It’s been so nice here the past week.
And we have been getting fields worked down for planting.
All the while hazelnuts have been falling!
So stay tuned and next week I’ll have more about our final crop to harvest! Have a great weekend!
Get back to me…
Many of you may have already seen this video. It’s been passing through facebook, social media and many ag outlets, and blogs for awhile now. But I just wanted to share it once again on here. I think the message is very interesting and so much of it is what I feel many times I come up against those who don’t want to listen to my side (the farmer’s side) or get so narrow minded they forget about the big picture.
I hope you enjoy the video, My favorite quote,
“Yeah get back to me. I know you will, and when you do, we the farmers will stand amused at your little rant; before re-saddling, closing the harvest door, picking up the shovel and washing out the stalls and getting back to what we do, which is maintaining you, the people who would have us not be. Yeah so get back me.”
Bower’s Family Farm, Photo Friday
This week I thought I would put some pictures on here from my friend Marie Bowers. She is a 5th generation farmer from down in the southern part of the Willamette Valley here in Oregon. She is also a blogger and is the one who convinced me to start this darn thing in the first place! You can check out what she’s up to and subscribe to her blog at http://www.oregongreen.wordpress.com
Harvest equipment out in their yard, taking a break from the long harvest days.
After a tractor broke down the Bowers got creative…good old farmer ingenuity.
The grass seed is in the barn after harvest and ready to be cleaned, bagged, and sold!
And now it’s time for planting next year’s crop!
Thanks Marie for letting me share some of your photos and for sharing your love for farming! And like I said you should definitely check out her blog! One of my favorite posts has a ton of videos about grass harvest, a nice way to see what’s going on at her farm! You can click here to see the post. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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