Hey All:
I was out
in the field yesterday to check on the snow pack and see what the critters have
been up to. The only recent animal
tracks were a lone Turkey lost from it’s rafter (A group of turkeys is referred
to as a “Rafter of Turkeys”. The mice,
rabbits, red squirrels and cats seem to be favouring the area around the barn.
There is
between 18 to 24 inches of snow in the field, which is good for the garlic
planted last fall. The bulbs will be
well insulated from the extreme cold.
The workload
is increasing quickly here at Whitsend.
I am
getting the annual flood of emails – inquiries from new prospects and potential
interns, last year’s customers signing up again, and replies from some of my
own seed inquiries. If you are waiting
for my reply, I am getting to it shortly.
There is
still some planning occurring as I get a few more of last year’s surveys,
researching pigs and forage crops, and double checking what my equipment and
supply needs are for the season.
And in the
barn, the building continues. The nursery
reached a big milestone yesterday, with the completion of the roof. This was a moral victory, as the structure
(like a greenhouse in function but a cabinet in form) now looks like something
other than a skeleton.
I’d take a
picture of the nursery, but the barn is probably too dark to take a decent
photo without a flash. The insulation I
chose is highly reflective, and wouldn't be appropriate with a flash, either.
By the way,
my wood working has created a considerable amount of cedar wood shavings. We usually use these as fire starters on
camping trips, but there is more than we can use for quite some time. If any of our customers are the camping type,
let me know and I will get some to you when convenient.
Talk to you
soon,
Bob