Every field needs compost, the organic way to naturally fertilize the fields so that our crops can grow to be healthy and strong against disease. While conventional farms use chemicals and fertilizers that are overpowering to the soil, our fertilizer is 100% natural, coming from; hay, decomposed vegetables and a mixture of manure. Our manure comes from cows, chickens and pigs and is gathered from either our farm or the farms around us. Below are some pictures of Andrew using the new Bobcat to load up some compost into the spreader so that it can be spread over the field so that the incoming crops have healthy soil to grow in, Eazy was there in the truck to help out with the action.
A New Era Begins
Now that the wedding has come and gone we can now switch our focus from wedding preparation to other jobs around the farm. It does not seem as a coincidence that as Sarah Norman moves on to a new era in her life as Sarah Travers, the bride of Mark Travers, that the farm now open a new chapter in its operations as well, meat being a new name in the game. Now Andrew and I start preparation for the fifteen pigs coming to One Straw farm. Over the winter the idea came to us, why not provide the opportunity for customers to buy some One Straw pork if they want it, as we all know pork is the perfect complement to kale or collard greens. So come one, come all, we now begin operations in the meat market for the taste buds of our ever loyal CSA customers!
The New Backyard Garden
-Andrew
Rainy Day Cleanup
Wedding preparations for Sarah have begun. First on the list, cleanup the farm. We first started our with some necessary painting of the house and barns; after staining the buildings with a new coat they look fresh and new. Then Andrew took charge of making a new garden bed in the back of the house, complete with some cool granite slabs of monstrous proportion. Now we are working on cleaning up un-needed scrap metal and parts around the property to clean up the barnyard and the fields. Today the rain has been falling at a steady pace as we have been trying to cleanup enough scrap metal to construct a barn of its own (I will get pictures of the mass of metal). Rain or shine we will work to clean up the property to the point where I can put a personal guarantee that One Straw Farm will have a cleaner look upon your next visit. The season has begun folks.