Category Archives: People

Beginning Anew

Posted on May 5, 2010 by itfarmer

Here it is again, time to wipe the old slate clean and start anew. The location of my gardening requires me to leave all of my work from the previous year behind, all the hundreds of tomatoes I’ve planted in … Continue reading →

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“Tom” Got The Seeds I Sent Him !

Posted on April 16, 2010 by itfarmer

I’ve been waiting since before Christmas to hear if “Tom” got the seeds I sent him. Tom is my sponsor child in Senegal, Africa. I sponsor him through Child Fund International, and at $24 a month, they take care of … Continue reading →

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Chick Pics, and a Unique Guest

Posted on April 1, 2010 by itfarmer

Some of these chicks were just moved out of the Incubator, and they look quite tired. They have just pecked their way out of some pretty hard shells, and it is their first day. The chick on the left is … Continue reading →

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Spring Onions

Posted on March 22, 2010 by itfarmer

I started the weekend with plans to plant some Onion Sets, and so Friday, I was wondering where I could get some Sets. (If your new to gardening, Onion Sets should be thought of as Onion Seeds. You could grow onions … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Sandy’s Farm

Posted on March 7, 2010 by itfarmer

Sandy and I have been talking about hatching out some of the eggs that she has from her chicken flock, and I went to her farm to pick up the incubator, and dozens of fertilized eggs. When I got there, … Continue reading →

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Repairing the Floor in Mom’s Barn.

Posted on November 7, 2009 by itfarmer

Mom’s barn lies in the heart of the farm, half way between my garden and George’s pigs. It was built in the late 1800’s, and is in need of some work. The basement floor was in particularly poor shape, and needed … Continue reading →

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Davie’s Barn all Finished.

Posted on November 2, 2009 by itfarmer

Here’s Davie’s barn all finished. There was some friendly disagreement about which way the doors should face, when I was there at the same time as an Amish man. The Amish put their doors pattern on the inside of the barn, … Continue reading →

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The other end of the farm…

Posted on September 8, 2009 by itfarmer

My brother George, who lives literally, on the other end of the farm. As I have been learning gardening, he has been learning how to raise pigs. He looks quite proud of his harvest, and I must say, home grown … Continue reading →

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The Ridge Piece

Posted on August 22, 2009 by itfarmer

I was going to use aluminum flashing to cover over the ridge of the roof, but luckily, Davie had some left over ridge pieces from his barn project. They were a bit awkward to transport from Davie’s to my house, … Continue reading →

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Trail Time

Posted on August 12, 2009 by itfarmer

In the picture above, Sandy teaches my niece  the basics of the Equestrian Arts, i.e., Don’t Fall off = )  These days, I’m not much of a horse person, but before I got my license, I had a horse named Casper. I … Continue reading →

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