Restoration of a forgotten farm tool – Entry #101
Last week my friend Duncan dropped by with some parts he had salvaged off of an old John Deere sickle mower. We [...]
An orchard irrigation drip system worth checking out – Entry #100
Gluing flag drippers to 1/2 inch PVC caps The staked reservoir can with liquid fertilizer Using fertilizer tablets One of the best ways of saving [...]
Everyone has been called to the harvest – Entry #99
Knowing how to grow a healthy bumper crop for harvest on a plot of land isn’t so much a matter of science as it is an art form. Farming demands a passion to create as [...]
Mowing hay is a bit like life – Entry #98
Me and Duncan restoring my antique mower It was my first evening of mowing hay and things weren’t going well at all. I had scheduled a week’s vacation in anticipation [...]
The Harvest was Ripe – Entry #97
King Solomon once wrote; “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to [...]
The power of one horse power – Entry # 96
It’s hard to explain why, but there is something really satisfying about using horses in harness. Few folks use horses any other way than under saddle these days, yet for centuries horses were [...]
