flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 11 hours agoCALLSIGN KK7BOU, Trailer and Grain, Fall Colors, Sunflowers, Cleanup, Tomatoes - MondaySince I had to take J to school yesterday morning I waited until I got back to work on the trailer and prep it for the trip to town to pickup grain. It had rained pretty well…flemingfarm in #hive-189641 • 4 days agoGrain, Made And Canned Tomato Paste, Built Sides For Trailer - ThursdayThese early mornings. Yesterday I was out the door and on the road around 5am heading to town. It was nice with very little traffic I was able to drop off empties at one brewery…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 5 days agoTomatoes, Reclaimed Lumber, Scouts - WednesdayWoke up in the morning to clouds and the front edge of the storm moving over. It took till sun up for the rains to start and it went till after noon. We are full on into the wet…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 6 days agoLabeling, Organizing, Cleanup, Serious Pain - TuesdayIt was a slower morning yesterday since my foot is in some serious pain. I spent a good amount of the day inside trying to organize the pantry to make room for all the jars I…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 7 days agoCanned 20 Quarts, 4 Pints, 7 Half Pints of Tomatoes and Grape Juice - MondayAfter our preparations on Sunday getting the tomatoes blanched and cut up, the paste mostly reduced, and the grapes juiced it was time to get them all canned. I had to get up…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 8 days agoSpa Drain and Cleaning, Tomato Processing, Juicing Grapes - SundayWe had our morning soak then it was time to drain the tub. It had built up calcium scale and needed to be cleaned so after removing the headrests I tossed in a cleaner and let it…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 9 days agoPole Garden Teardown, Grapes - SaturdayWe didn't get up till a bit later having stayed up soaking the prior night and when we did get out the clouds were trying to clear off and the mists hung around the trees. Once…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 12 days agoFall Colors, Harvesting Livingroom Tomatoes, Cooler, Scouts, Batch 53 Finished Fast - WednesdayThe rain started mid morning and it kept up all day long. Not very hard but steady all day and enough for me to see how well the new roof is working. I am so pleased with it and…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 13 days agoHanging Sunflowers, Roofing, Batch 53 Started - TuesdayIt was about 20 degrees in the morning yesterday, the coldest day for a while as the storms are starting to move through. It takes a bit for me to get out and get going when it…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 14 days agoWork on Studio, Tomatoes, Batch 52 Finished - MondayThe cold weather is setting in and the mornings are frosty and crisp. It's below freezing and make the hot of the tub feel extra nice. It also makes it that much harder to get…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 15 days agoBatch 52 Started, Central Heat Troubleshooting, Cleanup - SundayI had cleaned our heater filter out on Saturday and when I had it out the heater cycled on for a while then shut off. I put the cleaned filter back in and tried to turn the…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 16 days agoGrain, Solar Panel, Tomato Ripening Rack - SaturdayFirst thing in the morning I was out the door and on my way to town to pickup grain from the breweries. I stopped as per my norm at the first brewery to drop off empty barrels…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 19 days agoPrefreeze Harvests, Passed 5000lbs - WednesdayI worked myself to the bone yesterday and still didn't get everything harvested that I wanted to. It was cold in the morning but not yet freezing so the hot water of the tub felt…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 20 days agoHarvests Before Hard Frosts - TuesdayAfter my 5 day run of work on the roof I had to take a day off from the construction to take care of the gardens. Tonight we will be getting the first of the hard frosts and it…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 25 days agoBatch 51 Finished - Thursday MorningYesterday morning at 3 am I woke to hear the freeze dryer had stopped. I don't like to let it sit in final mode for too long so I got up and kicked the cycle back on for another…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 27 days agoRain, Lots of Harvests, Teardown, Row Covers - TuesdayThe rain storm did well overnight and gave us .63 inch. A small step in a long road back from the drought we are in. I'm hoping the La Nina that is being forecast will give us a…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 28 days agoLast Melons and Winter Squash, Batch 51 Started, First Day Preschool, Rainy Soaks - MondayWhat an incredibly busy day. I left the farm more in one day than I can remember in the last couple of years. I am the type to stay on the farm and not venture out much, I like…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 29 days agoCamping, Harvest, Soaks - SundayWe got home from the lake around 10:30 am yesterday and unloaded the boys and the gear quickly. Both of them were riding a junk food sugar high that came crashing down once they…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • last monthBatch 50 Finished - Saturday MorningLessons were learned with this batch. The skittles are a known quantity and I have run them before but this time they were a little underwhelming. Many popped but there are a…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • last monthGrain, Batch 49 Finished, Batch 50 Started, Hops, Animals, Wood - FridayAnother day another trip to town. I had to go in a bit later than normal since I was dropping off at the co-op after picking up more grain. I loaded the 4 barrels onto the…
