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First season as a farmer: why are we working this hard, part 1

Posted by Ann | on December 28, 2012 | Also posted in Stray Arrow Ranch | Tagged , , , ,

This post is not about photography. I have been getting a lot of questions on why we have started growing hard cider apples that I thought it was time to answer. My reasons* lead heavily into food policy. There…

Snow freaks

Posted by Ann | on December 14, 2012 | Also posted in Newest, Singles, Stray Arrow Ranch | Tagged , ,

Each morning once the sky starts to color up, I go release the chickens from their coop. And each morning they squabble to see which one can get out first in case I have brought them a treat. Not…

Sleep(less) in the sleep lab

Posted by Ann | on November 30, 2012 | Also posted in … and another thing … | Tagged , ,

If I don’t post this now, I probably will overthink it. Last night I underwent a sleep study at the University of Utah Sleep-Wake Center. For a decade I have been battling hypertension. I am seeing a new…

B&W Tuesday: 17 tons

Posted by Ann | on November 20, 2012 | Also posted in B&W Tuesday, Newest, Singles, Stray Arrow Ranch | Tagged , ,

A wheelbarrow load at a time, the gravel is getting spread around each apple tree to cut back competition from the grasses and to eliminate places for voles to hide. One load should be enough for the trees we…

16 degrees

Posted by Ann | on November 12, 2012 | Also posted in Newest, Stray Arrow Ranch | Tagged

The thermometer on the porch read 16 degrees when I got up this morning. Our builder, Mark Austin, did right by the insulation on this place. The house is staying warm so far. That’s good, because people say with…