Hunter is ready to give out samples of sausages. Come on by the harvest festival in ashland.
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Follow along our adventure as we make the transition from corporate city life to the world of natural farming. Each day brings a new experience and brings us to a deeper understanding about the life and spirit that made America great. At our farm we do our best to give the animals we raise a natural, free, happy, stressfree lifestyle. Our mission is to learn and share how to manage a farming operation that is both profitable and humane.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
HomeGrown Harvest Festival - Ashland 9/27
Little Sprouts will have a table at the Ashland Home Grown Harvest Festival tomorrow, Sept 27.
We will have samples of our sausages (and maybe some other products) and offering some for sale right at the festival (frozen of course).
Dont miss out! See you there!
We will have samples of our sausages (and maybe some other products) and offering some for sale right at the festival (frozen of course).
Dont miss out! See you there!
- Sunday, Sept 27
- Lithia Park, ashland
- 3pm to 6pm
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Power backup for the winter
Anyone living in a rural area of southern oregon knows that we will spend some amount of time "in the dark" each winter. Power outages are a fact of life here. So there are certain "preparations" we much make to prevent harm during those outages. Its not just "keeping the lights on" but also preserving frozen product, keeping babies warm, keeping water flowing, etc. The stuff of life.
We have had a small diesel generator for a few years, and used it multiple times to great success. It is small though, about 5 KW only. This means always choosing which breakers or appliances to drive, and often switching things out as needs change. So this year, we decided to be better protected with a larger generator, one capable of driving ALL of the critical systems on the farm / house.
After lots of research, we settled on a PTO generator. This is a generator that utilized the tractor engine as the power source, connecting to the PTO of the tractor just as any implement would. Going this route makes the generator easily portable but more importantly... all we have to pay for is the electrical generator itself, since the tractor provides the power and we already own that!
This allowed us to go much larger on the generator than we could afford as a single unit. We were able to budget in a brand new, top quality generator capable of producing 15KW continuous. That's in the 50 to 60 amp range at 240 volts! Enough to provide all the power we need for extended outages.
The brand chosen is Winco. They are made in america, high quality, great reviews, and reasonably priced.
We have the generator plug wired in, and tested it yesterday... worked beautiful! We were able to run everything, even the AC units, oven, pool pump, milking room and dryer simultaneously. Very impressive!
For a small farm, this is a great option if you can spare the tractor while the generator is running.
We have had a small diesel generator for a few years, and used it multiple times to great success. It is small though, about 5 KW only. This means always choosing which breakers or appliances to drive, and often switching things out as needs change. So this year, we decided to be better protected with a larger generator, one capable of driving ALL of the critical systems on the farm / house.
After lots of research, we settled on a PTO generator. This is a generator that utilized the tractor engine as the power source, connecting to the PTO of the tractor just as any implement would. Going this route makes the generator easily portable but more importantly... all we have to pay for is the electrical generator itself, since the tractor provides the power and we already own that!
This allowed us to go much larger on the generator than we could afford as a single unit. We were able to budget in a brand new, top quality generator capable of producing 15KW continuous. That's in the 50 to 60 amp range at 240 volts! Enough to provide all the power we need for extended outages.
The brand chosen is Winco. They are made in america, high quality, great reviews, and reasonably priced.
We have the generator plug wired in, and tested it yesterday... worked beautiful! We were able to run everything, even the AC units, oven, pool pump, milking room and dryer simultaneously. Very impressive!
For a small farm, this is a great option if you can spare the tractor while the generator is running.
Let us never forget...
Seasons are changing once again. As we complete the harvest and move into the winter, this is a time of reflection.
Let us never forget that we are caretakers of this marvelous earth, tending the garden of our father, the creator. Everything we do is ultimately for him. How we manage our land, our family, or lives... Should be centered around recognition of our true place in the universe... Managers and caretakers of Gods creation.
Life is good, Enjoy the harvest and give thanks where thanks are due.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Last melon harvest
Today we stripped out the last of the crenshaw melons. There was about 200 to 300 melons left in the patch for this harvest. we also pulled what few watermelon, honeydew, and canteloupe there were.
Its sad to see summer ending, but we are very happy with the number of melons we were able to grow for our hogs. There was even enough to take a small batch to the medford food coop for sale.
We will definitely plant the crenshaws again next year!
Its sad to see summer ending, but we are very happy with the number of melons we were able to grow for our hogs. There was even enough to take a small batch to the medford food coop for sale.
We will definitely plant the crenshaws again next year!
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