by Milkhouse | Oct 4, 2021 | Farm Notes
October is a transition month as we welcome Autumn. Cooler temperatures slow the grass growth down and provide relief to the animals – you are much more apt to see sheep out grazing during the day and lambs jumping around. It is also the start of breeding season for...
by Milkhouse | Sep 1, 2021 | Farm Notes
September welcomes our Brewfest on the Farm, the first day of Fall, and finally cooler weather! Clean-up for Brewfest is almost complete. The hay barn has been cleaned out to accommodate seating and the hay is off the front parking field. The hop yards have been mowed...
by Milkhouse | Aug 3, 2021 | Farm Notes
August focuses mostly harvest and maintenance. We will be dodging thunderstorms to get the last of the second cutting of hay done, and either sold or in the barn. It takes a good span of 3 dry days to cure the hay. This has been an unusual year as the smoke haze has...
by Milkhouse | Jul 2, 2021 | Farm Notes
July is usually a bit of a slower month on the farm and very weather dependent. The first cutting of hay is done. Second cutting will start around July 4. The hops are all strung, growing over the top wire, and starting to produce ‘burrs’ from which the hop cones...
by Milkhouse | Jun 1, 2021 | Farm Notes
June is about making hay. The first half of the first cutting is done and in the barn (or sold). This is a bit earlier than usual thanks to the wonderful dry weather we have had. Tom and Chuckie will be waiting on a good stretch of 4 dry days in order to get the rest...
by Milkhouse | May 3, 2021 | Farm Notes
Lambing time has come – and gone! We have 18 lambs, all healthy and bouncing. We ended up with one set of triplets, and one single lamb (who was huge at 14 pounds!). Everyone else had twins. The only one we seriously had to help was the last one with the huge lamb. We...
