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Happy New Year!
12/31/2009 9:21am by Heather Redden
Happy New Year Everyone!
We had a lovely holiday and hope that everyone enjoyed time away from work spent with family and friends. Here at the farm it 'tis the season for ordering and planning everything for the coming spring. The great new development for us this year is getting involved with a group of like-minded farmers who are the core of the Earth Mother Market in Ft. Thomas. We have already had a couple of meetings and the emails have been flying fast and furious. We are coordinating seed and plant orders from various companies and using our combined buying power for savings on shipping and quantity discounts. It's a great way to build our sense of community and grow our local food network.
We will be taking a bit of a break from coming to Independence. Brandon had to do some rather drastic cutting back of the lettuce in the greenhouse due to an unbelievable explosion in the aphid population. Apparantly, it is staying warm enough in there to keep the aphids alive but not the lady bugs that eat them. He was able to save some of the younger lettuce and has started new seedling trays of lettuce and bok choy. I'll send an update when I have a better handle on the growth in the greenhouse. I will have eggs still but will probably give it another couple of weeks before I am able to come up again.
The turkeys continue to be the main source of entertainment around here. They spent Christmas morning perched on the porch rail watching the festivities inside the house. They also continue to see me off on the mornings I leave for work. A couple of mornings ago, they were watching me get in the car when I heard birds calling down the driveway. I wandered off down the driveway to see what kind they were (Carolina wrens). When I turned back, there was only one tom turkey admiring himself in the finish of the car, the other one was standing in the driver's seat of my car. I could just see his turkey head over the back of the seat. I think they would enjoy a car ride if I ever tried it.
We are offering a new service if anyone is interested. We will be ordering some new chicks in a week. We are willing to brood chicks for anyone wanting to start their own backyard flock. If you would like further information on this opportunity please contact us.
Have a safe and Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Heather and Brandon Redden
www.naturesharborfarm.com
We had a lovely holiday and hope that everyone enjoyed time away from work spent with family and friends. Here at the farm it 'tis the season for ordering and planning everything for the coming spring. The great new development for us this year is getting involved with a group of like-minded farmers who are the core of the Earth Mother Market in Ft. Thomas. We have already had a couple of meetings and the emails have been flying fast and furious. We are coordinating seed and plant orders from various companies and using our combined buying power for savings on shipping and quantity discounts. It's a great way to build our sense of community and grow our local food network.
We will be taking a bit of a break from coming to Independence. Brandon had to do some rather drastic cutting back of the lettuce in the greenhouse due to an unbelievable explosion in the aphid population. Apparantly, it is staying warm enough in there to keep the aphids alive but not the lady bugs that eat them. He was able to save some of the younger lettuce and has started new seedling trays of lettuce and bok choy. I'll send an update when I have a better handle on the growth in the greenhouse. I will have eggs still but will probably give it another couple of weeks before I am able to come up again.
The turkeys continue to be the main source of entertainment around here. They spent Christmas morning perched on the porch rail watching the festivities inside the house. They also continue to see me off on the mornings I leave for work. A couple of mornings ago, they were watching me get in the car when I heard birds calling down the driveway. I wandered off down the driveway to see what kind they were (Carolina wrens). When I turned back, there was only one tom turkey admiring himself in the finish of the car, the other one was standing in the driver's seat of my car. I could just see his turkey head over the back of the seat. I think they would enjoy a car ride if I ever tried it.
We are offering a new service if anyone is interested. We will be ordering some new chicks in a week. We are willing to brood chicks for anyone wanting to start their own backyard flock. If you would like further information on this opportunity please contact us.
Have a safe and Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Heather and Brandon Redden
www.naturesharborfarm.com
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