Quick Update

I have very slow internet but thought I'd do a quick update. I've been busy lately in the garden and in the kitchen. Sometimes I wonder what I do all day, because there's always more to do. Who used the "retirement" word? We certainly haven't retired. They always say a little place has as much work to do as a bigger place, it just doesn't make you any money!! ha ha.

Anyway we're happy and healthy and not getting bored.

Kim helped me plant all my root crops the other day - carting soil and laying hay mostly, but it was good to have his help. It's almost time to plant out my seedlings for my fruiting crops. I plant using the phases of the moon and using this calender.  I will take some pics when everything is up growing!

I've been preserving eggplants and had a crack at a mixed veggie pickle using some home grown snake beans and some traded chokos. These will be interesting to try in another couple of days.

I swapped some chickens for some chokos and chillies and a pot of chives, so I think I did quite well.

These chickens have quite a story attached to them. One of my very good friends has a brother in law that is also an highschool Ag teacher. He took delivery of about 40 chickens two weeks early - at the end of term instead of the beginning. He needed to get rid of them and because my very dear friend was visiting at the time she thought I might like some......I got the lot. Next time she asks if I want some of anything, I think I'll say no. Alls well that ends well. Edmund quickly finished off a chook tractor he was making and we have managed to find homes for some. There were about 15 meat chickens, which I was quite happy to have but the 25 layer chickens are probably more than I need. I'll keep 6 for my son and family and 6 for us to replace some of our old girls and after this weekend, will have given the others away.

For those that follow this blog and also follow my facebook (Lucy's Farm Kitchen) you will notice that I haven't been on facebook since Easter. Some scumbag hacked my personal page and Facebook haven't completed their review, so I've been shut down. Not sure I'll get back on either. I don't really care for myself, but I did enjoy posting on my kitchen page (it's linked to my personal page, so was collateral damage). Anyway if you don't already follow me on instagram, you could give that a burl if you like. You'll find the link here: @healthyfarminghealthyfood

This weekend, we have a BD500 horn burial planned, so I'll post about that once we've actually got it done.