Even my long-time friends, the ones who know me well enough not to be surprised by much, ask why we have become novice farmers at this relatively late age. Why do we want to work so hard? I ask…
Even a good layer hen will only produce a lot of eggs in her first couple of years. Then it’s either permanent retirement or the stewpot for her. Only one of the current batch of Stray Arrow hens has…
Spring could slip through the ranch gate any time now. The pasture is sort of greening up. You know it’s coming when the town fire crew is out burning the weeds out of the main canal. Luckily the wind…
This month has been hard on the ranch-hold budget. First I ordered 500 custom-grafted cider apple trees for 2014. Yes, we have 100+ in the ground and another 100+ on order for this coming April. Yes, we need more.…
Memorandum to all present and future resident males of the Stray Arrow Ranch barnyard
So as to make your time here at the ranch more pleasant and companionable for all, the management requests that you remember these important…
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