This Week at Ramsey Farms

For the week ending September 21, 2014 ~ 

Well I certainly did not intend to skip the last weekly update…but time flies when you’re having fun and last week just slipped quickly away from me. I do want to remind you that you can “follow” my blog by clicking on the “Follow” button on the right and to brag that this little blog has received more than 2,000 visits since its creation last November! You are also encouraged to leave positive comments and questions and have space for this following each post.

Today is the Autumn Equinox and tomorrow will be the first full day of fall here in the northern hemisphere of our globe. For me, autumn brings to mind colorful and falling leaves, crisp air, sharp sunlight, chili, cooler air, warmer clothing, hikes, boots, football, and a closing down for the winter hibernation. I love fall for the feeling of change, but cringe at the thought of winter. Then I remember that without winter we won’t have that wonderful rebirth of spring!

From death comes life; out of the ruins, beauty will grow.

It’s remained quite hot here in southeast Georgia with afternoon highs hitting or surpassing the 100 mark daily. We’ve had some wondrous heat lightening and even a better-than-fourth-of-July electrical storm thanks to this heat! Though our official highs have actually dropped to the low 90s most days this past week, yesterday morning we dipped to 60 degrees just before the sun rose and heated the land. Our daily half-mile trek to and from the bus stop was crisp and refreshing, albeit a tad chilly this morning. This week the forecast shows our high temperatures to stay in the mid to high 80s! What a change that will be.

Since we’ve moved and started a brand new garden, I have created a brand new garden photo album. You can check out pics of our current garden HERE and still can view the photo gallery of our 2014 NC garden right HERE. Chief Farmhand, Chris has worked hard in the garden to get things planted. So far the cucumbers, squash, and zucchini are the only things that are doing well. It’s either far too hot in our sunny planting area or the ants are carrying off / eating our seeds. I have parsley, chamomile, dill, and cilantro started inside and all have sprouted!

Chief Farmhand, Chris finished installing the compost walls last week. It was really tough to toss things like egg shells and coffee grounds in the trashcan, so I am happy we’re back to composting! We look forward to some nice, rich, organic matter to incorporate into our garden soil for the spring planting. He’s planning out the chicken coop and run next. We are so ready to have our own hens and fresh eggs! I can barely wait. 

We checked out a livestock auction this past weekend and saw a huge variety of chickens (roosters and hens), quail, turkeys, a peacock, rabbits, pigs, cows, goats, and sheep. Some roosters got loose and headed straight for us! My five year old was upset that he didn’t get to catch them! (My teenager was just glad she wore closed-toe shoes.) Our Chief Farmhand designed his animal barn on paper that very night.

It’s all a big learning experiment…so stay tuned to see what’s next!