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One day we'll have them both operating at peak efficiency! For the moment, relax and enjoy the construction phase along with us.
farm news
06-10-2011
Quarab.
Lifetime membership application is in the mail - one step closer to horsing around.
Angi's favorite breed, the Quarab is derived from Quarter Horse and Pinto and Arabian bloodlines. Check out International Quarab Horse Association.
Quarab.
Lifetime membership application is in the mail - one step closer to horsing around.
Angi's favorite breed, the Quarab is derived from Quarter Horse and Pinto and Arabian bloodlines. Check out International Quarab Horse Association.
06-07-2011
Pineywoods Cattle.
Membership application is in the mail - one step closer to raising beef.
The Pineywoods Cattle Breed has adapted to Mississippi's dense pine forests and thickets with narrower horns and a smaller frame than their open-range longhorn cousins from Texas. They're hearty, disease-resistant, and goat-like in that they'll eat just about any vegetation that grows in southern Mississippi - unlike some other breeds that'll only eat cultivated grasses. Check out PCBRA.ORG.
Pineywoods Cattle.
Membership application is in the mail - one step closer to raising beef.
The Pineywoods Cattle Breed has adapted to Mississippi's dense pine forests and thickets with narrower horns and a smaller frame than their open-range longhorn cousins from Texas. They're hearty, disease-resistant, and goat-like in that they'll eat just about any vegetation that grows in southern Mississippi - unlike some other breeds that'll only eat cultivated grasses. Check out PCBRA.ORG.
06-05-2011
Heat Wave.
100's in the first week of June.
A late-spring heatwave slowed our fencing operations during the first week of June. Most days the heat index surpassed 100 degrees by 10:30am, limiting work on a 450' stretch of fence to 3 or 4 hours per day. We managed to git-er-done, though, and now we are moving on to the next phase of fencing: main gates and 170' of wooden rails at the entrance.
Heat Wave.
100's in the first week of June.
A late-spring heatwave slowed our fencing operations during the first week of June. Most days the heat index surpassed 100 degrees by 10:30am, limiting work on a 450' stretch of fence to 3 or 4 hours per day. We managed to git-er-done, though, and now we are moving on to the next phase of fencing: main gates and 170' of wooden rails at the entrance.
A hobby farm on steroids.
Back to basics.Embracing manual labor, animal husbandry, agriculture, and craftmanship as a way of life.
Forty-two acres of raw land in Saucier, Mississippi.Tung-oil trees, live oaks, southern red oaks, blackjack oaks, water oaks, swamp magnolias, swamp ashes, tulip trees, pecan trees, wild persimmon, black cherry, and of course pine trees. Wild blueberries, huckleberries, dewberries, and blackberries. Seasonal natural springs.
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