Hi Everyone! This is a blog about creating, managing, and owning a small-scale, sustainable farm! The Lonely Oak's blog name refers to the single oak tree that stands in the middle of our field. It represents strength, life, perseverance and renewal, qualities that embody our farm. Ever wonder what a farmer does the whole year round? Keep reading to follow us on my adventures. Contact me at oakridgesfinest@gmail.com
Sunday, February 14, 2010
free food well only if your a chicken
So i had a strange but lucky situation occur this winter that has allowed me the opportunity to save some money on the cost of feeding my poultry and possible pig for the coming summer. My parents currently rent out the majority of their land to another farmer who usually grows hay. In the last two summers he has grown corn and when it was finally harvested this winter i discovered when walking the field that he had missed a lot of corn and over the last few weeks i have begun to bag as much of it as i can so that i can supplement my regular feeding regime with full corn cobs as this should help me to cut my feed costs somewhat for a few months which is always a good thing. The pictures above show me in the fall before the corn was harvested and more recently performing my unofficial second harvest.
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