Author Archives: Nathan

How to nest a goose

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Nathan

It’s spring (or nearly so), and that means nesting time.  Now that I’ve finally got the routine worked out for successfully nesting geese, I’ll share it with you. For those of you who just want to see how much I’ve … Continue reading →

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Blown eggs–an easier way?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Nathan

I love finding ways for my birds to pay their own way! Spring is coming, and the ducks, chickens & geese have been laying more eggs–good news!  Our surplus eggs (pastured, organic, no-soy, no-corn) have gone to friends.  That “egg … Continue reading →

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The First Goose Egg of Spring

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Nathan

Joel ran to find me yesterday morning because the first goose egg of the year had appeared. The first eggs this year came from a pair of American Lavender Ice geese. Continue reading →

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Boron: A Soil Supplement

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Nathan

This afternoon’s project was spreading Boron on our pastures. Continue reading →

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Why top bar beehives?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Nathan

Here is my post about why I’ve decided to use foundationless and top bar hives for my treatment-free style of beehive management. http://www.pleasedbees.com/wp/2011/02/04/why-top-bar-hives/

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Hand dipped tallow candles

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Nathan

Once a week we have a “candle lit” dinner, so we go through a lot of candles at our house. Continue reading →

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Spreading Lime to Make the Grass Grow

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Nathan

The best part about spreading lime this way was I was recruiting my farm helpers (ages 6 & 9) to come along with me on the project! Continue reading →

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Changes come with the New Year

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Nathan

Happy New Year 2011!

Here is a short list of the changes that have happened in the past couple weeks. Continue reading →

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Goose Eggs for Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Nathan

I’m purging some of my “stuff”. This particular round, I’ve started to clear out my blown goose egg collection from last spring. Continue reading →

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Record Setting Apple Pressing

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Nathan

We made a 611 gallons of apple juice last weekend! Fortunately, we had about 40 people to share it all with. Continue reading →

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