOME NEW GROWTH ON THE ROSEMARY I WINTERED IN THE GREENHOUSE. SO I AM HAPPY -- NEW CHICKS ARE ORDERED TO COME IN MAY WHICH MEANS I WILL HAVE SOME YOUNG CHICKEN TO SELL IN JULY.
I would like you to go to some of these sites I am going to list on here and you can decide how you feel about the issues. TIME IS RUNNING OUT AS IT WILL BECOME LAW AFTER THE 13th SO PLEASE IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD PLEASE SPEAK OUT NOW.
There are several parts of this farm bill that worry me and if they go through could stop me from farming any more. As many small farms will not be able to cover all the extra cost. Which this is why I would like you to take a look as it will effect you as consumers also.
If all the new federal/state laws go into effect - NAIS (tagging of all livestock with chips to be tracked - from chickens up to horses an cows, premise registration). They fail to tell you there has always been records for tracking livestock at the large industrial/ranch level these are the animals that go to feed lots, slaughter houses to go from state to state, school to school, overseas, across our boarders. But, what has been needed is more testing for sickness, enforce better conditions for the livestock and slaughter houses. But, the same department that has now been spending billions of our dollars to get this new tracking at the seat of their computer always said they didn't have the man power to enforce / lack of money-
Registering my premise changes my rights as a land owner - not for the good.
I will not do the above if it comes to that - which means I will be one of the many many farms that will no longer be able to have livestock -- no eggs, no meat.
Every time we have had food health problems in the USA - it has been shipped in foods, or from large industrial farms and packing companies. They are working hard to put us small local farms out.
There are also more laws they are trying to pass you may want to look at when you are on these sites -- they are on zapping all our fruits, veg. & meats. Watch as they have been doing some foods coming into USA and the label is very very small to tell you. This is something they want to change they don't want to have to label so you will not know.
One good site is Organic Consumers Association
One more site is FarmandRanchFreedom.org
If your children have animals they plan to take to the fair or shows these new laws will effect you too.
Thank you for taking the time to look at this but, we need consumers as well as us farms/ ranchers/ backyard livestock owners to speak out and try to be heard. I don't want to have to give up my animals and produce. If everything goes through us small farms will be out of business, no farm markets, local fresh foods at your local store, no roadside markets.
Thank you again, Barb
I BELIEVE THIS YEAR I WILL HAVE OUR CSA MEMBERS POT LUCK THE SECOND SUNDAY OF JUNE. THIS WAY MAYBE THE WEATHER WILL BE NICER AND WITH LUCK SOME STRAWBERRIES WILL BE READY THEN. I KNOW SOME HERBS, GREENS AND CUT FLOWERS WILL BE.
SOME HERBS, GREENS AND CUT FLOWERS START AS EARLY AS APRIL SO START WATCHING THIS BLOG CLOSER IN ABOUT 5 WEEKS.
REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR THIS YEAR AND WILL BE GREAT TO SEE ALL THE MEMBERS FROM THE PAST AND ALL THE NEW FACES.
I WAS OUT IN THE GREEN HOUSE AGAIN TODAY STARTING MORE SEED. THE OREGANO, BASIL, THYME SEED HAS STARTED TO COME UP. NEW GROWTH ON THE MINT AND TARRAGON HAS STARTED. CHIVES SHOULD BE STICKING IT'S NEW SHOOTS UP SOON. EARLY SPRING FLOWERS ARE GREEN COMING UP. AS WELL AS SOME NEW GROWTH ON THE ROSEMARY I WINTERED IN THE GREENHOUSE. SO I AM HAPPY -- NEW CHICKS ARE ORDERED TO COME IN MAY WHICH MEANS I WILL HAVE SOME YOUNG CHICKEN TO SELL IN JULY.
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