I’m a little bit pumped about our willow nursery. It’s taken off and I am even more excited to try expanding the willows as browse for the goats and sheep.
As soon as the ground unfreezes, we’ll cut these down and plant many more in the back pasture. The test plantings we did last year, just into deep pasture grasses survived year one, and the willows offer great food for the animals, so we’ll try doing more this spring.
Claire was selected for another honor this week – “Girls State” sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The best description I’ve got is the following from the acceptance letter.
Congratulations on being selected to attend Iowa Girls State. You are joining an outstanding group of young women from across the State of Iowa dating back to 1946. During this week you will experience government coming alive through a hands-on process. It will be a special week in which you will make many new friends while learning that you can do things you never thought you could do!
If the week deals with government and meeting new people, Claire will have a great time. The event will be held in Ames in June.
one year ago…”Costa Rican Organic Farm Tour”
Although most of the “flatland” snow has melted, the county is still working on the roadside drifts. We’re back in the deep freeze with lows in the single digits and highs struggling to reach 20.
They came by with, using the correct terminology here, a Big Scoopy Machine and pushed the big drifts all the way off the road and into the ditch. So, now when it snows and drifts, the drifts will have a few more feet to grow before they impede the roadway.
All the ewes and lambs are together now that moms and babies know who each other are. Everybody got their tetanus shots and one boy was banded – the two others will have to wait a few more days as they are not quite old enough yet.
I can’t wait for it to green up and get these folks out on the pasture! The lambs are frolicking and jumping like good little lambs do!
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