The weather here has been dry and cold for the past week or so, and according to the forecast that is going to continue. I’ll be honest though, after a very wet December I’m just fine with it. But I also realize that a lot of folks are in a much colder, much more snowy scenario.
This is our sunrise on this frosty morning…..
What a beautiful start to the day! Let me know what the weather is like in your area; and hope you have a great day no matter what the forecast.
The kids continued their tradition of baling up mini two-tie bales to sell this fall. We would love to get these to a porch near you!!!
The kids baled and stacked these little cuties. We will have them for sale through us but also through some stores and farm markets. There is a list below of where they will be sold so far. I’ll update other places you can find them through the fall for purchase.
This project started with the kids hand baling grass seed straw that was left on the corners of the fields by our house. Then last year we had a neighbor who helped us actually bale the straw and this year they have their own two string baler to get the job done.
As always I love seeing our kids get an idea and have the ability to follow it through and do a little farming themselves. I was just recently explaining to someone that farm kids just don’t know any different. In their mind this is just what you do, look for opportunity, work hard and you hope it pays off. Love starting that at an early age.
Who knows where this project of their’s will lead in the future. But for now this 10, 8 and 6 year old are having a lot of fun making all these mini bales!
If you’re interested feel free to get a hold of me through the website on the “contact me” form, or email me at brenda@kirschfamilyfarms.com.
Where to buy:
Upcoming-
Somedays it feels like we just got started harvesting grass seed this summer. And other days it feels like day 8,537. But irregardless we are wrapping things up on grass harvest of 2024.
It’s gone pretty good. The straw yields are way up. The seed yields are average to up some. It was a strange year with conditions feeling different almost in every field we went into harvest. Lots of setting and resetting of our machines which makes for longer days or at least longer feeling.
We also added two new drivers into the mix as subs when our main two drivers aren’t here. One was our son Hoot, who did an amazing job and took to the job very quickly. Millie also learned to drive the ute, so life looks a lot like getting chauffeured around lately.
Next up is wheat. Which is one of the most fun since it also means the kids get to bale up their small decorative wheat bales for porch decor for this coming fall!! Stay tuned for a chance to get your hands on those cute little things!
Finishing up this crop feels like we finished a marathon that started about a year ago. And one that will start again here shortly as we start to take care of fields for the next years crop, giving some water to start up again, working ground and planting the fields that are rotating, and overall making sure that we set up to reset for another year of farming.
But like I said we still have a little ways to go for this year’s harvest. Wheat, radish and filberts are still left for 2024.
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