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Stocked up on some animal food before the last storm. I decided to get butterscotch cookies for the horses, and rice straw for the chickens as treats. The horses were eagerly alert once they heard the cookie bag! The chickens … Continue reading →

After our consultation with Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping, we learned that the frame for the water tank platform has to hold a weight of 4,200 lbs for each tank. The platform has to be 14 ft. long and 7 ft. … Continue reading →

On Thursday, I had a consultation with Ken Foster who teachers the Permaculture class at Cabrillo College. He also owns Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping. I decided to hire a professional company to attach all the downspouts and tubes from the … Continue reading →

I thought this was going to be a quick project, but it has turned out to be much more. It’s Fall, time to plant cuttings. We got this area cleared of periwinkle and berry bushes, and Will added a layer … Continue reading →

Saturday we took a trip to our local landscaping supply company because you never know what you’ll find in the free pile. We scored on a whole crate of pavers and blocks as well as chipped stone. This is exactly … Continue reading →

Always fun to make something new for the horses. This time I had free fir wood 7″ thick and 2.5″ wide, and I decided to make them enrichment boxes. I had been planning it for a month after seeing examples … Continue reading →

I asked our miller friend Rick if I could come pick up redwood scraps to finish the front section of a redwood bark retaining wall. They have piles of scrap redwood up at the mill site in Boulder Creek. Yesterday … Continue reading →

The front of the horse barn is finally done! The entrance is covered with redwood bark slabs. With the framing and recycled windows: After with the redwood bark attached for a finished “log cabin” look:

We are blessed to welcome 8 chicks to the farm, hatched by 6 broody hens. We still have one broody hen sitting on eggs. The chicks are doing well, and it’s a first for us to have hen mammas sharing … Continue reading →

Today, we installed 50 fence boards for an interior fence. It was great opening up the hillside to the horses again. We just need this interior fence to keep them from roaming through the garden and into the front of … Continue reading →