Changing Seasons on the Farm
As much as we try and deny it, the seasons are changing yet
again and winter is starting to show itself. On the farm it often
feels like winter preparations begin as soon as the snow melts in the spring,
but as we bid farewell to October and welcome November the pace definitely
quickens.
For example, in addition to changing the vehicle tires over to winter rubber, we have prepared winter feed for the cattle and covered the implements that don’t fit under a roof.
The electric fences used for the summer grazing program have come down; more than 3 km of wire and about 350 fence posts.
We have purchased some organic straw from a local farmer and the pigs are helping to spread it over the garden. This is a new adventure for us as we explore “no till gardening”. Watch for more details about this in the coming months.
The straw provides comfy accommodations for the pigs when the weather gets cold, and they just have fun in it as well.
Of course, we still try and defy the inevitable as much as possible.
But we are thankful for the changing seasons and the variety it provides. Maybe, just maybe, there will be some downtime as the mercury falls while we await the arrival of spring and the new life and adventures that come with it.
How about you? Are you ready for the colder days ahead? Do you have any particular preparations that make the winter months more bearable?