DyingBreedRanch.com http://dyingbreedranch.com Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:32:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 TIME TO DREAM….SPRING ! http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/03/time-to-dream-spring/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/03/time-to-dream-spring/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:19:57 +0000 FarmerDad http://dyingbreedranch.com/?p=446 Well here we are…..SPRING 2011! I’m sure that most of us are dreaming of FRESH veggies about now! We sure are!

We would like to pass on as much info. as we can to those of you who may be new to raising their own produce and to share any tips with all you veteran growers as well. So this week we will start with some basic help.

1) Think about what vegetables your family enjoys the most .

2) Now how many of these may you be able to grow is the BIG one! A lot goes into this one. Plot size, soil type, location, and how much time you will have to tend the garden are a few.

3) Will you be growing for fresh only or some extra for storage?

4) Dream but be practical in your choices. You and your family will enjoy the experience more!

5) Think about growing together with other members of the family or get together with friends if this is practical. Sharing the cost and enjoying the harvest together throughout the growing season will create many special moments for all!

Those are some tips for today. Hope these have been helpful in some way. Check back or subscribe so as not to miss future tips as we publish them!

 

Enjoy.

Farmerdad

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/03/time-to-dream-spring/feed/ 0 NATURE….. http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/02/nature/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/02/nature/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:08:34 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=420  This time of year all you can hear is” why do we live in New England !!!!???”. I must admit, I have done it myself ! Then there is always something….something that you suddenly notice. Maybe just the frozen frost on the window in a particular manner. How about those frozen ice icicles hanging from the eaves…..with the moon light dancing off them. Beautiful. Both can only be viewed once. They are forever changing by the second. It seems the ones that start our day…we appreciate the most. So today I share with you one spectacular winter sunrise from the farm.  Enjoy

Winter sun rise.

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/02/nature/feed/ 0 HERE’S WINTER ! http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/heres-winter/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/heres-winter/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:31:09 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=414  Well finaly. Ol Jack frost settled in last nite ….and forgot to leave ! Dogs are currled up and chickens are hunkered down. For some reason though….the horse is loveing it ! Maybe she is just running around to warm up !  What a  site !   It was -29 @ 6:30 this morning and as you can see @ 7:45 it was up to -26 !!!!!  Time to join the dogs !!  Hope all are safe and warm…where ever home is for you.    Enjoy

Brrrrrrrrrr.......

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/heres-winter/feed/ 1 DOG DAY…. http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/dog-day/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/dog-day/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:26:02 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=411 Awoke to more snow this morning…UGH !  Yes it is pretty. The cardinals seem much brighter and squirrels are a little confused on where their food went from yesterday . The dogs…well that is a different story !  Big dog wants to eat the snow and the little ones have a look of “WHY ?” on their face when let out ! So here is a glimpse into our day…..dog day ! Can’t say I blame them !    Enjoy.

Snow day !!!

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/dog-day/feed/ 1 January….Brrrrrrr. http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/january-brrrrrrr/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/january-brrrrrrr/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:56:30 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=408 Almost half way there !  Still…in the mean time the winds are a blowing !! You can almost feel the chill looking at this picture ! Soon they will subside and the smell of Maple syrup will fill the air. Until then…….    Enjoy !

                                                                                                                       Farmerdad

Winter winds.

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/january-brrrrrrr/feed/ 1 SOMETIMES….. http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/sometimes-2/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/sometimes-2/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:53:48 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=401 Sometimes we dream of a country setting. Sometimes we wish that we are able to run through the fields in summer, play in the creek or simply lay beneath a big ol oak and stare skyward to the heavens. Clouds can become objects of our imagination and that walking stick, a sword. Think of the dreams that the first settlers of this farm must have had.   Sometimes……….                     Enjoy.

HILL TOP FARMING

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/sometimes-2/feed/ 5 LOOKS WHO’S BACK ! http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/looks-whos-back/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/looks-whos-back/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:57:18 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=398  RALPHY !   Looks like he survived crossing the road for another fall !  The little thief showed up this morning tail twitching , and eyes so big you would swear he saw Santa ! But alas…..he was eyeing my feeder for another season of  free grub ! UUUGGGHHH…….RALPHY !!!! **##@@$$!             Enjoy.

THIEF !!!!!

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/looks-whos-back/feed/ 1 FREEZE FRAME….. http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/freeze-frame/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/freeze-frame/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:38:15 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=395 HERE it is Jan. 4TH . The spring catalogs are starting to roll in and the thoughts of fresh greens start to wonder through our minds. Yet , we still have some cold to go thru and some sloshing about ! Now before all that happens I would like to share with you my favorite waterfall in winter, before mother nature takes it back.   Enjoy.

natures best

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2011/01/freeze-frame/feed/ 1 CLOSE OF 2010 http://dyingbreedranch.com/2010/12/close-of-2010/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2010/12/close-of-2010/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:45:31 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=391 Well, here we are. Ending the final hours of 2010′s existence. May the memories and laughter carry on thru the coming year . May also your dreams grow bigger and your eyes ever wider. Take in all that surrounds you. Now I will leave you with the final sunset of 2010.         ENJOY.

CLOSURE TO 2010

]]> http://dyingbreedranch.com/2010/12/close-of-2010/feed/ 0 I quit … Not realy ! http://dyingbreedranch.com/2010/12/i-quit-not-realy/ http://dyingbreedranch.com/2010/12/i-quit-not-realy/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:38:39 +0000 FarmerDad http://vermontsfinest.wordpress.com/?p=388 Well, it looks like a tough one out there today. Sure hope your office window looks better than ours !!!  Guess a cocoa and some shoveling when the wind stops ! Stay warm and snuggle up, today is not gonna happen !!!  Enjoy !

Carribean ..... Hmmmmm...............

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