Spring is upon us once again. Time to shake off the cold and the cobwebs and get back to work.
The Guinea Fowl that were bred last year all survived the winter and are healthy and noisy as ever. Watch the clip below for an earful of their amazing alarm system.
Our first woofer for the new year arrived, Sofie.
We taught her how to catch trout in the front yard of our farm, along with many other skills.
We butchered our Sheep from the previous summer. Very tasty mutton.
Our second woofer joined Sofie to help clear some jungle and plant new gardens. Sofia and Sofie, what are the odds? :)
As usual, Odin observes the work and offers helpful observations.
The strawberry patch overwintered well in the newly cleared jungle and is ready to explode with growth now.
Sofia and Mitra plant Kale in a sunny location that was jungle a few weeks earlier. The large trees are left to decompose on the ground and provide fun walkways.
Sweet Potato slips are planted in the freshly dug soil.
We are STILL harvesting Sweet Potato from last years plantings. We have steadily been feeding 4 adults and 2 children with last years crop since October. Below is one of the areas that we have not harvested Sweet Potato from yet and their foliage is still lush and now is sprouting many new slips.
We grew 5 varieties last year, and this year we will try to grow 6 varieties. Below is an assortment.
Sofie helps to harvest some ripe Bananas.
Citrus Season is upon us also. We have more oranges, lemons, and limes than we can eat. The orange trees are also great fun for climbing.
The Sugar Cane is sprouting new growth and soon will be able to spread into a huge Sugar Cane Patch.
One of the perks of jungle clearing is getting to make Bonfires from all the tree branches!
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