elevan
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greenfamilyfarm's Journal - Nubian Kids are HERE! Pictures Up
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greenfamilyfarms
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Today I plan on getting a jump start on getting our tax stuff together. That's always a fun job. 
In 2012, I plan on taking inventory at least once a month so it's not such a chore at the end of the year.
In the meantime, I plan on looking through all of these seed catalogs I've gotten in the mail to pick out my seeds for 2012. I'm a huge fan of heirloom, non-hybrid, and non-GMO seeds. I have some heirloom pumpkin and moon and stars watermelon seeds from my Grandpa that we saved out of his plants from this year to plant in 2012. They were passed down to him from his Daddy. He has no clue how long they've been in the family, but it's been a while.
Isabella is going to have her own mini garden. By the time it's ready, she'll be old enough for baby food. Any ideas on some things to go for her garden? I have some in mind, but give me some ideas.
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Also, I don't think Pee Dee (our 10 month old Nubian buck) bred our 2 Boer does when I thought he did. They should be due in 2-4 weeks according to when I saw his attempts, but neither are looking anywhere close to that. If they are bred, they are due later. That's fine, but now I'm not sure when to expect them.
I'll just have to watch and wait.
In 2012, I plan on taking inventory at least once a month so it's not such a chore at the end of the year.In the meantime, I plan on looking through all of these seed catalogs I've gotten in the mail to pick out my seeds for 2012. I'm a huge fan of heirloom, non-hybrid, and non-GMO seeds. I have some heirloom pumpkin and moon and stars watermelon seeds from my Grandpa that we saved out of his plants from this year to plant in 2012. They were passed down to him from his Daddy. He has no clue how long they've been in the family, but it's been a while.
Isabella is going to have her own mini garden. By the time it's ready, she'll be old enough for baby food. Any ideas on some things to go for her garden? I have some in mind, but give me some ideas.
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Also, I don't think Pee Dee (our 10 month old Nubian buck) bred our 2 Boer does when I thought he did. They should be due in 2-4 weeks according to when I saw his attempts, but neither are looking anywhere close to that. If they are bred, they are due later. That's fine, but now I'm not sure when to expect them.
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greenfamilyfarms
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Where is everybody?
elevan
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Heirloom fruits and veggies have way better flavor than the newer varieties imo.
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greenfamilyfarms
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Agreed! I can really tell a difference in the taste of tomatoes of any homegrown variety when compared to some from the grocery store. The grocery store types seem... dry?elevan said:
elevan
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Yeah, the ones from the grocery store are almost "grainy". And nearly flavorless.
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How about growing carrots in Isabella's Mini Garden. Henry loved carrots as a baby and loved to be the one to pull them out of the garden when they were ready. He would get such a kick of pulling carrots out of the ground.
Just a thought. I think it's a really neat idea to get Isabella involved in learning about where her food comes from.
Wishing you luck. Look forward to hearing how it goes. And yes, requesting pics.
K
Just a thought. I think it's a really neat idea to get Isabella involved in learning about where her food comes from.
Wishing you luck. Look forward to hearing how it goes. And yes, requesting pics.
K
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How old will she be around harvest time? If she is on table food by then, any veggie you put in her garden would be great for her. I tried to get my boys to eat a wide variety of veggies at a really young age so as they got older they wouldn't put up a fuss over any veggie I put on their plate. 
jodief100
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Sweet potatoes!!!!! Babies love sweet potatoes.
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greenfamilyfarms
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We have 4 raised bed gardens to work with, plus several large terracotta pots. She'll be 6 months old in April, which is when our garden peas will be ready. Other stuff will be coming off in the summer and fall, such as the squash and carrots.
This is what the garden looked like in the spring and summer of 2011. First picture is of the larger 4x8 bed and second picture of the 4x4 bed. We have 2 of each size. We generally don't plant any green beans, potatoes, or corn since my Grandpa plants WAY too much of it every year. Last summer I was 5 months prego and shucking corn in the back of a livestock trailer.
This is what the garden looked like in the spring and summer of 2011. First picture is of the larger 4x8 bed and second picture of the 4x4 bed. We have 2 of each size. We generally don't plant any green beans, potatoes, or corn since my Grandpa plants WAY too much of it every year. Last summer I was 5 months prego and shucking corn in the back of a livestock trailer.
