Another ice storm last week - and another on the way tomorrow... I sure would like a great big snow instead!
Because of the cold and hard-to-get-around-in weather we have endured, I have had the time to accomplish several things in preparation for spring.

The garden is planned and all the seeds are in-hand, ready to plant at the appropriate times.

Several food-producing parenials are ordered and soon to be on their way. We will be adding asperagus, Edelweiss grapes, 3 more blueberry bushes, and 3 varieties of heirloom apple trees (Liberty, Spitzenburg, and Cox's Orange Pippin).

50 Araucanas chicks and 3 Narraguset turkeys will be delivered on May 6th. We will keep the hens as layers, butcher the roosters, and either butcher the turkeys or keep them as breeding stock.

Finally, I have started herding lessons with Trailer, our English Shepherd, so that when we get goats or sheep he (and, more importantly, I) will be more prepared to handle them. He had his first exposure to sheep last Saturday and did relatively
well.

When the weather changes, I'll be ready!
Peace out