June So Far
I can’t believe we are halfway through June already. It seems like December was just a few days ago, but in reality it’s been half a year. At that time I was excited to be making progress on purchasing my first home and farm. Almost a full year ago was when my mother and I went down to Juniper Moon Fiber Farm and I became enchanted with the thought of being a shepherd. And here I am, a year later, with a small menagerie of my own.
I couldn’t begin to list all the things I’ve learned so far: raising all sorts of animals, gardening, home repair, growing plants from seed, country living, and the sounds of a coyote pack. Then there are the tons of things that I’m made aware of that I want to start doing: growing all sorts of other plants, raising other animals, preserving various foods, and all sorts of neat crafts.
Just this month some brand new activities I’ve experienced include dehydrating blueberries (in my new-to-me electric dehydrator) and seeing baby ducklings. Another new activity is cultivating a successful garden, and successful it is – every day the tomatoes get taller, at least four of them have exceeded the height of their cages, many have flowers, and the leader plant already has a baby tomato on it. The cauliflowers are massive and I fear I’ve planted them too closely, perhaps I will harvest one at a younger age to make way for others. Tom thinks he planted the leeks too close together but at least we will have baby leeks this way. Best of all there are no pests or interference – the biggest pain has been a maple tree whose keys landed in the garden, forcing me to do some weeding. I wish we had constructed the beds a bit earlier, the mosquitoes are killer right now down in our dirt source and we could have been eating some carrots and beets by now. Oh well, we can’t do everything at once!
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