Tag Archives: Our Farm

Our Farm: Wine Cap Mushrooms

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Jennifer

My friend, Julie over at Missouri Farm Girl, got started with mushrooms about a year ago.  She got me interested in growing mushrooms after hearing her talk about them.  So I started doing a little more research to see if … Continue reading →

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Our Farm: Planting Elderberries

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Jennifer

I ordered elderberries from the Missouri Department of Conservation as part of my seedling tree order that I placed late last fall.  The elderberries, along with the pawpaws and pecans, arrived recently.  (Last year I had also ordered some elderberries … Continue reading →

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Adding Berries to Our Farm

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jennifer

One of the things I really want to get established on our farm are a variety of berries, fruits and nuts.  We were able to transplant the currants here in November and it appears that most of them have survived … Continue reading →

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Building a Grape Trellis: Part I

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Jennifer

You may recall that we transplanted our grapes to our new farm back in November.  In anticipation of them growing, I have wanted to get started on building the arbor.  Friday the weather was fairly nice and it seemed like … Continue reading →

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Farm Progress: The Farrowing Huts are Finished

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jennifer

We finished building the new farrowing huts with virtually no time to spare.  So far the design of the huts seems to be working well.  We have been busy, busy with taking turns checking on sows and gilts pigging around … Continue reading →

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