Category Archives: Chickens

Harvesting With My Birthday Girl

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Tom

So Claire turns the magic dozen tomorrow. She made a quick run with me out to the Adickes farm to cut the rest of the sunflowers, get them on racks in the greenhouse, as well as pick another bushel of … Continue reading →

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Working And Playing With Food

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Tom

Last night we made a trip to The Adickes Farm northwest of Buffalo.  Just me and all the kids.  Patti was not having any luck getting work done at home with a houseful of them, and I needed to get … Continue reading →

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The Last 10 Days

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Tom

  I continue to be a delinquent as far as keeping not only things I am doing updated on the blog here, but getting the things I have in my mind, as things that need to be done, done. The … Continue reading →

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The Open House

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Tom

Today was the day at the Adickes farm for the event I had previously posted the flyer for here.  I was out there on Wednesday finishing cleaning up the garden, and then back there again early this morning with my … Continue reading →

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In Case You Want To Tour One Our Gardens

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Tom

They want me and my girls there to keep the gardens from being molested or trampled, and to answer any gardening/growing/seed saving questions people might have.  So, from 10-2 me and the girls will be there.

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Getting There

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Tom

Things are shaping up at the Ness farm.  The plants were still there under the prolific weeds and other than between days most of two rows of beans being eaten, and me having to replant them, it is looking good. … Continue reading →

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So Much To Do

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Tom

I spent Saturday and Sunday out at the two gardens I am doing with the Adickes family.  One is the (primarily) potato garden at Jerid’s dad’s place, and then the big garden at the Adickes family farm.  Patti and kids … Continue reading →

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Chickens & Baskets

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Tom

So, the weekend previous to this one, I potted up about 1500 tomatoes, peppers, and basil Well, you cannot see it really well in this pic, but above Phoebe’s head, and a bit to the left side (our left, not … Continue reading →

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Potting Up & Planting

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Tom

The Adickes allowed me to use one of their greenhouses to pot up my plants.  I started a lot of them.  A silly amount perhaps, but being that physically I am getting back to where I used to be, I … Continue reading →

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Playing With Food

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tom

It is winter.  For us, it really is the time to play and enjoy food.  Last weekend Phoebe, my brother Matt & I went ice fishing.  Pulled 200+ sunnies out of the water, and a couple crappies.  Kept and ate … Continue reading →

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