Life is fast paced on the farm this week! We have had fellows finishing up the "bones" of the new barn. It is really amazing to see. The roof is corrogated metal that has been treated to rust like a really old building. We will be siding it so it looks like it's lived her forever. You can see it in the picture above the hay stack.
We pulled honey from the hives. I may be prejudiced, but it is the best honey I have ever tasted. It seems so effortless - keep the little buzzers happy and they give us honey. That cute "bug" in the white suit is our son James. He really enjoyed working with them.
Speaking of buzzers, the picture of the buzzard above was taken down the road. Buzzards have a bad reputation, but I like them. They clean up our messes (dead animals in the road) and are really quite pretty when they fly.
The picture of the semi truck only has ONE tree it (covered with netting) that was delivered yesterday. We actually received 2 of them and the other picture shows the excavator (with my son James at the helm) digging a hole for planting. These mighty oaks are huge. I will show planted pictures later.
I couldn't resist the kittens at play.
The vegetables are getting ripe. We are open for u-pick so come on out and get some tasty veggies with no pesticides and only organic fertilizers. We have LOTS of tomatoes, artichokes, yellow crookneck squash, zucchini squash, fennel, cilantro, cantalopes, potatoes, brocolli, cauliflower, red cabbage, green cabbage, hot peppers, bell peppers and corn to come. Call ahead to make sure we are open (805) 610-1053 or 801-1899.
I never thought that farm life could be so busy, but I also never dreamed it could be so fulfilling.
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