tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post1552346521251588129..comments2023-11-07T06:51:41.301-06:00Comments on The Beginning Farmer: Short Days :: Long DaysEthan Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-55401617288658328772012-10-27T03:18:11.285-05:002012-10-27T03:18:11.285-05:00I have just read the 5 years of the begining farme...I have just read the 5 years of the begining farmer. Thank you i will be a follower in the future for i am too in the exact same spot you where in 5 years ago. Large urban garden two small chicken coops, living on the cheap to save for the farm and a DREAM! of some day being able to retire and live my life out Farming for the Health of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-87866606977181904892012-10-26T20:17:42.317-05:002012-10-26T20:17:42.317-05:00I just finished putting up my "tensioned fabr...I just finished putting up my "tensioned fabric structure" aka hoop house, a few weeks ago. They are very handy. For hogs, we did ecology blocks along the sides. you can see pics here: <br /><br />http://ebeyfarm.blogspot.com/2012/10/barn-complete_7.html<br /><br />I did concrete floor and block walls so that it could be easily cleaned with the tractor, but we filled it with 3' of wood chips, about 180 cubic yards of material. <br /><br />http://ebeyfarm.blogspot.com/2012/10/filling-barn.html<br /><br />Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-41842828067573570932012-10-26T11:52:16.032-05:002012-10-26T11:52:16.032-05:00How and where do your pigs spend the winter now?
...How and where do your pigs spend the winter now?<br /><br />I've always thought that raising pigs in a hoop house and getting the bonus of making compost from the bedding would be a useful addition to a small farm.<br /><br />Combining the area where cattle are fed hay in the winter with a deep bedded pig area and all the resulting compost (maybe throwing some cropland, hay meadows, or gardens in for good measure) makes even more sense.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-69522704983322649332012-10-25T21:16:18.423-05:002012-10-25T21:16:18.423-05:00Like you we spend a lot of time doing a lot of thi...Like you we spend a lot of time doing a lot of things. But always it is so rewarding to see those hogs we worked so hard to raise actually make it to the locker and come out as a whole season healthy meat for one family.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.com