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Tag Archives: Animals
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Well intended but sometimes wrong
Whenever the weather gets the way it is right now (very cold and snowy), various posts, emails, and even news stories begin to circulate. You know the ones. Those that show something like a snow encrusted dog or other animal … Continue reading → Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Spring is in the air, which means mud on my knees
I haven’t disappeared: I”ve been farming. As you might imagine, spring is a busy time of year. This year started with banding steers and selling off our excess calves, interspersed with planting our garden. We got our next load of … Continue reading → Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Planning spaces: working animals into a sustainable permaculture plan
I’ve learned a lot about utilizing the ground for food production over the past few years, and one of the things I have learned is that there is no space, whether it is a garden, a tilled field, or a … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Sustainability
Tagged Animals, Farming, Gardneing, Lessons, permaculture, Tools
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Farming: Punching calves
I think it’s funny that one of the terms for handling cattle is “punching”. It seems like a kind of inside joke among cattle people about the arduous nature of the task of physically handling cattle during those times when they have to be moved, sorted, tagged, or banded. I punched a bunch of calves […] Continue reading