tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163298628049769172.post1757913707697553854..comments2023-06-28T08:20:33.483-07:00Comments on Folkways Farm: Roots and greens!Folkways Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690623749929366603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163298628049769172.post-28999586720351635482009-11-09T19:59:25.945-08:002009-11-09T19:59:25.945-08:00Geez Aubrey, After your late pregnancy hermit-ness...Geez Aubrey, After your late pregnancy hermit-ness, you are totally chatty! We really, really want to come and see you guys. I tried calling but I am assuming you aren't on the phone much with the new baby and toddler and boys.<br /><br />So to answer your questions:<br />I did buy some heavy duty, official row covers. We will see how long they last. Also Brian built me a new cold frame, which should last way longer.<br /><br />Over the lime will go a series of lime washes which I will tint with earthen pigments. It can be almost any earthy color, but I am thinking of adding some ochers and having layers of a really warm, earthy golden-reddish color. <br /><br />So...I now need to breed my two goats that give no sign of going into heat. The one goat we don't breed (she was a third nipple which could cause milking difficulties), is crazy when she is in heat: <br />she makes tons of noise, wags her tail, mounts the other girls... you get the idea. My other two maybe get a thoughtful look, and that's it! So I am spending time each day looking at their backsides for pinkness and discharge (TMI?) and taking them over to the buck to see if they are in the mood. What fun!Folkways Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690623749929366603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163298628049769172.post-10443837460640763532009-11-07T18:00:53.880-08:002009-11-07T18:00:53.880-08:00I would like to purchase some of your fine goat so...I would like to purchase some of your fine goat soap, please! So maybe you guys should come over to *visit* hint, hint, wink, wink, & sell me some! ;)<br />You made me feel cold just reading this! I bet that was one of the most fantastic baths you've ever taken. <br />I can't tell you how many times I've seen guys tossing perfectly fine produce right into the garbage at Winco. Besides all the produce that is wasted along the way, before the perfect looking stuff even makes it to the store, they then constantly toss stuff out as it gets ripe because ripe fruits & veggies are smushy, & bruise easily. It's mind boggling. And I doubt any of those tons of produce are composted either. We always get a serious chuckle when they show huge,red, perfect, shiny & waxy apples on Little House on the Prairie. haha. As if. <br />You've had crazy weather! We've only had some high winds, & a wee bit of rain...<br />I want to hear more about your row covers. Did you buy official "row covers" somewhere or did you make them or what? I read in Eliot Coleman's book that he "is sometimes lucky enough to get 2 seasons use out of his row covers" & I thought "geez, only 2 seasons?? There's gotta be a better way than that!"<br />So do you cover the lime plaster with something or is that the last layer? Have you bred that rutty goat recently? Are you staggering the females pregnancies?<br />Geez I'm so chatty. :prootsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388745679245539129noreply@blogger.com