Farming

A Fountain for Pigs

May 4, 2007

For some time we’ve been keeping pigs. They are “free range”, pastured porkers who contentedly while away their days in woodland glades rooting about for subterranean treats to compliment their diet of whey, organic greens, vegetables, bread and grains. For sometime, I have been playing Gunga Din to them, hauling water from a nearby stream [...]

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Summer Miscellany

October 10, 2006

It has been a very busy summer. Between the usual dinners, parties and functions I managed to squeeze in an appearance at the County Fair doing an cooking demonstration using local foods, all while keeping The Gastrocast going. Now, the harvest is almost over. We didn’t get as much as we’d hoped from the Kitchen [...]

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Farm Life

September 27, 2006

A short movie on our new chicks and the momma hens. The chicks are bigger now–they grow up so fast! But this gives you a small window into their early years. Technorati Tags: video, chickens, chicks, hens, hatching, farm life, livestock, podchef, nature, birds, poultry

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How to Make Bokashi Fermented Wheat Bran

July 12, 2006

A Short Video to explain how simple it is to make some bokashi: To learn more about this product and the process, you may want to read this and this. Technorati Tags: bokashi, bokashi buckets, sustainability, composting, farming, gardening, podchef, video, kitchen garden company, how to, diy, anaerobic composting

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Bokashi Ball Experiment

July 3, 2006

The Japanese have been using Bokashi Balls for a number of years to clean up contaminated waterways. Consisting of Bokashi–an microbial inoculated wheat bran–Effective Microbes, Molasses and a special ceramic powder which helps reflect infrared radiation, Bokashi Balls are reported to help clear sludge and slime up and reduce toxin levels. Our own Kitchen Garden [...]

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Polytunnel Polyculture Video

June 9, 2006

Technorati Tags: polytunnel, polyculture, tomatoes, youtube, podchef, video, gardening, farming, vegetables

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Scenes from the Farm

June 6, 2006

Here’s a little video I shot yesterday to introduce to some of the animals here on the farm. Technorati Tags: youtube, farming, farms, kitchen garden, podchef, animals, chickens, sheep, steer calf, video

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Labor of Love

May 12, 2006

When I was 13 or so, about the age my oldest daughter is now, I took a job on a local farm. Where I grew up we were surrounded by farms and orchards, but our 2 acres wasn’t adjacent to any farms itself. For one reason or another the farm I was employed at for [...]

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Summer is here

May 4, 2006

Spring appears to have given away to summer and we are left scrambling to plant everything to take advantage of the hot weather. All the tomatoes, eggplants, chillies and basil have been planted in the polytunnel and the average temperature in there is 85 degrees F. Outside it has hit 70 degrees F. here today [...]

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Newest Member of the Family

April 17, 2006

We will be welcoming Torino to The Kitchen Garden later this summer. At 7 weeks old he is looking to be a handsome boy. He is a Jersey-Kerry cross and we look forward to him joining us as an honored guest at dinner in about 28 months. Technorati Tags: calf, beef, grassfed

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