Nature is amazing! We have a large black Llama named Nira and when we bought her we were told that she could possibly be pregnant. We were expecting her to have her baby anytime now between june and August. The other day we glanced out at our pasture and there was a little Llama! She was born without us even noticing and she is doing great! We named her Willow....she is very sweet and all black just like mamma.
The mosquito's are particularily bad this year, I have been putting tadpoles as a biological control in any sitting body of water that I come across. The tadpoles eat the larvae and then they turn into beautiful frogs!
We have a school coming down for a field trip on Monday to tour the farm, this will be our first large tour - should be fun.
Next babies to arrive on the farm are: Manx kittens, ducklings, rabbits and possibly puppies!
We plan on picking up a Boer soon as well so we can start having piglets as well...baby pigs are soooo cute.
The farm is alot of fun and we are getting alot of positive feedback. All the animals are happy and all of our plants are doing really well. Next year we will launch the CSA box program and we plan on setting up another Greenhouse which we are in great need of.
What I have learned in the last year of becoming a full fledge farmer straight from the city is this:
Farming is so rewarding but there is not alot of support as far as the government is concerned. It is portrayed through people and the media that small farms are needed and fully supported but once you are doing it and really getting into it you will see that it is not what it appears to be. What I see for the future of farming is the large corporations winning. So much is against you if you are trying to make a living from farming alone. Most of our food supply already comes from oversea's or major companies and most of our food supply is not local, fresh or really healthy. If people do not start really doing their part and demanding local food from farms then farming is going to become obsolete. The land is being bought up by corporations. Many farmers are retiring and the younger generation does not have an interest in taking over. It is very hard to find afordable land. More farmers are retiring than starting up. If I could do it over I would still farm but the way we went about starting up would be completely different.
Food is so important. Food is our medicine and food is our well being. There would not be a demand nor a need for prescription medication if everyone started off right by eating right. Be careful on what you put into your body, there are so many additives and toxic substances in so many of the food items that are available today. I have a rule which used to be the norm back in the day. If man made it...do not consume it. In other words do not buy anything in a box or a can. Even eating as fresh as possible is scary with all the erradiation and preserving of our fruits and veggies. Pretty much everything is picked green or unripe and allowed to ripen on store shelves or in a truck. Food is meant to be sun ripened, that is how to obtain the maximum amount of nutrients and vitamins. And eating food that is grown in your climate is meant to protect and heal your body from anything that goes on in your climate. Eating a Banana from Mexico is really healthy to eat if you live in Mexico.
Our goal is to keep our land healthy and beautiful. Treat all of our animals with respect and to only deal with Non Hybrid, Organic Seed because that is where health starts. Health starts with the seed. All this hybrid stuff is not nearly as nutritious or natural and it is depleting our world seed supply.
Please everyone, collect seed. Plant a garden. Treat food as medicine and not a filler. Stay away from the grocery store as much as possible and support small local farms in your area.
Update on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 06:05PM by
Sesen
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