The coming of spring brings much work here at the farm. With such a severe winter and all of it's snow, we are going to have to restore the pastures from the winter storms. The cows pushed through the saturated sod and have made some damage. The snow, also, created some rut damage as it melted and ran down the pasture hills. So the Farmer will have his work cut out for him there.
In the past week, 2 of our beautiful Girls have calved. Both Bessie and Amber are back to giving milk. Also, our sheep are lambing and we have 3 new little ones running around the pastures. I love lambs.
Not only do we have the lambs, but the rest of the flock are going to be sheered soon! This means some fresh roving, yarn, and batting!
In April our new chicks will hatch here at Pine Grove Farm. They're due to arrive on April 12, which means an increase in our egg production!! Of course, this won't happen until mid-summer, but spring is such a wonderful time for new beginnings.
Another new beginning each spring is our garden. We are planning on offering cut flowers as an addition to our fresh produce this year. At this time we're not certain as to the amount of produce we'll be offering, so please drop us a line and tell us what you'd like to have on your family's table this summer!
So, welcome to Spring here on the farm! We are excited to have you with us and hope that you share us with your friends and family. We have so much in store for the coming year, and hope that this blog will make it easy for you and your family to follow our family. Please, take a moment and subscribe to our"Keep Up with Farm News" icon. This will bring all of our posts right to your email in-box.
~Pine Grove Farm Family
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