http://honeybrookorganic.com/blog Honeybrook Farm, all natural, organic farming Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:41:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our vegetable plants are coming along great and we have moved some of our tomato plants out into the greenhouse. [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignnone" width="271" caption="Lettuce plants getting bigger"][/caption]Our layer chickens are enjoying the emerging pasture and the return of the summer bugs. They are following us around as we tend ... http://honeybrookorganic.com/blog/2009/04/22/83/ The pigs are starting to get a good base tan and can now stay outside all day. Their skin is like a humans and they will get a nasty sunburn so you have to let them out for limited exposure until they get a good base tan. Our bee hives ... http://honeybrookorganic.com/blog/2009/04/07/pigs-are-tanning/ We did another seed planting yesterday which included Broccoli (early), Brussel Sprouts, Mesclun mild, Mesclun Spicy, Lettuce Royal oak leaf and some herbs including Sage, Oregano, Thyme and Marjoram. Our field drip tape has arrived along with a new product we are going to try this year. It is a biodegradable ... http://honeybrookorganic.com/blog/2009/03/26/more-seed-planting/ [caption id="attachment_48" align="alignnone" width="276" caption="Seeds Sprouting"][/caption] We have planted seed for our lettuce, pak choy, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard greens and have chitted some of our potatoes. The pigs now know where home is so we are letting them out a few hours a day to get acclimatized. Their little legs ... http://honeybrookorganic.com/blog/2009/03/22/47/ We have planted our seed tomatoes March 10 under our grow lights and they are already starting to sprout. Our bunching onions, peppers and cucumbers were started March 17 and should soon be peeking out of the soil. We will be very busy in the next few weeks getting all ... http://honeybrookorganic.com/blog/2009/02/21/hello-world/