Piglets have arrived
Written by Paul on May 15th, 2012Community Garden has started for 2012
Written by Paul on May 13th, 2012
Southborough Community gardeners started planing yesterday, May 12th. For more information go to Southborough.MA.gov
“Hayfield” in 2012
Written by Paul on May 11th, 2012
The “Hayfield”, well not exactly.
Written by Paul on May 11th, 2012The agreement for the USDA GRP program stipulated that the areas outside of the pasture be untouched until August 1st to allow ground nesting birds to nest and the babies to fledge the nest. Hay quality plummets after about July 1st as the grass species put the energy into producing seeds. This results in a very low quality hay not really worth haying. Our plan for this year is to get in August 1st and cut off the standing vegetation and let the grass re-grow for late Aug. September grazing. As you can see in the pictures the invasive plants have been removed and the quality of the forage has greatly improved since 2005 when the project started.
Invasive control with livestock
Written by Paul on May 11th, 2012We will be using our sheep and goats to control invasive plants that made this portion of our property into an invasive jungle. The sheep stands in front of the foundation of the house destroyed by the 1953 (Worcester) Tornado.
Were up to 6 calves for 2012, 3 more to go.
Written by Paul on May 11th, 2012
Our Red Beltie Calf
Written by Paul on May 11th, 2012
Cows on the North Pasture
Written by Paul on May 10th, 2012
Spring is here!
Written by Paul on April 8th, 2012With warm temperatures the grass has really turned green and started growing. Front paddock getting off to an early start. The stone wall in front and the split rail fence in the back were both constructed by our partnership with the DYS Spectrum program. At risk youth are funneled into this program as an alternative to lockup.
New Calf, Red Calf
Written by Paul on April 5th, 2012We have a new red calf. Red is a recessive trait and both parents were black so they both must have been carrying a red gene.