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Busy little beePollinating the ditch weedsHope you don’t sting me And a bee poem from a real poet: Against Idleness and MischiefIsaac Watts How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour,And gather honey all the day From every … Continue reading →

So far we haven’t experienced last year’s hawk problems. But a couple of weeks ago, our neighbor warned us that he’d seen a pair of hawks with 2 babies in a nest near our fenceline. So when this batch of … Continue reading →

They say that confession is good for the soul. So perhaps if I confess my gardening sins to the internet, my soul will begin to feel more green than black again. Friends, I confess, our garden this year is a … Continue reading →

Welcome, Globe Gazette readers! Deb Nicklay wrote such a nice article about us. I had no idea Deb was going to hunt down my online blogging friends and ask questions! Thank you to Jeanelle at Midlife by Farmlight and Angie … Continue reading →

“I am the real Pride of the Farm, not those stinking pigs!” 2 years ago: More from Heritage Farm

After missing the annual steam engine show last summer we were excited to get back out there again this year! As always it was an enjoyable afternoon taking in all the sights, sounds and smells that go along with this … Continue reading →

This is the scene of last week’s breakout. The railroad track & trestle forms the western boundary of our property. Sugar Creek divides our pasture about in half. The fenceline down the left side of the pasture is electric, dividing … Continue reading →

This duck just hasn’t got her head on straight! Yesterday when I went in the chicken coop there were 2 ducks with newly hatched babies. Today when I went in the chicken coop, nothing. Off I went in search of … Continue reading →

For a little bit there I thought he’d escaped! I couldn’t see him anywhere, and I started to panic thinking that yet another animal had made a breakout into the neighbor’s bean field. At least the button weeds are good … Continue reading →

Our cows (and Star, by association) are in time out. It’s that time of year, when the grass is literally greener on the non-livestock-owning neighbor’s side of the fence. And the multiple floods we’ve experienced this summer have wreaked havoc … Continue reading →